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 compelling 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 robust 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

📌 Content - Speaker Coordinator (Maharashtra)
🏢 Gateway Enterprises
📍 Maharashtra