Speaker & Event Coordinator
Job Title: Speaker & Event Coordinator
Organization: Inform Your Community
Type: Part-Time / Flexible Hours
Compensation: $54 per event
About Inform Your Community
At Inform Your Community, we bring people together through engaging, educational, and impactful community events. We are looking for an organized, proactive Speaker & Event Coordinator to help us manage our event pipeline, coordinate with inspiring speakers, and keep our event operations running smoothly.
Key Responsibilities
- Speaker Outreach & Coordination: Identify, invite, and schedule speakers for upcoming community events; serve as their main point of contact throughout the process.
- Email & Communication Management: Monitor and manage event-related email threads, ensuring timely responses, clear event details, and smooth coordination between speakers and internal teams.
- Platform & Listing Management: Collect speaker headshots, bios, and presentation titles to build and update event listings on Eventbrite (and other event platforms as needed).
- Pre-Event Preparation: Confirm final logistical details, run-of-show schedules, and tech checks with speakers prior to event dates.
- Post-Event Follow-Up: Send thank-you notes, gather speaker feedback, archive event details, and maintain an updated contact database for future opportunities.
Qualifications & Skills
- Strong Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable emailing external partners, guest speakers, and team members professionally.
- Detail-Oriented & Organized: Outstanding time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple event timelines and speaker bios simultaneously.
- Tech-Savvy: Familiarity with Eventbrite (or quick learner with event management tools), email platforms, and basic office tools (Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, etc.).
- Self-Motivated: Able to take initiative, follow up consistently without needing constant reminders, and work well independently.
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Passion for Community: Alignment with Inform Your Community’s mission to educate and engage the public.
ADA/Physical Demands
This position requires the ability to work with Google Drive, HRIS, and other computer applications. The HR Director will need to be able to stay in a sedentary position for extended periods as it pertains to work, and be comfortable with using and communicating with internal/external constituents through GMail, Zoom, communicating verbally and non-verbally, or other messaging/video call applications. Reasonable accommodations may be provided.