Virtual Assistant

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Virtual Assistant
The Expert Speaker Institute is a fast-growing startup that helps entrepreneurs and leaders become better public speakers. Your role will be to work with the CEO (Majeed Mogharreban) to execute an ongoing out-bound sales and marketing strategy to book online and offline speaking engagements for Majeed. You will be tasked with researching speaking opportunities and reaching you to event planners secure speaking engagements.
This is a part-time or full-time position with salary and bonus.
Responsibilities include:
Follow up with Leads
Event Coordination—book contracts, collect deposits, book flights and hotels, collect final invoice
Get event dates confirmed and on the calendar
Submit “Calls for Speakers” —Many conferences and events have a Call for Speakers. We need to submit our information (headshot, topics, expected outcomes) by their due date. Your will need toned to manage those submissions by the due dates.
Lead Generation (phone, mail, email)
Calling or mailing similar businesses around your existing calendar events and getting RSVP’s.
Research—Building a list of possible speaking opportunities and identifying who is the person in charge of speakers at each event.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
Has several years experience as an agent booking speakers
Has continued to maintain strong relationships with meeting planners
Has excellent communication skills and is detail-oriented.

Please tell us all about your experience, the speakers you've booked, the events you've booked for and WHY this particular opportunity is of interest to you!
Tell us your EXACT income expectations (hourly or salary is fine). You'll be working closely with our CEO and when you do, it's important to that you are VERY precise in your communications so this is one way you will demonstrate your ability to be specific and to follow directions. Being vague in this area just sets up a concern that you're not going to be able to ask for what you really want later if you come on board. Our philosophy is if it's not a win-win, then there's no deal.
Don’t worry, this is a laid back, fun work culture. We just like to be really clear about what we expect.
Please send your resume and why you would be the best fit for this job to Majeed Mogharreban at Upgrade to see actual info