Who We Want
- We’re looking for a dedicated, thoughtful, reliable professional who has the skills and drive to team effectively with our chief executive, member leaders and vendors to create and execute quality in-person and online convenings for our member executives with forethought, class and attention to detail, in ways which deliver unique value and enhance our reputation.
- We also want this professional to have proven ability to communicate effectively with accomplished leaders in business and government. We want someone who’s skilled in using language and design to interpret and convey complex and abstract ideas in ways that tell our stakeholder audiences “What’s happening, why should I care about it, and what can I do?”.
What We Do
The Tennessee Business Roundtable (www.tbroundtable.org) is a statewide organization which supports Tennessee and its economy by serving over 60 of our state’s best companies and organizations.
- Our motto expresses our “north star”: “Not for Ourselves Alone, But for All Tennessee”.
- We convene and empower Tennessee’s business decision-makers by fostering a collaborative environment where open dialogue and different perspectives drive innovative solutions and forward-thinking policies for a thriving Tennessee.
- We serve our member-company executives by delivering information and unique, valuable convenings through which they engage with one another and with other leaders to gain business knowledge, learn from one another, and align on pro-business approaches to state policies.
What You’ll Do
Our Manager of Events & Communications will support the Roundtable by applying their experience, skills and mature judgement to execute key member-facing functions which drive its success:
Events (50%): You’ll take ownership of critical tasks involved in delivering at least five one-day, in-person convenings each year for 30-50 member and stakeholder executives, in Nashville and in cities in West, Middle and East Tennessee.
You’ll dial in on the interests and expectations of our corporate audience, contribute thoughtful, aligned and creative ideas for event themes and presenters, then collaborate to hone them into coherent, compelling programs that deliver unique value to our member executives.
You’ll take on the “nuts and bolts” of our event processes, including:
- Optimizing participation through date pre-screening and selection;
- Researching and securing meeting-venue, restaurant and hotel room block options that hit the mark for our executive audience;
- Facilitating event signup and tracking key registrant details;
- Crafting and marketing compelling, aligned event sponsorships;
- Designing event-branded signage and programs;
- Managing seating/room configurations and A/V logistics;
- Coordinating event agendas and speaker presentations; and
- Communicating clearly and effectively with participants before and after events.
Communications (35%): You’ll take an active role in planning, shaping, writing, improving, and growing our member and stakeholder communications through our newsletters, social media platforms, website, and print materials.
- You’ll actively develop your understanding of the policy and business issues that matter to our members, and communicate about them in our thoughtful, nonpartisan, respectful voice.
- You’ll draft texts for membership, policy and marketing communications, and create print and digital designs for a few key non-periodical publications.
- You’ll update our website and social media pages, and help plan an update to our member video.
Other duties as assigned (15%): You will occasionally be asked to contribute thinking and to execute tasks in areas such as membership recruitment and retention, supplies and vendors, Board relations, recordkeeping and compliance, policy development, and representing the organization at external meetings, among others.