Conference Content Producer

Title: Conference Content Producer

Salary: $80,000-$90,000

Location: Virtual, but must live in New York Metro Area (NY, NJ, CT) or Chicago

Job Type: Full-time, remote with some travel

Ragan Communications is seeking an experienced content creator and event producer to join our fast-growing events division as the Editorial Lead of our highly successful conferences and other learning programs. Apply your content skills to create content for conferences, webinars and training that resonate with Ragan audiences for virtual and live events. This is an outstanding opportunity to be part of a vibrant community of communications, marketing and digital professionals who turn to Ragan for their learning, development and networking.

• Recruit/liaise with industry experts as speakers for our live and virtual conferences, workshops and webinars.
• Write conference agendas that sell tickets and wow an audience.
• Become a subject matter expert to create highly engaging session topics and agendas that resonate with internal and external communications professionals alike.
• Take your agenda to the next level by working directly with your Ragan colleagues and relevant speakers to plan session(s), then moderate and host on the live or virtual stage.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in communications, journalism, media or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years producing content for live and/or virtual events.
• Minimum of 7 years of editorial/writing experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to juggle fast-moving projects.
• Ability to travel domestically 4-5x per year.

• Comprehensive health benefits
• 401(k) with strong employer match
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Flexible work environment
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Professional development support
• Early close Fridays all year

Ragan Communications is the leading media brand, and for more than 50 years, we’ve been serving communicators, marketers, and PR professionals at all stages of their career. Everything we do at Ragan is in the service of giving communicators ideas, intelligence, resources, connections and inspiration to help them advance their brand’s mission and goals. Ragan Communications is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We’re looking for someone who’s not only an exceptional writer but also pays close attention to detail – the kind of communicator who reads between the lines.

To demonstrate that, please include a brief cover letter explaining:

• Why you’re excited about this role at Ragan Communications
• How your experience aligns with the responsibilities of the position

Without a cover letter will not be considered – this helps us identify candidates who take the time to fully read and engage with our job description.