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Read on. \nAbout this Role \nSemafor is seeking an experienced Contract Audience Developer to support audience development and event execution for Semafor World Economy, our flagship global convening in Washington, D.C.\nThis role will take end-to-end responsibility for audience development across assigned events and programming, from initial audience strategy and list building through invitations, registration, attendee communications, and on-site readiness.\nThe successful candidate will combine strong audience judgment with hands-on operational capabilities, ensuring that each event attracts the right mix of attendees, meets its participation targets, and delivers a seamless attendee experience.\nKey Responsibilities\nAudience Strategy & Curation\nDevelop and execute audience acquisition plans for assigned Semafor World Economy events.\nBuild and curate targeted invitation lists using Semafor's internal databases and other relevant sources.\nTranslate event briefs into clear audience criteria, including seniority, industry, organizational relevance, and desired audience composition.\nWork with internal stakeholders to align audience recruitment with editorial priorities, event objectives, and partner commitments where applicable.\nAudience Acquisition & Communications\nDraft compelling invitation copy, registration messaging, reminders, and other attendee communications.\nCoordinate with the design team on the development and deployment of event invitations and associated creative assets.\nManage invitation distribution, personalized outreach, follow-ups, and attendee communications.\nTrack audience acquisition performance and proactively adjust outreach strategies to meet targets.\nEvent Website & Registration Management\nManage event website content, registration pages, and RSVP workflows for assigned events.\nEnsure all event information, registration details, speaker content, and attendee-facing materials are accurate and current.\nMaintain accurate registration data and manage attendee status changes, cancellations, and waitlists.\nCoordinate with relevant teams to troubleshoot registration issues and ensure a seamless attendee experience.\nCapacity & Audience Management\nOwn RSVP tracking and audience reporting for assigned events.\nManage registration pipelines against venue capacity, attendance projections, and audience composition targets.\nMonitor not only the volume of registrations but also the quality and relevance of confirmed attendees against the event brief.\nIdentify audience gaps and proactively recruit additional participants to maintain the desired balance.\nManage oversubscription, waitlists, and last-minute attendance changes.\nCross-Functional Event Delivery\nWork closely with Editorial, Events, Design, Partnerships, and Audience Development teams throughout the event lifecycle.\nMaintain clear internal reporting on audience recruitment, registration progress, and operational readiness.\nPrepare final attendee lists, event briefings, and handoff materials for on-site teams.\nSupport event execution, attendee management, and post-event reporting as required.\nIdeal Experience & Skills\nStrong experience in audience development, event marketing, or attendee acquisition for high-profile business events.\nDemonstrated ability to manage event audience development from initial planning through execution.\nExcellent judgment in curating senior executive and business audiences.\nStrong copywriting skills, with experience developing professional event invitations and communications.\nProficiency with CRM systems, event registration platforms, spreadsheets, and website content management tools.\nAbility to manage registration pipelines, capacity targets, and multiple simultaneous deadlines.\nHighly organized, resourceful, and comfortable taking ownership in a fast-paced environment.\nExperience working across editorial, commercial, marketing, and event operations teams.\nAdditional Job Details\nThis position is ideally based out of either our New York, NY or Washington, D.C. offices, but we are open to remote candidates outside either region.\nCompensation; Flat weekly rate of $1,800.\nAdditional job details\n\nSemafor offers a Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy to our full-time, salaried employees who may take paid time off as-needed without a prescribed limit or defined balance.\nSemafor, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. 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