MANAGING DIRECTOR, UK OFFICE
Leading Authorities International seeks a Managing Director for our UK-based operations. The successful candidate will grow the business by developing and implementing our strategic vision and goals, overseeing our daily operations and performance, developing new partnerships, ensuring high-quality service and satisfaction for both our speakers and clients, and operating a sound business.
Qualified candidates should have a knowledge of the speaking and/or entertainment industry, show a successful sales record, demonstrate a network in the business community, and have previous managerial experience.
The Managing Director will maintain a successful book of business while creating favorable conditions for the team to have sales success. This includes developing relationships to recruit new speakers, identifying opportunities for business growth, and driving conversations to expand the reach of the UK business. This position reports directly to the President and CEO of the firm.
As a Managing Director, you will:
- Oversee operations, strategy, and growth, and ensure high-quality service and satisfaction for both speakers and clients.
- Develop and execute LAI’s business plan and budget in alignment with our mission and values.
- Meet sales targets as set by US headquarters, analyze sales data, and perform strategic planning.
- Oversee the speaker selection and booking process, ensuring that the best speakers are provided for each event and occasion.
- Maintain and expand LAI’s speaker network and client base, building strong relationships with speakers, clients, partners, and industry stakeholders.
- Negotiate contracts and fees with speakers and clients.
- Manage questions and resolve issues from speakers and clients promptly and professionally.
- Represent LAI in the industry and media, promoting LAI’s brand image and reputation.
- Liaise with the US headquarters of Leading Authorities on a daily basis.
- Meet with potential speakers and attend events in and outside the UK.
- Regularly visit US headquarters in Washington, DC, USA
- Stay updated on the speaker industry and market trends, identifying new opportunities and challenges.
- Lead, manage, and motivate the UK team of staff members, providing feedback, recognition, coaching, and development opportunities.
- Responsible for UK recruitment, maintaining and building a strong dynamic team.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Commission
- 25 days paid leave in addition to UK public holidays
Office location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree or higher in business, marketing, communication, or a related field, proven experience in a senior management position in a speaker bureau or a similar organization, excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, strong knowledge of the speaker industry and market trends, and proficiency in relevant IT software and tools.
About the Company: Established in Washington, DC, in December of 1990, Leading Authorities is one of North America’s top lecture agencies and event firms. LAI has an exclusive roster of more than 200 prominent speakers from business, politics, the media, and popular culture. In addition, the company brokers other prominent U.S. and international speakers and entertainment acts. In the U.S. market, Leading Authorities offers event design, event production, and video communications services.
The LAI talent roster includes but is not limited to: former CEOs and presidents of such companies as Procter & Gamble, Starbucks, and Verizon; former prime ministers; former members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives; former Presidential Cabinet members; former military leaders; best-selling authors; world-class athletes; and thought leaders from the media and top think tanks.
Primary customers are major multinational companies and leading trade and professional associations. While most of the company’s business comes from North America, LAI generates business from organizations in Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Interested candidates should submit their resumes to jobs@lauthorities.com
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MANAGER, SPEAKER RECRUITMENT AND RESEARCH
Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau is looking for a curious, ambitious, self-starter with a strong interest in politics and current events to help us grow our roster of speakers.
Leading Authorities represents a diverse and expansive roster of keynote speakers and entertainment acts including the best in politics, business, athletics, and technology as well as the personalities behind some of today’s biggest brands and the experts who breakdown today’s biggest stories and current events.
In this position, you will support the CEO, and Sales team in their efforts to identify new speakers for Leading Authorities, by researching and presenting new ideas, making connections, and setting up conversations with potential speakers.
The ideal candidate is a voracious reader and researcher, a self-starter, driven, and detail-oriented, with a strong interest in politics, media, and current events.
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 1-3 years’ work experience
- An aggressive and tenacious researcher
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A voracious consumer of news
- Proactive and highly motivated
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented
- Work in-person at our Washington, DC Headquarters
Compensation:
- Competitive salary and bonus structure
- 401(K) Plan
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
To apply please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@lauthorities.com
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TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST
Leading Authorities, the nation’s top speaker’s bureau, video communications firm, and live event production house is looking for a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead our hiring efforts and contribute to the overall growth of Leading Authorities.
If you are an ambitious self-starter who can create and execute a corporate recruiting strategy, then this is the job for you. Check out the details below.
As the lead on our hiring efforts, the corporate recruiter will be responsible for:
- Working closely with managers across various departments to define recruitment needs and create a plan for the hiring process
- Work with our C-Suite to create and execute a corporate recruiting strategy that ensures that we attract, hire, and retain top employees
- Creating and publishing job announcements
- Sourcing candidates from job boards, resume databases, professional networks, and through referrals
- Working with hiring managers to create assessment tools and tests to screen candidates
- Screening candidates and selecting qualified and interested candidates to move forward to the interview phase with department managers
- Investigating referrals, references, and social media sources to formulate well-rounded view of applicants
- Collecting and analyzing data to maintain current understanding of fair and competitive market salaries, candidate availability, and demand for candidates
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3-6 years recruiting experience
- Exceptional communication skills and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong relationships
- Extremely organized and detail oriented
- Work in-person at our Washington, DC Headquarters
Compensation includes salary, 401 (K) plan, paid vacation and holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance.
Interested applicants should e-mail their resume and cover letter to jobs@lauthorities.com and reference Corporate Recruiter in the subject line.
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PROGRAM CONSULTANT (WASHINGTON, DC & CHICAGO, IL OFFICES)
If you are fascinated by current events, politics, and business and consider yourself a cocktail party conversationalist, why aren’t you working in a business that rewards you for applying your curiosity and personality? Leading Authorities, Inc. is looking for a curious, driven, sales professional to join our team.
Do you enjoy learning how companies make their money or brainstorming new strategies to help them reach their goals? If you have a knack for making business connections or recommending innovative solutions to your colleagues, you may be a great fit for our sales team. As a program consultant, you will provide tailored speaker and entertainment ideas, video communication products and campaigns, and event production plans to our client base of event professionals.
As one of the nation’s most prominent speakers’ bureaus and event production agencies, Leading Authorities, works with high-profile individuals like Katie Ledecky, General Stanley McChrystal, Paul Ryan, Chuck Todd, Margaret Brennan, and Cal Ripken Jr., among others. If you don’t recognize these names, this is not the company for you. If you’re like us, you read about or watch these individuals on a regular basis.
Ideal Program Consultant Applicants:
- Enjoy the selling process
- Make endless phone calls
- Have an entrepreneurial approach to their business
- Are persistent, persuasive, and pleasant
- Will build a sales portfolio through individual outreach, networking, marketing leads, cold calls, and more
- Meet fascinating experts on all aspects of business, politics, and current affairs
- Ask thoughtful questions
- Develop strong relationships with their clients
- Deliver home-run recommendations
- Remain focused on their goals
Compensation and Benefits:
- Compensation includes a generous base salary plus commission
- 401(K) plan
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
How To Apply:
If you think you have what it takes to be a successful program consultant please submit your resume, cover letter, and any other related materials to jobs@lauthorities.com, and reference Program Consultant in the subject line of your email.
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SALES COORDINATOR
Leading Authorities, Inc., is one of the top lecture agencies in the nation, representing hundreds of exclusive speakers and working with thousands of clients to broker talent both nationally and internationally.
If you are curious, extremely detail-oriented, organized, have a marketing and/or sales mindset, and enjoy meeting fascinating people from all walks of life, this is a great way to gain experience and build skills in both marketing and sales for an industry-leading events agency.
In this role, you will support our sales staff by conducting research into new talent and clients, entering new contacts and opportunities into the database, working on contracts, and helping our team with other tasks as assigned. You will also assist our marketing team with digital marketing, database management, and event support.
This is an entry level, Speaker Agent support position that is a steppingstone to a position in sales, marketing, or events.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- General knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word and Excel most importantly)
- Extremely detail oriented and organized
- Positive Attitude
- Hard worker who shows willingness to go above and beyond
- Quick learner
- Excel at personal time management
- Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and occasional overtime
- Resourceful in research
- Possess excellent customer service skills
Highly Desirable:
- Experience using a database, preferably Microsoft CRM, or similar
- Excellent verbal and written communicator
- Eagerness to dive into the industry
- Genuinely enjoy following current events, including trends in business, technology, and politics.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Compensation includes a generous base salary in addition to incentive compensation
- 401(K) plan
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
How to Apply:
Interested qualified applicants should send their resume, cover letter, and any other related materials to jobs@lauthorities.com. Please reference Sales Coordinator in the subject line of your email. We look forward to hearing from you.
Please note: Qualified candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Visit www.leadingauthorities.com for additional company information
CONTENT MARKETING INTERN
Leading Authorities, Inc. is seeking a content marketing intern to support our marketing department. If you are interested in sharpening your content writing and production skills in a real-time, fast-paced environment where you’ll quickly learn a wide range of skills, as well as enhance your content marketing strategy and execution experience for web, social media, and print, then this may be the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for candidates who have experience creating dynamic written content and can work during Eastern Standard Time hours (8:30am to 5:00pm). Marketing, Communications, and English majors encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Work primarily with our Marketing Content Manager (and with the Web Marketing Manager, Manager of Data & Digital Marketing, and VP of Marketing on other assigned projects)
- Write, edit, and proof content for marketing content for web, blogs, search engine optimization, social media, print, and events
- Research the latest LAI exclusive speaker news and identify opportunities for leveraging on web, social media, and other marketing channels
- Scan social media for opportunities to promote or engage LAI exclusive speakers
- Review speaker recordings and suggest timestamps for video highlights and reels
- Assist in the content/creative direction for marketing materials
- Participate in marketing meetings and attend speaker visits
- Additional responsibilities may include event support and data entry
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- A Junior or Senior college student
- Excellent writing skills
- Flexibility to work at least 3 days a week
- Positive attitude and autonomy
- Solid attention to detail
- Project management skills
- Curiosity about a variety of professional speaking topics
Qualified applicants should send a resume and 1-2 writing samples to internships@lauthorities.com Please reference Content Marketing Internship in the subject line.
Semester-long internships will preferably be in-person. This opportunity is only open to vaccinated candidates.
This is an unpaid internship.
About Leading Authorities, Inc.
We are people in the people business. Leading Authorities, Inc is a speakers bureau, video agency, and event production company headquartered in the heart of Washington, DC, just blocks from the White House, serving the nation’s top trade and professional associations, major corporations, colleges and universities, and more.
We give our clients access to the world’s top thought leaders, produce videos that “wow” audiences, and manage the entire event experience from concept to execution. Every day, we help our clients achieve business goals, build brand loyalty, overcome obstacles, and produce a return on investment.
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DIGITAL MARKETING INTERN
Leading Authorities, Inc. is seeking a creative graphics and video intern to support our marketing department. If you are interested in sharpening your multimedia production skills in a real-time, fast-paced marketing environment where you’ll quickly learn a wide range of marketing skills, as well as enhance your design experience by creating energizing content for social media, emails, and web to add to your portfolio, then this may be the perfect opportunity for you! We are looking for candidates who share a passion for visual storytelling, content planning, and learning. Must be able to work during Eastern Standard Time hours (8:30am to 5:00pm). Art majors are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- A Junior or Senior college student
- Experience developing marketing content for a variety of channels
- Flexibility to work at least 3 days a week
- Positive attitude and autonomy
- Solid attention to detail
- Project management skills
- Curiosity about a variety of professional speaking topics
Qualified applicants should send a resume and 1-2 graphic design samples to internships@lauthorities.com Please reference Digital Marketing Internship in the subject line.
Semester-long internship will preferably be in-person. This opportunity is only open to vaccinated candidates.
This is an unpaid internship.
About Leading Authorities, Inc.
We are people in the people business. Leading Authorities, Inc is a speakers bureau, video agency, and event production company headquartered in the heart of Washington, DC, just blocks from the White House, serving the nation’s top trade and professional associations, major corporations, colleges and universities, and more.
We give our clients access to the world’s top thought leaders, produce videos that “wow” audiences, and manage the entire event experience from concept to execution. Every day, we help our clients achieve business goals, build brand loyalty, overcome obstacles, and produce a return on investment.
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GENERAL MARKETING INTERN
Leading Authorities, Inc. is seeking a marketing intern to support our marketing department. If you are interested in sharpening your marketing skills in a real-time, fast-paced environment where you’ll quickly learn a wide range of skills, as well as enhance your strategy and execution experience across all marketing channels, then this may be the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for candidates who are interested in all aspects of marketing and can work during Eastern Standard Time hours (8:30am to 5:00pm). Business, Marketing, Communications, and English majors encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Work primarily with our Web Marketing Manager (and with the Manager of Data & Digital Marketing, Marketing Content Manager, Director of Marketing Operations, Director of Meetings & Events and VP of Marketing on other assigned projects)
- Assist with website upkeep, database entry, and maintenance process of client information
- Implement SEO and content updates to our websites and marketing materials
- Provide general administrative support as needed for the entire marketing department
- Support the planning and execution of marketing events
- Creation of creative content for our blog and social media platforms
- Generation of new ideas for marketing campaigns, as well as events
- Tracking and measurement of marketing campaigns created to generate sales leads
- Partcipate in marketing meetings and attend speaker visits
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- A Junior or Senior college student
- Flexibility to work at least 3 days a week
- Positive attitude and autonomy
- Solid attention to detail
- Project management skills
- Curiosity about a variety of professional speaking topics
This is a great position for someone who wants to get experience working with various aspects of marketing at a dynamic, fast-paced company.
Qualified applications should send resume and cover letter to internships@lauthorities.com Please reference Marketing Internship in the subject line.
Semester long internship will preferably be in-person. This opportunity is only open to vaccinated candidates.
This is an unpaid internship.
About Leading Authorities, Inc.
We are people in the people business. Leading Authorities, Inc is a speakers bureau, video agency, and event production company headquartered in the heart of Washington, DC, just blocks from the White House, serving the nation’s top trade and professional associations, major corporations, colleges and universities, and more.
We give our clients access to the world’s top thought leaders, produce videos that “wow” audiences, and manage the entire event experience from concept to execution. Every day, we help our clients achieve business goals, build brand loyalty, overcome obstacles, and produce a return on investment.
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ACCOUNTING INTERN
Leading Authorities, Inc. is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Accounting Intern to join our staff. In this role, you will gain experience and learn essential industry skills by assisting our team with accounts payable and receivable, and other projects for clients. You will help ensure our records are accurate and timely. The Accounting Intern will perform administrative duties, such as data entry and electronic filing, among other duties. This role is open to students currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, although we may consider recent graduates.
Accounting Intern Duties and Responsibilities
- Help prepare invoices and expense reports
- Verify vendor documents for accuracy
- Assist with payment documentation
- Electronically file accounting documents
- Provide administrative support as needed
Accounting Intern Requirements and Qualifications
- Active enrollment in a relevant post-secondary program in relevant major i.e. Accounting or Finance
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel
- Working knowledge of Microsoft NetSuite highly encouraged
- Interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication
- The ability to be discreet when handling sensitive financial information
- A willingness to learn
- Detail-oriented
- Analytical skills
Semester-long internship will preferably be in-person. This opportunity is only open candidates who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
Interested candidates should send their resume to internships@lauthorities.com
This is an unpaid internship.
About Leading Authorities, Inc.
We are people in the people business. Leading Authorities, Inc is a speakers bureau, video agency, and event production company headquartered in the heart of Washington, DC, just blocks from the White House, serving the nation’s top trade and professional associations, major corporations, colleges and universities, and more.
We give our clients access to the world’s top thought leaders, produce videos that “wow” audiences, and manage the entire event experience from concept to execution. Every day, we help our clients achieve business goals, build brand loyalty, overcome obstacles, and produce a return on investment.
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EVENT COORDINATOR INTERNSHIP
Leading Authorities, the nation’s top speaker’s bureau is looking for an intern to assist our event coordinator team to expertly coordinate logistics. You will assist with booking travel, coordinating, and attending conference calls and creating detailed accurate itineraries for talent and clients.
Required skills, experience, and education
- Active enrollment in a post-secondary education program in communication, marketing, events, hospitality, or related discipline.
- SUPERB organizational and teamwork skills
- A strong sense of responsibility
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong computer skills including Word and Excel
- Fast problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to change
Qualified applicants should send their resume to internships@lauthorities.com. Please reference Event Coordinator Internship in the subject line.
Semester-long internship will preferably be in-person. This opportunity is only open candidates who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
This is an unpaid internship.
About Leading Authorities, Inc.
We are people in the people business. Leading Authorities, Inc is a speakers bureau, video agency, and event production company headquartered in the heart of Washington, DC, just blocks from the White House, serving the nation’s top trade and professional associations, major corporations, colleges and universities, and more.
We give our clients access to the world’s top thought leaders, produce videos that “wow” audiences, and manage the entire event experience from concept to execution. Every day, we help our clients achieve business goals, build brand loyalty, overcome obstacles, and produce a return on investment.
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