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?

As one of the nation’s most prominent speakers bureaus, Leading Authorities, Inc. works with high-profile individuals like General Stanley McChrystal, Chuck Todd, Rob O'Neill, Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Sarah Robb O’Hagan, 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.

Do you enjoy learning about 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 and teams, our dynamic and fast-paced working environment focused on designing and executing major meetings and events holds serious potential for you.

IDEAL PROGRAM CONSULTANT APPLICANTS: 

• Meet fascinating experts on all aspects of business, politics, and current affairs
• Ask thoughtful questions
• Make endless phone calls
• Develop strong relationships with their clients
• Deliver home-run recommendations
• Remain focused on their goals
• Have an entrepreneurial approach to their business
• Are persistent, persuasive, and pleasant
• Enjoy the selling process

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• Compensation includes a generous base salary with additional incentives
• 401(K) plan and profit sharing options
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance

Positions are available in both our Chicago, IL, office as well as our main headquarter office which is conveniently located in downtown Washington, DC, close to the Farragut North and West Metro Stations. Visit www.leadingauthorities.com for additional company information.

How To Apply: 
If you think you have what it takes to be a successful event and talent 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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EVENT COORDINATOR

As an Event Coordinator your role is to create a positive customer experience by liaising with clients and talent to expertly coordinate logistics.  Logistics responsibilities include contract review, talent management and support, booking travel, coordinating and attending conference calls and creating detailed accurate itineraries for talent and clients.

Other responsibilities include covering company phone lines approximately two hours weekly, and performing other projects as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATION:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in communications, marketing, events, hospitality or related discipline
• At least 2 years professional work experience in an office environment,
• The ability to work under tight deadlines and under pressure
• SUPERB organizational and teamwork skills
• A strong sense of responsibility
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills including Word and Excel (experience with CRM is preferred)
• Experience working with events, event management or travel
• Fast problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to change
• The ability and willingness to be on-call during nights and weekends for travel related emergencies

Additionally, in our line of work, it is very important that candidates be extremely detail-oriented as well as discrete and professional.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Leading Authorities’ compensation includes a base salary, quarterly bonuses and monthly commissions on speaker book sales.  Additional compensation includes 401(K) plan and profit sharing, paid vacation and holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance. Work hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm and employee will need to perform occasional overtime.

This position is based in our Washington, DC headquarters. Our offices are conveniently located in downtown Washington, DC, close to the Farragut North and West Metro Stations. Please note that candidates will be expected to perform this job in the office and the position may require travel to client events. Qualified candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Visit www.leadingauthorities.com for additional company information.

Interested applicants should e-mail their resume and cover letter to jobs@lauthorities.com and reference Event Coordinator in the subject line.

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WEB MARKETING COORDINATOR

Leading Authorities’, a world-class lecture agency, video agency, and event production company, is searching for a digital/web marketer. This position will support the online marketing activities of Leading Authorities with the aim of driving leads to our sales force. This position will focus on regularly updating our three websites with content and compiling reports on the websites’ progress.

If you are:

• Comfortable with tight deadlines
• Good with details
• Familiar with html (don’t have to be fluent)
• Cool under pressure
• A great project manager
• Able to juggle multiple projects
• A good writer/communicator
• Intrigued with analytics and measurement
• A team player

…then this may be the job for you.

At Leading Authorities, you will join a team of professional marketers who work together to drive leads and opportunities for our sales force to help Fortune 1000 companies and top associations plan and execute their events.

As the Web Marketing Coordinator, you will be responsible for:

• Managing Leading Authorities’ Web presence. This includes:
  • Daily updates and content generation.
  • Communicating with and implementing strategies developed in concert with our SEO consultant.
• Managing analytic reports and materials to support the marketing and sales staff.
  • Maintaining basic materials on our talent.
  • Assisting at live events to promote our talent.
  • Developing analytics on LAI’s key online lead drivers.
  • Contributing to weekly marketing lead generation meetings.
• Creating content and posting to our social media outlets.
  • Driving engagement and conversations with followers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications include:

• Related bachelor’s degree.
• 1-2 years’ experience in marketing, web management, or other related field is preferred.
• HTML, CMS, or other web coding/development expertise a plus but not required.
• A great attitude and work ethic.

Compensation for this position will commensurate with experience.

Please note that candidates will be expected to perform this job in the office. Qualified candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

To express your interest in this position, e-mail your resume and a cover letter detailing your specific qualifications to jobs@lauthorities.com with the subject line “Web Marketing Coordinator”.

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