GovExec Hiring for Director, Event Content at Washington, DC Full Time

As the market-leading information platform, for over fifty years GovExec has empowered the government ecosystem to engage and support government leaders as they work to achieve their missions across federal, defense, and state and local agencies. Reaching millions of government influencers each month, GovExec’s brand and platform portfolio includes Government Executive , Nextgov/FCW , Defense One , Route Fifty , Washington Technology , The Atlas for Cities, City & State New York , and City & State Pennsylvania . The GovExec events team executes 250+ digital and in-person events each year.

GovExec Events is in search of a highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and service-minded Director of Content to join our dyanmic team. This individual will play a pivotal role in the growth, development, and execution of an array of events for both our editorial and client-driven initiatives, spanning federal, defense, and state and local government sectors.

The Director of Content will be at the forefront of our efforts to broaden and enhance our event portfolio. This pivotal role involves comprehensive research, expert writing, and strategic speaker booking, ensuring our events are both impactful and relevant. Additionally, the Director will lead and manage a team of content writers and speaker bookers, driving the development of GovExec’s events product suite and overarching content strategy.

This is a hybrid role that requires the candidate to be based in Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Oversee editorial and client driven programs and strategy
• Coordinate with key editorial leaders from Nextgov/FCW , Defense One , Route Fifty , Government Executive, and Washington Technology to monitor editorial bandwidth, identify program topics and themes, and ensure editorial events support larger editorial strategy
• Opportunity to moderate and host event programming
• Scope out content direction, draft event descriptions and recruit speakers for large custom content and editorial programs
• Support pre-event moderator and speaker prep via research and scheduling, as well as script writing and question development
• Monitor trends in public sector content to inform event strategy and product development
• Manage multiple direct reports, including potential to manage other managers
• Work closely with direct reports to provide training, set priorities, gauge bandwidth, establish long-term goals, and work through project-specific problems
• Lead the hiring, interview, and training process for new employees
• Work closely with other events team leaders from Marketing and Program Management & Operations to set priorities across the events business
• Amplify sponsor opportunities through collaboration with sponsor marketing and sales
• Create sales materials around new and existing product types
• Manage additional projects related to content team growth, staffing, and strategy
• Able to travel 3-5 times a year, and staff in-person programs

Qualifications

• 5-6 years of experience in a similar role
• Demonstrated experience in the public sector, political or media space
• Strong media contacts across the public sector is a plus
• Ability to forge strong relationships with speaker teams across the public sector
• Strong writing, editing, and research skills in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for managing direct reports and experience with managing team bandwidth
• Proven track record collaborating across teams and divisions to maximize resources and impact
• Ability to manage complex and fast-changing program elements and prioritize effectively in response
• Persuasive communication skills and self-possession in presentation
• Attention to detail in all areas of event execution
• Flexibility and ability to navigate ambiguity or changing needs to deliver positive results
• Entrepreneurial spirit, track record of initiative, high-quality service delivery, and ownership of work
• Experience with client management and expectation-setting
• Desire to streamline operations through process improvement
• Confidence in presenting trends and strategies to internal and external stakeholders
• Familiarity with project management platforms like Asana and Airtable

About GovExec

GovExec’s data and insights set the standard for depth, accuracy, and impact for government leaders and contractors. As the market-leading information and intent-based marketing platform, for over fifty years GovExec has empowered the government ecosystem to engage and support government leaders as they work to achieve their missions across federal, defense, and state and local agencies. Our strategic sales enablement and intent-based marketing solutions accelerate revenue growth to fuel market success. The platform is powered by the largest and most sophisticated database in the public sector, GovExec’s platform reaches 3.3 million government influencers each month and provides its marketing clients with a significant competitive advantage in driving higher conversion and growth.

Working at GovExec

Benefits

At GovExec, we believe that a new era of work — particularly when, where, and how it gets done — has arrived. We are building a hybrid workplace that allows for greater freedom and flexibility while also fostering a collaborative culture, no matter where you are working. GovExec offers permanent remote work in 20+ states across the US, as well as the option to work out of one of our offices based in Washington DC, New York or San Diego. GovExec also offers a range of great benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Open time off policy
• Twelve weeks paid parental leave
• Supportive, collaborative teams
• Unique opportunity to help government officials from a private sector company
• Expansive learning and development opportunities

Commitment to Shared Values

GovExec Recruits Talent For Four Salient Attributes Or Qualities

• Soul of Entrepreneurship
• Culture of Inclusion
• Force of Ideas
• Spirit of Generosity

The compensation range for this role is $90,000 to $95,000 per year.

Government Executive Media Group, Inc. and its affiliates (“GovExec”) are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.