Market Research / Conference Director

Self-starter? Smart? Highly motivated? Eager to succeed?

If you have always wanted to make a real difference with your career, World Research Group is looking for your talent and energy to make a real impact on our business communities.

World Research Group, a premier producer of executive-level business-to-business conferences, seeks a highly motivated, entrepreneurial, intelligent candidate to research and create programming for our top-notch business conferences.

As a Conference Director you will work with WRG’s expert marketing, operations and sponsorship sales team to develop compelling, highly focused business conferences across the United States. As Conference Director you will be responsible for:

+ Intensive primary market research to define conference topics
+ The creation of compelling program agendas based on your research
+ Identification and recruitment of best-in-class speakers to address the audience
+ Marketing summaries and sales copy
+ All promotional material creation (except graphic art)
+ Manage your conferences on-site to meet delegates and presenters

Requirements for consideration:
+ BA or BS from a top-tier university with 3.0 or above GPA
+ 2-3 years related business experience (although exceptional recent grads will be considered)
+ Excellent organization skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and meet multiple deadlines
+ Strong networking and relationship building skills
+ Ability to travel up to 25% of your time (travel is US-based only)
+ Well developed communication skills both oral and written
+ Experience in public relations a plus

+ Business writing experience and/or journalism background a plus



If you want to join the fast-paced world of business conferences, you must submit a 250 WORD COVER LETTER INCLUDING SALARY REQUIREMENTS/EXPECTATIONS that indicates why you want to join WRG and what skills and abilities you will bring to the team.

Compensation is commensurate with experience. Compensation is performance-based and includes a generous base salary and profit share bonus.

WRG offers all full-time employees a very generous 401K, medical and dental, and 125 plan!

If you are hard-working, smart and want to be compensated for your performance, email your cover letter (INCLUDING SALARY EXPECTATIONS) and resume to jobsNYC@worldrg.com

This is not a meeting planning position! Relocation is unavailable.