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Events Programming & Speaker Success Coordinator

New York, New York, United States

CoinDesk is the most trusted media, events, indices and data company for the global crypto economy.  Since 2013, CoinDesk Media has led the story of the future of money and investing, illuminating the transformation in society and culture that comes with it. Our award-winning team of journalists delivers news and unparalleled insights that bring transparency, comprehension and context. CoinDesk Events gathers the global crypto, blockchain and Web3 communities at annual events such as Consensus, the world's largest and longest-running crypto festival. CoinDesk Indices offers expertise in digital asset indices, data and research to educate and empower investors. For more information on CoinDesk media and events, please visit coindesk.com and for breaking headlines, data and indices visit coindeskmarkets.com.

The Opportunity

About the Role & Consensus

Held since 2015, Consensus is the only festival showcasing and celebrating all sides of the blockchain, crypto, and Web 3 ecosystems, and their wide-reaching effect on commerce, culture, and communities. Each year, Consensus brings tens of thousands of attendees together to hear from sought-after thought leaders and experience a wide range of discussions, meetings, parties, music performances, dinners, experiences, and much more. In 2025, we will launch Consensus Hong Kong & Consensus Toronto. 

We are seeking an Events Programming & Speaker Success Coordinator to join our growing team. This individual will support the events programming team for Consensus Hong Kong (Feb 18-20, 2025), and Consensus 2025 (May 14-16 in Toronto) by maintaining the speaker database, managing speaker onboarding and relations, ensuring the marketing and events teams have all needed programming assets, updating speakers and agendas on the website and helping the team adhere to programming timelines.

This role will be required to work onsite from our NYC office based near Union Square. Required days per week is at the discretion of the hiring manager and may shift to more/less based on business needs.

What You’ll Do:

  • Maintain the Consensus and Events programming database
  • Manage speaker onboarding and communications
  • Coordinate pre-event logistics and prep calls for speakers
  • Monitor and update speaker and agenda postings on the website
  • Assist in content development through original research and relationship development
  • Ensure the marketing and events teams have all needed programming assets
  • Engage with Speakers as main point of contact, both for their session, as well as canvassing for their business goals around the event, and working with other internal teams to facilitate  successful overall experience for them at the event(s).

What You Have

  • Highly collaborative, superb organizational skills, effective communicator and tech savvy 
  • 2+ years experience in content creation or event programming
  • Strong writing skills and attention to detail 
  • Ability to multitask and creatively problem solve under deadline and in a live-event environment
  • Prior work or strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain a plus
  • Comfortable with multiple technology and data management systems: event platforms, Airtable, Google Suite, Excel etc 
  • Comfortable with the demands of a start-up culture with limited resources

CoinDesk Inc and CoinDesk Indices Inc. are committed to offering competitive compensation and benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $90,000 - $100,000 + discretionary annual target bonus + benefits. Offered salary may vary based on geographic location, including city and state, and will be reflective of job-related knowledge, skills and commensurate experience.

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For more information on our DEI initiatives, please visit: https://www.coindesk.com/dei/.

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CoinDesk is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application process, please send an e-mail to accomodations@coindesk.com and let us know the nature of your request.

 

Please note that only a member of CoinDesk’s Talent Acquisition team will reach out to you directly from an @coindesk.com or @coindesk-indices.com email in regards to any and all opportunities at CoinDesk. Disregard emails from any other addresses or persons. If you’re selected to move onto the next phase of our hiring process, a member of our team will reach out to guide you through our interview process. We look forward to connecting!

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