Mumbai- Lower Parel, Maharashtra, India
Qualifications & Skills:
Must Have:
· Graduates/Post-graduates
· Full-time Requirement
· 0-3 years Relevant Work Experience in speaker management, coordination, content writing, editing & publishing is a bonus and will better improve your
chances of being shortlisted for the team
Good to Have:
· If you have already trained speakers or given talks yourself - that would be really impressive!
· Strong Researching,Writing/ Editing, Well Read & High General Awareness
· Motivated, Creative,Collaborative
· Should be well aware, understand content , make good conversations and engage with speakers
About the Role: Speaker Coordinator
· We are looking for Speaker coordinators who will work with our prospective & confirmed
speakers across multiple TEDxGateway events.·
You need to love research + writing and feel a personal stake in the future of science, design,
technology, politics, philosophy, art, and/or pop culture and demonstrate
bonafides in one or two of those fields. You will be liaising with speakers and
the team to build a high impact talk that brings ideas to life.
· We are looking for candidates with a sharp eye, an ear for language, boundless curiosity and an
attitude of getting things done to assist in the day-to-day content research,
speaker development, curation and speaker showcase/event activities.
· You will be responsible for reaching out to people with great ideas from across the world.
Being a part of this team is an opportunity to meet and closely interact with
some of the most dynamic change-makers in the world and help them build the talk
of their lives.
· You will be carrying forward the legacy of a team that has curated TEDxGateway talks for speakers
like Sonam Wangchuk, Sudharak Olwe, Arunachalam Muruganantham Sparsh Shah,
which have garnered millions of views on YouTube alone.
· This is a great position if you're: a great networker and know how to engage well with people
(and bonus if you can write well too) with incredible attention to detail;
comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with multiple
team and speakers spread across the world; and passionate about TEDxGateways's
mission of spreading ideas.
The Role Includes:
· Research & Pitching talks and ideas on a diverse range of topics to editors and curators.
· Identifying trends and categories that allow us to strategically package talks or ideas for TED editorial channels and social media.
· Working directly with Speakers and the Core Content team for the conference.
· Research, pitch and discuss ideas for all TEDxGateway events to the team.
· Reporting to the curator, during every step of the research, curation, and coordination.
· Working with speakers to help them present the most interesting ideas and draft their talk.
· Acting as a point of contact with TEDxGateway’s speakers and helping them in drafting, presenting their talk and with any logistical need.
· Working with the curator to make sure that TEDxGateway programs are consistently fascinating and have a strong content line-up.
· Working with speakers to ensure they deliver their talks for all TEDxGateway salons, sessions, and other TEDxGateway-related events.
· Other duties and special projects as may be assigned from time to time.
Traits required for this position:
· Implementer
· Team worker
· Finisher
· Networker
· Coordinator
Kind of Team You'll Join
· Collaborative
· Tight-knit
· High-performing
· Energetic
Key Skill
· Must be able to engage with Speakers & coordinate the entire Process
· Must ace collaboration
· Should be able to Network well and engage meaningfully
· Must follow & coordinate schedules with zero misses
Working Hours :
Office Timings- 10 am to 7 pm
*Closer to the event we work on weekends too*
If you would like to apply for this position, please fill in the information below and submit it to us for consideration.
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