Editorial Event Producer

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Who we are<br></strong></p> <p>Semafor is a global news platform for an increasingly complex world in which consumers are overwhelmed by too many news sources and unsure what to trust. We are building Semafor to enable world-class journalists to deliver reporting and insights with rigor in journalistic forms that ensure a new level of transparency. Our editors and reporters distill the most important stories from all over in formats that uncover the forces shaping the stories, explain the interests behind polarizing narratives, and replenish the stock of shared facts. As a global platform, Semafor recognizes that smart people can disagree and that informed readers need to understand alternative points of view from competing centers of power and culture in a multi-polar world. Want to join us? Read on. </p></div><p>As the Editorial Event Producer, you will work closely with Semafor’s Executive Editor and live journalism team to frame editorial event concepts, craft compelling content plans and session themes and questions, and book high-profile speakers, for a range of global and national events including signature summits, single topic forums, newsmaker interviews, and thought leader roundtables. You will use editorially-minded, entrepreneurial, innovative, and out-of-the-box thinking to bring to life our portfolio of newsworthy and impactful high-quality events. Role is on a full-time, temporary basis from December 2025-June 2026.</p> <p><strong>Your Responsibilities </strong></p> <ul> <li>Directly end-to-end manage the event editorial process across research, concepting, and booking for assigned events and play a lead contributor role across each of Semafor’s marquee summits. </li> <li>Draft event editorial frameworks and session descriptions, aligning with Semafor’s editorial goals.</li> <li>Identify, research, and target compelling, diverse speakers and drive outreach with persistence, creativity, and diplomacy to secure participation from high-profile and hard-to-reach individuals.</li> <li>Manage all stages of the speaker process — from research and invitations to confirmations, pre-event briefings, and day-of management.</li> <li>Lead the development of briefing materials for Semafor’s editorial moderators, including logistical details and suggested questions.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Serve as the lead speaker wrangler and show manager during events, managing arrival schedules, green rooms, AV preparations, and stage flow.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Maintain a deep rolodex of professional relationships in the business, policy/political, and communications arenas to support high-profile speaker bookings and foster ongoing engagement for future events.</li> </ul> <p>&