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Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Manager in Speakervermittlung und Kundenberatung in der Referentenagentur

Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeMunich, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completed university degree or comparable qualification.
  • Ideally, two to three years of professional experience at an agency, publisher, or in a company's communications or events department.
  • Interest in current social, economic, and forward-looking political topics, with the ability to assess them confidently.
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills, and enjoyment of providing personal advice.
  • Customer-oriented approach and ability to reconcile different interests professionally.
  • Ability to work independently, systematically, carefully, and reliably.
  • Ability to keep track of several parallel speaker-placement processes and set priorities reliably.
  • Resilience, flexibility, and organizational skills.
  • Enthusiasm for working with authors, speakers, and event planners, and curiosity and creativity when engaging with different personalities.
  • Very good German and English language skills.
  • Confident use of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

  • Advise companies, associations, and organizations on selecting suitable speakers for conferences, meetings, and corporate events.
  • Analyze customers' individual requirements and topics, and develop suitable speaker recommendations.
  • Monitor relevant economic, social, and future-oriented topics and use them to inform the development of the speaker portfolio.
  • Review and assess applications from prospective speakers.
  • Create and maintain speaker profiles for marketing and communications activities.
  • Support the acquisition of new customers and the targeted marketing of speakers.
  • Personally and reliably support customers and speakers from the initial inquiry through follow-up after the speaking engagement.
  • Coordinate all organizational, administrative, and logistical arrangements for events.
  • Prepare event briefings and ensure the placement process runs smoothly.
  • Negotiate fees and conclude contracts with customers and speakers.
  • Build and maintain long-term, trusting relationships with customers and speakers.

About the Company

Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Bertelsmann is a global media, services, and education group made up of eight autonomous divisions, including RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, and Arvato. It operates across B2B and B2C markets, with activities in broadcasting, book publishing, music rights management, and business process outsourcing. Its products range from streaming subscriptions and printed books to logistics, CRM services, and AI-powered content and rights-management tools. The company differentiates itself through a decentralized, entrepreneur-led structure that reinvests profits into content and digital infrastructure via its Boost program, backed by private foundations and the Mohn family. It aims to grow organically and through selective acquisitions while leveraging large-scale data and cross-divisional synergies to deliver personalized content and service experiences at a global scale.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.4B
Headquarters
Gütersloh, Germany
Founded
1835

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