Speaker Relations Coordinator

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Harry Walker Agency is seeking a Coordinator to join our Speaker Representation team. This role liaises with speakers and their staffs to organize and coordinate speaking invitations.

The candidate must be a self-starter, detail oriented, organized, professional, and able to work in a team environment. You will develop relationships with speakers' offices, manage calendars, oversee tours, onboard new speakers, and maintain press materials and speaker pages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years work experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with Speakers and their offices
• Work cross-functionally and liaise with all departments within the Agency to ensure timely response to Speaker and Hosting organizations
• Maintain and update the company’s internal CRM database for each Speakers' office
• Oversee projects for multiple Speakers simultaneously, while effectively managing timelines and communicating expectations, and tracking all projects/communications in CRM
• Arrange and organize complicated tours and pending calendars/speaking invitations for Speakers
• Onboarding new speakers and working with their offices to assemble marketing materials, keeping up to date press release records, and overseeing speech content and speaker’s dedicated page on our website.
• Vet and research potential speakers and hosting organizations as needed

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Deadline-driven

Organization

Self-starter

Prioritization

Negotiation

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM database

Microsoft Word

Outlook

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Job description

The Harry Walker Agency is seeking a Coordinator to join our Speaker Representation team. This role liaises with speakers and their staffs to organize and coordinate speaking invitations.

The candidate must be a self-starter, detail oriented, organized, professional, and able to work in a team environment. You will develop relationships with speakers' offices, manage calendars, oversee tours, onboard new speakers, and maintain press materials and speaker pages.