The Role
City & State New York, a platform of GovExec, is seeking an Event Assistant to join our team. We produce approximately 50-60 events per year, mostly based in New York. You will handle the operations, logistics, planning, and audience development for all of our in-person and virtual events.
Responsibilities
- Create Websites, and update post-event
- Create Eventbrite and Zoom pages, continuously monitor attendance, and update attendee list after events with details
- Work with team on all private dinners including creating invite list, sending out all invites, and handling all logistics for each dinner
- Collect Speaker Bios/Photos, and add them to Airtable & website
- Sponsorship Implementation, including adding logos to website, coordinating speakers, attendee lists to sponsors, attendee connections, etc.
- Order supplies & awards and coordinate messenger services to and from events
- Administrative duties as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent required
- 2-5 years of related experience in event planning, community development, or educational programming
- Excellent customer service orientation with capability to build and foster relationships with diverse constituencies
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including proficient writing.
- Ability to exercise good judgment, work productively under deadlines, and carry out multiple tasks with minimal supervision
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to perform non-routine work with changing priorities and collaborating parties
- Ability to successfully represent the company to high-profile event stakeholders
- Computer literacy, including proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, and strong analytical and reasoning skills
- Must be able to work all events, including sometimes evenings, per event schedule.
About 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 GovExec
At 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 Connecticut. 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 opportunities
GovExec 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 $50,000 to $60,000 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.
