Director, Event Content
Company: Government Executive Media Group LLC
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: April 16, 2024
Job Description:
The RoleAs the market-leading information platform, for over fifty
years GovExec has empowered the government ecosystem to engage and
support government leaders as they work to achieve their missions
across federal, defense, and state and local agencies. Reaching
millions of government influencers each month, GovExec's brand and
platform portfolio includes Government Executive, Nextgov/FCW,
Defense One, Route Fifty, Washington Technology, The Atlas for
Cities, City & State New York, and City & State Pennsylvania. The
GovExec events team executes 250+ digital and in-person events each
year.GovExec Events seeks a highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and
service-minded Director of Content to join our team and contribute
to the growth, development, and production of a wide range of
events for our editorial and white-label businesses - spanning
federal, defense, and state and local government.The Director of
Content will join the GovExec Events team and manage a team of
content writers and speaker bookers to further develop GovExec's
events product suite and content strategy. This is a hybrid role
that requires the candidate to be based in Washington, DC,
Maryland, or Virginia.Responsibilities
- Oversee editorial and custom content programs and strategy
- Coordinate with key editorial leaders from Nextgov/FCW, Defense
One, Route Fifty, Government Executive, and Washington Technology
to monitor editorial bandwidth, identify program topics and themes,
and ensure editorial events support larger editorial strategy
- Opportunity to moderate and host event programming
- Scope out content direction, draft event descriptions and
recruit speakers for large custom content and editorial
programs
- Support pre-event moderator and speaker prep via research and
scheduling, as well as script writing and question development
- Monitor trends in public sector content to inform event
strategy and product development
- Manage multiple direct reports, including potential to manage
other managers
- Work closely with direct reports to provide training, set
priorities, gauge bandwidth, establish long-term goals, and work
through project-specific problems
- Lead the hiring, interview, and training process for new
employees
- Work closely with other events team leaders from Marketing and
Program Management & Operations to set priorities across the events
business
- Amplify sponsor opportunities through collaboration with
sponsor marketing and sales
- Create sales materials around new and existing product
types
- Manage additional projects related to content team growth,
staffing, and strategy
- Able to travel 3-5 times a year, and staff in-person programs
Qualifications
- 6-8 years of experience in a similar role
- Demonstrated experience in the public sector, political or
media space
- Strong media contacts across the public sector is a plus
- Ability to forge strong relationships with speaker teams across
the public sector
- Strong writing, editing, and research skills in a fast-paced
environment
- Passion for managing direct reports and experience with
managing team bandwidth
- Proven track record collaborating across teams and divisions to
maximize resources and impact
- Ability to manage complex and fast-changing program elements
and prioritize effectively in response
- Persuasive communication skills and self-possession in
presentation
- Attention to detail in all areas of event execution
- Flexibility and ability to navigate ambiguity or changing needs
to deliver positive results
- Entrepreneurial spirit, track record of initiative,
high-quality service delivery, and ownership of work
- Experience with client management and expectation-setting
- Desire to streamline operations through process
improvement
- Confidence in presenting trends and strategies to internal and
external stakeholders
- Familiarity with project management platforms like Asana and
AirtableAbout GovExec:GovExec's data and insights set the standard
for depth, accuracy, and impact for government leaders and
contractors. As the market-leading information and intent-based
marketing platform, for over fifty years GovExec has empowered the
government ecosystem to engage and support government leaders as
they work to achieve their missions across federal, defense, and
state and local agencies. Our strategic sales enablement and
intent-based marketing solutions accelerate revenue growth to fuel
market success. The platform is powered by the largest and most
sophisticated database in the public sector, GovExec's platform
reaches 3.3 million government influencers each month and provides
its marketing clients with a significant competitive advantage in
driving higher conversion and growth.Working at GovExecAt GovExec,
we believe that a new era of work -- particularly when, where, and
how it gets done -- has arrived. We are building a hybrid workplace
that allows for greater freedom and flexibility while also
fostering a collaborative culture, no matter where you are working.
GovExec offers permanent remote work in 20+ states across the US,
as well as the option to work out of one of our offices based in
Washington DC, New York or San Diego. GovExec also offers a range
of great benefits including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Open time off policy
- Twelve weeks paid parental leave
- Supportive, collaborative teams
- Unique opportunity to help government officials from a private
sector company
- Expansive learning and development opportunitiesGovExec
recruits talent for four salient attributes or qualities:
- Soul of Entrepreneurship
- Culture of Inclusion
- Force of Ideas
- Spirit of Generosity The compensation range for this role is
$90,000 to $95,000 per year. Government Executive Media Group, Inc.
and its affiliates ("GovExec") are Equal Opportunity Employers. We
do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status,
sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected
by applicable law.
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