Speaker Bookings Manager (Part-Time / Contract)

About the Role Amy Dickens is a keynote speaker who helps audiences use joy as a catalyst for courage, creativity, leadership, and human connection. She's the author of 101 Ways to Spread Joy and founder of Joyfully You. We're looking for a proactive, organized bookings manager to take speaker outreach and event pitching fully off Amy's plate — finding, pitching, and helping close new speaking engagements. This is NOT an admin/scheduling-only role — we need someone comfortable doing outbound outreach, following up persistently, and representing Amy's brand and energy accurately to event planners. Ideal Events to Target * Women's empowerment & leadership summits/conferences * College & university campus programming (student life, leadership studies, orientation/welcome week) * Wellness, personal development & culture conferences * Corporate women's ERGs (employee resource groups) and internal leadership events * HR & workplace culture conferences (joy-as-leadership-skill angle) Responsibilities * Research and build a target list of events/conferences matching the criteria above * Cold pitch Amy to event planners, campus program directors, and conference organizers (email + LinkedIn outreach) * Track and follow up on all outreach in a shared spreadsheet or CRM * Monitor speaker marketplaces (SpeakerHub, eSpeakers, MyBookingAgent) and open "call for speakers" postings * Coordinate initial calls between Amy and interested planners * Keep Amy's one-sheet, demo reel links, and speaker profile listings up to date * Handle basic contract/logistics coordination once a booking is confirmed (in partnership with Amy) * Provide a brief weekly or biweekly status update Ideal Candidate * Experience with sales, outreach, business development, or talent/artist booking (speaker bureau experience a major plus) * Excellent written communication — able to write warm, compelling pitch emails * Self-directed; comfortable working independently with light oversight * Organized and consistent with follow-up (this is 80% of the job) * Bonus: existing relationships with event planners, conference organizers, or speaker bureaus amydickens.org