GLG’s Events team programs compelling insights driven meetings with global thought leaders and top practitioners, while managing all surrounding operational logistics.
Position Overview
GLG’s Events Specialist leverages GLG’s core asset – the GLG Network – to participate in small and midsize group meetings, roundtables and seminars, both remote and in person, as well as virtual events including webcasts and teleconferences with clients and GLG Network Members. This position will focus on client outreach, the development and programming of multiple meetings around select industry segments, which will vary by need, and will connect the industry’s most notable experts with business and investment leaders throughout the world.
Overall Values
We seek bright, positive and flexible people who also:
- Act with the highest integrity and professionalism in all their endeavors
- Utilize superior analytical and problem-solving skills
- Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth and lead others to do the same
- Express a strong desire to work in a team
- Respond effectively to management direction and clients’ needs
- Demonstrate the ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
Key Responsibilities
- Client outreach management for all event types
- Conduct daily client outreach
- Assist with user targeting efforts
- Client-facing, customer service expertise including effective and professional oral and written communication
- Facilitation of multiple events related projects, including but not limited to:
- Assisting with content for event materials, including promotional and descriptive copy
- Researching and suggesting alternative GLG Network Members for ongoing project requests based on content needs
- Operational & logistical management of multiple meetings and events, including but not limited to:
- Strategic scheduling of meetings around set of industries or products (i.e., conferences)
- Key support in workflow development and back up to events managers
- Budget and financial management, with emphasis on project-based profitability and ROI.
Required Skills
Potential candidates must possess:
- Bachelor’s degree, equivalent experience, or certification(s) in related industry
- Ideally, 2+ years of sales experience or recruiting experienced where you are focused on outreach is preferred
- Across all positions, we insist upon excellence, integrity, creativity, and high-level of professionalism
- Preferred experience including:
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize activities effectively including managing multiple meetings and events at one time
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong written and oral communication skills including basic copy-editing
- Successful track record of working in a team environment
- Proven ability to work in a rigorous, fast-moving work environment while being adaptable to changes in work scope
- Drives results while striving for consistency and process compliance
- High levels of proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (including Excel and Word) and other database and technology tools are required
What We Offer:
Benefits: All U.S. GLGers also have access to benefits such as:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
- Flexible paid time off. No pre-determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting)
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
- Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
- Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long-term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways
- Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location
Compensation: GLG is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation is based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. Certain roles may also be eligible for incentive compensation.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.
To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
EEO Policy Statement
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.