Content & Communications Manager, Convene
$80-90k
+ Eligible for Convene's annual incentive performance bonus plan
3 days a week in office
Digital and hybrid work experience solution
Be an early applicant
Digital and hybrid work experience solution
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$80-90k
+ Eligible for Convene's annual incentive performance bonus plan
3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To elevate the way people meet, work and live by reimagining what “a workday” means for today's most innovative organizations.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have a background in journalism, media, or publishing and will serve as the lead writer across multiple mediums for the Convene portfolio of brands
- Comfortable adapting writing style and tone to suit different platforms, audiences, and/or brand voices
- Experience in journalism, media, public relations, or publishing highly preferred
- Experience managing social media channels for a professional brand highly preferred
- Critical thinker with a track record of developing and executing savvy strategic plans
- Strong writing skills and the capability to craft simple yet compelling narratives
- Proven ability to thoughtfully incorporate company messaging into content strategies
- A knack for simplifying complex ideas into digestible yet engaging content pieces
- A business-minded yet creative, organized, and highly motivated individual
- Excellent grammar and attention to detail
- Capable of capturing a range of writing styles, content types, and/or tones
- Strong time management, organizational, and prioritization skills. Must have the ability to balance multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
- Self-motivated approach with the ability to take initiative while also being a team player
- Ability to maintain top-quality work in a high-volume environment
- Experience in meeting/event, hospitality, or commercial real estate industry a plus
- Experience managing an external agency a plus
- Proficiency in WordPress, Sprout Social, Later, Hootsuite, and/or Google Analytics a plus
- Must be able to provide writing samples upon request
What the job involves
- Convene is seeking a talented Content & Communications Manager to join its global Marketing Team
- This position will sit on the Brand & Communications Team and work closely with the Performance Marketing Team to support Demand Generation and Regional Marketing efforts. The Content & Communications Manager will report directly to the Senior Director of Brand & Communications
- The Content & Communications Manager is a storyteller at heart and will champion the Convene portfolio of brands and company leaders through the written word
- This role will be responsible for managing the company’s editorial and content calendar, including social media, and supporting copywriting/copyediting across the entire Commercial function
- Ability to emulate the brand voice(s) of Convene, etc.venues, and/or bespoke partnership brand identities in all written materials and follow a writing style guide
- Editorial strategy and calendar development for Catalyst, the Convene blog. Build an internal “newsroom” to generate story ideas and write/produce 8-10+ blogs per month
- Act as a “reporter,” conducting research and/or interviewing several “sources” across the organization to craft stories that showcase Convene’s leading industry knowledge
- Lead the development and execution of case studies for Meeting & Event clients, WorkPlace members, and Landlord partners
- Social media content calendar development and ongoing social media management and implementation
- Manage writing sponsored content and/or partner content
- Manage drafting award nominations and submissions
- Support copywriting for global marketing campaigns, web pages, sales enablement collateral, email marketing, and more
- Serve as lead copyeditor reviewing content written by the greater Commercial Team, including website copy, landing pages, email marketing, print collateral, and more
- Assist with messaging development and internal rollout plans, as needed
- Assist with coordination of media interviews and preparation, as needed
- Creative collaboration on global and regional campaign development
- Liaise with digital marketing agency to optimize blog content for SEO
- Measure performance results and use data/analytics to inform and iterate on content strategies
Our take
Convene provides co-working space and meeting locations inside office buildings. It was founded to change the way people meet and work, and also to revolutionise how office buildings offered hospitality services to tenants.
Convene's revenue decreased by over 60% in 2020, after the pandemic disrupted its in-person events. In response to this, the company has diversified into the video meetings market. It hosts virtual and hybrid events that more closely resemble the feeling of attending a live business conference. Users can attend the conferences online and interact with the speakers, the hosts, and other attendees in private video chats.
Convene has done well to navigate the macro challenges and reinvent itself, but there will be more challenges to come; Convene also operates in a market with big players, such as Zoom. However, in 2023, the company acquired etc.venues, widening Convene's net to the UK and establishing it as one of the largest premium and event venue companies in the US and UK with 38 locations across the two countries. The goal now is to generate a revenue of $100 million a year by 2025 and it hopes its virtual operations will form a larger percentage of this.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2018
$152m
SERIES D
May 2017
$68m
SERIES C
Total funding: $245.5m
Company benefits
- Convene employees have access to comprehensive insurance plans and benefits so they can stay healthy and have access to resources they need, so they can lead a full life at and outside of work
- Employees have access to generous paid time off, including paid holiday breaks and birthday PTO – promoting work life balance and wellness
- A robust calendar of programming dedicated to employee resource groups, along with an active mentorship program aimed to elevate diverse voices
- Enabling those that want to give back or grow, we offer an annual application-based paid sabbatical program to those that want to invest in their communities
- Immense catalog of online learning opportunities and weekly live sessions focused on leadership development and skills-based training
- We’re a remote-first company, and if the role allows, we support our employees as they work from wherever they feel most comfortable
- 401K with company matching
Company values
- Genuine
- Relentless
- Integrity
- Teamwork
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Ryan Simonetti
(CEO & Co-Founder)Ryan worked at Lehman Brothers in Real Estate from 2005 to 2006 before spending 3 years at Gramercy Capital Corp. He left this role in September 2009 to co-found Convene the following month, serving as CEO since 2013.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Convene
- Active mentorship program
- Robust network of employee resource groups
- Equal opportunity employer
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