NYC Based Speaker Booking Specialist

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Brooklyn, NY
70K Annually
Junior
Events
The Role
The Speaker Booking Specialist will research and secure editorial speakers for events, maintain contacts, and engage in outreach.
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About From Day One:

is a media outlet and conference series focused on innovative ways for companies to foster stronger relationships with their employees, customers, and communities.

At a time when society holds businesses to a rising level of accountability, From Day One explores how companies can build well-grounded values into their business—diversity, responsibility, transparency—and stick with them in an economy driven by disruption.

What’s unique about From Day One is our cross-disciplinary approach, bringing together executives from the fields of corporate social responsibility, human resources, marketing, and communications. Our events facilitate people-focused conversations that promote real, actionable ideas for and from executives, civic leaders, authors, and journalists across the country. Businesses have increasingly seen the wisdom of putting people first. Our mission is to help companies find the best ways to deliver on that promise, from day one.

Our business model includes an extensive series of both online and real-world content. We facilitate an extensive series of one-day conferences in approximately 20 cities around the country, with new locations added regularly. In addition, we host a regular series of online gatherings, ranging from topic-focused webinars several times a week, to monthly virtual conferences, as well as regular roundtables and small-group sessions.

We regularly publish articles including reporting and opinion pieces by our team and a network of notable journalists, led by the company’s chief content officer, veteran journalist .

About This Role:

The Speaker Booking Specialist will take a key role in researching, contacting, and securing bookings of editorial speakers for our events, typically notable authors, business executives, activists, and academics. Key tasks will include tracking progress towards booking goals, pitching potential speakers, updating and maintaining contact management systems, and managing the preparation process. Candidates must have the ability to engage in conversation and relay interest, passion and excitement when securing engagements.

Requirements
  • This position requires a 4-year college/university degree at minimum, with a strong academic background.
  • Direct experience in a booking role, such as booking an academic speaker series; television, radio, or podcasting guests; bookstore readings; business conferences; or similar.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms is a plus.
Benefits
  • This is a full-time salaried position. Starting salary is $70k per year with opportunities for regular advancement and raises.
  • This position is mostly remote, with meetings several times a month at our office in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. In addition, this job will require some travel to our conferences, which take place around the country and occur every few weeks during the fall, winter, and spring.
  • From Day One offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance (fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage); competitive vacation policies, including summer and winter breaks; and an employee stock plan.
  • This position requires a 4-year college/university degree at minimum. Candidates should have a strong academic background and a minimum of 2 years of full-time, professional post-graduation experience.
  • Diversity and inclusion are absolutely core to our mission, and we are committed to those values in our hiring process.

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The Company
HQ: Brooklyn, NY
19 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

From Day One is a conference series and media outlet focused on innovative ways for companies to foster stronger relationships with their employees, customers, and communities. At a time when society holds businesses to a rising level of accountability, From Day One explores how companies can build well-grounded values into their business—diversity, responsibility, transparency—and stick with them in an economy driven by disruption.

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