Remote Executive Relations & Live Events Lead

Semafor Silicon Valley & The World; New York (NY); Híbrido; USD 75.000 - 81.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible Paid Time Off

Descripción de la vacante

Semafor is seeking experienced professionals to support flagship live journalism events in a contract role, ranging from 20 hours/week to full-time. This role involves coordinating with VIP participants and providing editorial and programming support.

While remote, there is on-site staffing for Semafor’s flagship events as needed, with preference to candidates in Washington DC or New York. Salary: $1,500 per week flat project rate.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in strategic communications, corporate relations, executive engagement, client management, or related fields.
• Track record of building high-level relationships with C-suite executives, ideally within Fortune 500 or global-scale organizations.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to earn immediate trust with executive offices — handling sensitive schedules, correspondence, and VIP escalations with discretion and professionalism.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication, including the ability to craft compelling invitations and executive briefs; calm and clear under pressure.
• Strong independent work ethic and organizational skills; adept at managing complex executive portfolios, multi-stream deadlines, and multi-platform workflows without close supervision.
• Editorial fluency and knowledge of major business trends, with the ability to communicate programming details to CEO teams accurately and diplomatically.
• A passion for journalism and live events, with a commitment to delivering high-quality, white-glove experiences.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as the dedicated point of contact for assigned high-touch speakers and participants, delivering a seamless end-to-end communication experience from confirmation through event completion
• Work directly with executives’ teams to recommend program engagement, speaker topics, and overall agenda alignment, proactively surfacing scheduling conflicts or editorial changes before they escalated
• Demonstrate sophisticated news judgment to support programming decisions, including communicating panelist pairings and session changes to executive teams accurately and diplomatically
• Coordinate and help to build each participant's onsite schedule and agenda
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date tracking for each executive across platforms, and create thorough briefings and materials as needed
• Work cross-functionally with editorial, content, events, and partner teams
• Serve as the on-site POC for executives at certain Semafor flagship events
• Maintain online Slack availability Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm; attend weekly team meetings and provide timely updates; respond to all inbound executive communications within one business day

Descripción del empleo

Semafor is seeking experienced professionals to support flagship live journalism events in a contract role, ranging from 20 hours/week to full-time. This role involves coordinating with VIP participants and providing editorial and programming support.

While remote, there is on-site staffing for Semafor’s flagship events as needed, with preference to candidates in Washington DC or New York. Salary: $1,500 per week flat project rate.