In the Spring, we are going to hire two full-time people to come and grow The Do Lectures. One will be an events manager, and the other will be a community manager. These are the qualities we are looking for in a community manager. 

 

Community Manager.

1, A “Smiler”.

Some people are just infectious. You want to spend time with them. Even though a lot of it is online, a lot of it is face to face. So yup, a smiler.

2, Slow to anger.

If people say something that hurts, you can’t take it personally. You can’t react. You have to rise above it. Your emotions can’t rule you.

3, A writer that writes like they talk.

Um…. Tricky one. But an important one. You just need to able to be yourself. Your voice needs to be heard amongst the words that you write.

4, Hunger for knowledge.

To be curious about stuff is important. There is a part of you that needs to be a journalist/researcher/and at the same time think like your audience.

5, Know your tools. And how to mend them.

Twitter, Stumble Upon, Google+, Facebook, Photoshop, Indesign, WordPress, Aperture, You Tube. They are your tools to tell the word. When they go wrong, we don’t have an IT dept. We have you.

6. Cardigan Bay.

The job is down here. It’s beautiful. But it’s not for everybody. In a way, you are going to be the hub of the team. So yup, it’s down here.

7, Optimistic.

We are David in a world of Goliaths. Our job (and yours) is to tell the world about our product. We sell inspiration Free to the world. As products go, it’s a good one. A belief that we can make a difference is the motivation for the journey ahead.

8, Be geeky on the numbers.

We want to get more people to see our talks. Something’s we will try will work. And something’s will not. It will your job to understand which one is which. And understand why it is that way.

9, Have ideas.

Our world is getting busier. People are just being swamped with too much information. To stand out, to get their attention, we will have to think differently. Ideas will define our success.

10, Go where the oxygen is thin.

 We don’t understand why we can’t be remarkable at what we Do. We don’t understand why we can’t be the best. We don’t understand why we can’t make the world sit up and take notice.

To climb that mountain will take a great deal from you. It will challenge you, it will push you beyond your limit, but ultimately, it will define you. It’s a great job.

The Events Manager

1, A “Smiler”.

Some people are just infectious. You want to spend time with them. This event is all about bringing people together. A smile does that better than a frown.

2, Stamina.

You will be working to crazy deadlines. You will have to extend yourself rather than extend the deadline. You may be called upon to help run events around the world. You may have to get off a plane and just get stuck in right away. If you do a sport that may give you the stamina you will need.

3, Determined Negotiator.

We run The Do lectures along business lines. Our product (if that’s the right word) we give away to the world for Free. So each penny we spend matters.

4, Don’t get starry-eyed.

The Do Lectures is all about bringing the brightest people on the planet to our event. Some of them will be known the world over, but we need to just treat everyone in the same understated polite way.

5, Keep many plates spinning.

The job entails many things happening all at once. To be able to hold many things in your head all at once is an advantage. To remember all the details all the time is the real art of an events manager.

6. Cardigan Bay.

The job is down here. It’s beautiful. But it’s not for everybody. In a way, you are going to be the hub of the team. So yup, it’s down here.

7, Never give up.

A big part of your job is get inspirational speakers here. The PA’s job is to stop you. So you have to find ways around that. And you have to accept when speakers say no, they really mean yes. Some of the best speakers we’ve had have initially said no.

8, It’s hard work.

There will be late nights. There will be weekends.  Our competitors have a team of people to do what you are going to do. You have to love hard work. It will pay you back one day. Hard work is good like that.

 9, It’s all logistics.

You will need to be organized. You will have to be logical. You will have to be able to work it all out on an Excel spreadsheet (good luck) and you will be able to delegate to your team. Remember, you will be as good as the team you build.

 10, Go where the oxygen is thin.

We don’t understand why we can’t be remarkable at what we Do. We don’t understand why we can’t be the best. We don’t understand why we can’t make the world sit up and take notice.

 

To climb that mountain will take a great deal from you. It will challenge you, it will push you beyond your limit, but ultimately, it will define you.

 

It’s a great job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are interested in either job: please email info@thedolectures.co.uk. Please put which job you are interested in the subject of the email. That will make our life a little easier.