Audience Booker (Contract)

Who we are

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.

Role Overview

Semafor is seeking an experienced Audience Booker to support curated roundtables and private convenings on the sidelines of Semafor World Economy in April.

This is not high-volume event marketing. This is high-judgment, executive-level curation.

The Audience Booker will lead guest strategy, targeting, and outreach for invitation-only roundtables designed for senior decision-makers. The role sits within the Audience team and works cross-functionally with editorial, revenue, and operations to ensure each convening is:

Strategically composed

Fully subscribed

Senior in caliber

Balanced in perspective

Operationally tight

This is a contract role requiring discretion, speed, strong executive communication skills, and sharp editorial judgment.

Core Responsibilities

Strategic Audience Curation

Own guest targeting and outreach strategy for private roundtables and executive convenings

Shape attendee composition aligned with editorial framing and partner objectives

Curate rooms primarily composed of C-suite and senior executive leaders

Ensure thoughtful balance across sector, function, geography, and perspective

Maintain sensitivity to competitive dynamics and stakeholder considerations

Exercise independent editorial judgment to protect the integrity and quality of the room

Booking & Fill Management

Drive event fill while preserving appropriate seniority and room quality

Monitor RSVP flow, declines, booking risk, and pipeline health

Proactively manage capacity, fill ratios, and composition “health”

Flag risk early and escalate where appropriate

Executive Outreach & Communications

Draft and deploy polished, senior-level invitations

Manage confirmations, attendance visibility, and executive communications

Engage directly with CEOs, senior leaders, and their offices

Conduct targeted research on prospective and confirmed attendees

Identify and outreach to communications leads and chiefs of staff where appropriate

Internal Alignment & Briefings

Maintain real-time accuracy in Airtable and related tracking systems

Prepare briefing notes and attendee materials for internal teams

Send executive briefings to confirmed guests where required

Present booking progress and audience updates in internal and client calls

Collaborate closely with editorial, revenue, and operations teams

Support on-site execution during summit week as needed

Additional Job Details

This position is ideally based out of either our New York, NY

Salary Range: $1,700 per week flat project rate. Additional job details

Semafor 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.

Semafor, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. Semafor, Inc. will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.