Director, Online Events and Production

Energize Marketing is seeking a freelance Director, Online Events and Production to lead our growing online events division. Your initial focus will be customer webinars through Tech Talks™, our award-winning B2B webinar brand, and launching our new podcast offering for B2B brands. You’ll also launch corporate and editorial webinars and podcasts for Energize Marketing and our brands, including Tech Channels.

You’ll lead the growth and evolution of Tech Talks as a B2B media brand and business division, building on our established webinar offering while developing podcasts, original programming and new formats. Working with Marketing, Editorial and Sales, you’ll strengthen its market presence, grow its audience and identify opportunities to expand client relationships and revenue. You’ll help set priorities and track performance while owning the creative and production experience that makes our programs stand out.

We’re looking for an experienced, hands‑on leader who knows what great programming looks and sounds like—and how to deliver it. You’ll confidently lead customer calls, explain our offerings and recommend the right format and production approach for each program’s objectives.

You’ll turn business priorities and subject matter expert (SME) insights into compelling topics and conversations, guiding customers, speakers and creative partners from planning through recording, postproduction, final approval and publication. You’ll own communications, schedules and quality, run Zoom recordings and direct specialist editors, designers and animators to ensure every program is polished and ready for its audience.

This is an opportunity to shape a growing, strategically important division. Bring your ideas, spot what needs improving and make it happen—building strong programs, reliable workflows and a client experience that brings customers back.

• Lead webinar and podcast programs for B2B brands across technology, cybersecurity, fintech and related markets, working directly with customers and their agencies from kickoff through final delivery.
• Own planning calls, schedules, communications, feedback and approvals. Keep clients, speakers and production partners informed, prepared and clear on next steps.
• Align internal teams and freelance specialists around clear briefs, responsibilities and deadlines. Anticipate issues, resolve gaps and communicate changes early.
• Manage scope, production budgets and resources across standalone programs and integrated campaigns.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Delivery and Customer Success to meet agreed audience targeting, qualification, lead volume and delivery commitments.

• Lead planning conversations that uncover client priorities, draw out SME expertise and identify what audiences want to learn.
• Recommend topics, formats, speakers and discussion approaches that connect business objectives with audience interests.
• Develop programming and discussion guides with Editorial, Research and moderators, incorporating proprietary survey findings where relevant.
• Coach speakers on structure, storytelling and presentation to create focused, engaging conversations.
• Grow our network of moderators, hosts, speakers and production specialists, matching expertise and style to each program.

• Customer webinars: Bring B2B expertise to life through Tech Talks, producing engaging prerecorded webinars featuring senior executives, industry experts, analysts and panelists. Guide each program from speaker preparation and rehearsals through recording, postproduction, quality checks and final approvals.
• Energize Marketing webinars: Shape, launch and produce…