Senior Agent, Speaker Representation

Company Overview:

The Harry Walker Agency is the World’s #1 Exclusive Speakers’ Agency - and has been since 1946. HWA represents today’s thought leaders and has access to and long-standing relationships with hundreds of speakers worldwide – including World Leaders, business leaders, Nobel Laureates, economists, journalists, bestselling authors, entertainers, and motivational and keynote speakers.

HWA speakers bureau works with all types of organizations to find speakers for any type of budget.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

The Harry Walker Agency is seeking a Senior Agent. Experience in event planning that included client contact and written communications is a plus, but not essential.  Candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, and must be able to handle a high volume administrative work including contract compilation and database work.

All administrative support to Agents as needed, including but not limited to:

• Work within CRM database to input opportunities, invitations and firm offer details
• Filing and managing communications and for Sales Agents
• Tracking and communicating requested contract edits

Business Development/ Sales Support work including:

• Miscellaneous support work which may include prospecting phone calls
• Preparing and emailing sales proposals and various communications to potential buyers
• Independently handling incoming requests for speakers that are low or no fee invitations
• Heavy database management including but not limited to report generation and analysis. The goal of this is to identify and leverage opportunities for increased sales.

 

You Have These: 

• At least 3 years of experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.  Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials in a timely manner
• Candidate must have strong interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Ability to find creative solutions and maintain a positive attitude
• Attention to detail
• Interested reading knowledge of Current Affairs and Business Trends

 

How We Work: 

WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

 

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Hiring Rate Minimum:

$61,875 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)

Hiring Rate Maximum:

$82,500 annually

WME is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.