External Engagement Contractor

Job Title: External Engagement Contractor
Location: Chicago, IL | Purchase, NY | Plano, TX
Shift Timings: 8:00AM - 5:00PM (Mon - Fri)

Job Summary

The External Engagement Contractor will provide handson executional support for Life Sciences engagement programs within Food and Beverage R&D. This role supports conferences, digital and social engagement, webinars, newsletters, and global reporting initiatives. The ideal candidate is detailoriented, highly organized, and comfortable managing multiple deliverables in a fastpaced, collaborative environment, with an interest in nutrition or life sciences.

Key Responsibilities

Conference & Event Support

• Coordinate conference and event execution, including product sampling logistics and vendor communication
• Manage materials such as staff training decks, product onepagers, apparel, and swag orders
• Develop attendee and staff surveys; organize and analyze survey results
• Assist in preparing postevent summaries and reports

Social Media Support

• Create trackable links and schedule content across LinkedIn and Instagram
• Monitor, gather, and report social media performance metrics
• Ensure timely and accurate execution of social engagement activities

Webinar Program Support

• Draft speaker contracts and support accreditation applications
• Review and refine presentation decks for clarity and consistency
• Draft quiz questions for CEU accreditation
• Support endtoend webinar execution workflows

Website & Newsletter Support

• Draft monthly newsletters for External Engagement (EE) and Health & Nutrition Sciences (HNS) programs
• Research and organize content outlines with appropriate scientific references
• Pull and organize recipes and digital content for web use

Global Engagement Metrics

• Track and consolidate engagement metrics across programs
• Support quarterly and annual reporting cycles
• Assist in identifying trends and measuring program reach and impact

• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
• High attention to detail with strong followthrough
• Excellent written communication skills
• Comfortable with operational, executionfocused responsibilities
• Proactive, collaborative, and adaptable to changing priorities