Employment Opportunities
"To engage, enlighten and inspire human potential and create positive organizational change through world class resources and unparalleled service."
- BigSpeak Mission Statement
BigSpeak is an engaging place to expand your career. The work environment is fast-paced, challenging, and fun. We are looking only for the highest performers.
Job Position Available: Sales & Marketing Assistant
Posting Description: BigSpeak is a world-class Speaker's Bureau serving Fortune 1000 clients with excellence for nearly 20 years. We pride ourselves on our high level of client satisfaction, our participation in organizational transformation, our highly motivated team and our corporate culture that promotes wellbeing with very low turnover. BigSpeak has been growing rapidly and we are continually adding more amazing people to our dynamic team.
The Sales and Marketing Assistant provides vital support to the Sales and Marketing teams by working with Fortune 1000 clients, locating speakers, fielding speaking requests, preparing BigSpeak contracts. Marketing and Sales Assistants team up with our speakers, account executives and Fortune 1000 clients to assist with, sales support, customer service, marketing, documentation and contract logistics for speaking, coaching and consulting events around the world. This role requires a combination of proactive work with the ability to quickly react to unplanned circumstances with the occasional after hours emergency. This role also demands flexibility, patience and knowing the difference between "urgent" and "important." Above all, our staff make everyone look like heroes and never lose their composure with any client or resource.
The duties and responsibilities of our Sales and Marketing Assistants are:
- Greet each caller and visitor with professionalism and quality service.
- Distribute leads from BigSpeak's website, email, and phone inquiries,
- Prepare client and speaker contracts on behalf of Account Executive and Finance Manager.
- Prepare client firm offer and engagement prep on behalf of the Account Executive.
- Effectively use MS Office and CRM (ACT or SalesForce) software to enter sales, client and speaker information for accurate tracking, reporting and follow-up.
- Drip marketing
- Work with our speakers to update bios, videos, CVs and other informational materials
Check availability of speakers and maintain internal speaker schedules by creating/releasing hold status as needed.- Perform talent research outside of our existing database.
- Assist in making outbound sales calls and verify client or speaker information as directed
- Reactivate older clients and prospects from Fortune 1000 companies
- Attend and contribute in sales, marketing and corporate communications meetings & collaborates with all departments.
- Coordinate speaker bios, headshots and materials for each booking (event).
- Populate PPQ (Pre Program Questionnaire) for each event and place in appropriate client folder for Event Coordinator.
- Reaffirm client expectations upon close of sale, send supporting documents.
- Stay in frequent communication with clients, speakers and account executives.
- Handle marketing for account executives, including drip marketing, targeted marketing, follow-ups and outgoing calls.
- Support account executives and act as their business partner to ensure an increasing number in monthly bookings and maintain excellent client relationships.
- Develop superior knowledge of industry marketplace, trends and product knowledge as well as a strong network of industry contacts.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree with business or social science degree preferred
- 3+ years of sales and marketing experience
- Effective organizational and time management skills (time management system)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (you will spend 90% of your time communicating with clients and speakers)
- Highly organized and accurate with numbers, spelling, grammar and details
- Team player with ability to work and adapt at a fast pace with sunny disposition
- Knowledgeable on Fortune 1000 companies, business leaders and celebrities
- Willing to work extra hours when necessary
BigSpeak is a great place to work and we are looking only for the highest performers.
Job Position Available: Sales Associate / Relationship Manager Trainee
Posting Description: BigSpeak is a world-class Speaker's Bureau serving Fortune 1000 clients with excellence for nearly 20 years. We pride ourselves on our high level of client satisfaction, our participation in organizational transformation, our highly motivated team and our corporate culture that promotes wellbeing with very low turnover. BigSpeak has been growing rapidly and we are continually adding more amazing people to our dynamic team.
The Sales Associate / Relationship Manager provides vital support to the Sales team by handling speaking requests and BigSpeak contracts. Sales Assistants team up with our speakers, account executives and Fortune 1000 clients to assist with marketing, sales support, customer service, documentation and contract logistics for amazing and transformational speaking, coaching and consulting events around the world. This role requires a combination of proactive work with the ability to quickly react to unplanned circumstances with the occasional after hours emergency. This role also demands flexibility, patience and knowing the difference between "urgent" and "important." Above all, our staff make everyone look like heroes and never lose their composure with any client or resource.
The duties and responsibilities of our Sales Assistants are:
- Work closely with account executives, speakers and clients to finalize engagements and create contracts for clients and speakers.
- Greet each caller and visitor with professionalism and quality service.
- Distribute leads from BigSpeak’s website, email, and phone inquiries,
- Prepare client and speaker contracts on behalf of Account Executive and Finance Manager.
- Prepare client firm offer and engagement prep on behalf of the Account Executive.
- Effectively use MS Office and CRM (ACT or SalesForce) software to enter sales, client and speaker information for accurate tracking, reporting and follow-up.
- Check availability of speakers and maintain internal speaker schedules by creating/releasing hold status as needed.
- Perform talent research outside of our existing database.
- Assist in making outbound sales calls and verify client or speaker information as directed
- Reactivate older clients and prospects from Fortune 1000 companies
- Attend and contribute in sales, marketing and corporate communications meetings & collaborates with all departments.
- Coordinate speaker bios, headshots and materials for each booking (event).
- Populate PPQ (Pre Program Questionnaire) for each event and place in appropriate client folder for Event Coordinator.
- Reaffirm client expectations upon close of sale, send supporting documents.
- Stay in frequent communication with clients, speakers and account executives.
- Handle marketing for account executives, including drip marketing, targeted marketing, follow-ups and outgoing calls.
- Support account executives and act as their business partner to ensure an increasing number in monthly bookings and maintain excellent client relationships.
- Develop superior knowledge of industry marketplace, trends and product knowledge as well as a strong network of industry contacts.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with business or social science degree preferred
- 3+ years of sales or sales support experience
- Effective organizational and time management skills (time management system)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (you will spend 90% of your time communicating with clients and speakers)
- Highly organized and accurate with numbers, spelling, grammar and details
- Team player with ability to work and adapt at a fast pace with sunny disposition
- Knowledgeable on Fortune 1000 companies, business leaders and celebrities
- Willing to work extra hours when necessary
BigSpeak is a great place to work and we are looking only for the highest performers.
Compensation: Excellent compensation and benefits DOE.
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