Senior Associate, Event Content

The Role

GovExec is seeking a Senior Associate, Event Content to join our dynamic team. The events team drives some of the most impactful experiences in the public sector, bringing together key decision-makers, thought leaders, and industry experts to explore the issues shaping government today. In this role, you will play a key role in shaping event narratives and ensuring content aligns with strategic goals and audience needs. As the Senior Associate, Event Content, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders across editorial, marketing, and client teams to deliver compelling, high-quality programming.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with editorial teams and clients to craft compelling written summaries, event overviews, and agendas that bring journalism to life for public sector audiences.
• Partner closely with internal teams and clients to transform ideas into dynamic, actionable event content.
• Research and recommend keynote speakers, panelists, and presenters across a wide range of public sector topics.
• Lead outreach efforts and coordinate with government public affairs offices to secure high-level speakers for both standalone and multi-part event series.
• Prepare moderators and speakers through research, briefing materials, and curated question development.
• Oversee onsite event program execution, ensuring smooth speaker transitions and content delivery.
• Monitor public sector news, policy developments, and event trends to ensure GovExec programming remains timely, relevant, and impactful.

Additional responsibilities

• Collaborate with events team members to communicate content priorities and ensure alignment across all aspects of event planning and execution.
• Coordinate with editorial leadership to set clear goals and facilitate seamless event delivery.
• Partner with the Events Leadership team to define and manage team-wide content priorities.
• Lead or support special projects focused on content team development, speaker engagement strategies, and long-term growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Political Science, or a related field.
• 1-2 years of professional writing experience, ideally within the events industry or a related content-driven environment.
• Familiarity with the federal, defense, and/or state and local government sectors is a plus.
• Excellent proofreading, editing, and storytelling skills with a sharp eye for detail.
• Proven ability to manage complex, fast-moving projects and adapt to shifting priorities.
• Strong relationship-building skills, particularly with external speakers and government affairs teams.
• Experience collaborating with clients to create tailored content and event programming.
• A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with a commitment to high-quality execution and accountability.
• Confident, persuasive communicator with polished presentation skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail across all facets of event planning and content development, both virtual and in-person.

About GovExec:

GovExec's data and insights set the standard for depth, accuracy, and impact for government leaders and contractors. As the market-leading information and intent-based marketing platform, for over fifty years GovExec has empowered the government ecosystem to engage and support government leaders as they work to achieve their missions across federal, defense, and state and local agencies. Our strategic sales enablement and intent-based marketing solutions accelerate revenue growth to fuel market success. The platform is powered by the largest and most sophisticated database in the public sector, GovExec's platform reaches 3.3 million government influencers each month and provides its marketing clients with a significant competitive advantage in driving higher conversion and growth.

Working at GovExec

At GovExec, we believe that a new era of work -- particularly when, where, and how it gets done -- has arrived. We are building a hybrid workplace that allows for greater freedom and flexibility while also fostering a collaborative culture, no matter where you are working. GovExec offers permanent remote work in 20+ states across the US, as well as the option to work out of one of our offices based in Washington DC, New York or Connecticut. GovExec also offers a range of great benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Open time off policy
• Twelve weeks paid parental leave
• Supportive, collaborative teams
• Unique opportunity to help government officials from a private sector company
• Expansive learning and development opportunities

Commitment to Shared Values

GovExec recruits talent for four salient attributes or qualities:

• Soul of Entrepreneurship
• Culture of Inclusion
• Force of Ideas
• Spirit of Generosity

The compensation range for this role is $50,000 to $55,000 per year.

Government Executive Media Group, Inc. and its affiliates ("GovExec") are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.