Associate Consultant, Analyst Relations

About The Role At Spotlight, we help B2B technology and services companies orchestrate influence — shaping how the analysts, influencers, customers, and communities that matter most perceive and talk about their business. It's nuanced, high-stakes work that requires someone who can hold the strategic thread across multiple workstreams while staying credible with senior client stakeholders. About The Role At Spotlight, we help B2B technology and services companies orchestrate influence — shaping how the analysts, influencers, customers, and communities that matter most perceive and talk about their business. It's nuanced, high-stakes work that requires someone who can hold the strategic thread across multiple workstreams while staying credible with senior client stakeholders. This is an entry-level consulting position within the Analyst Relations practice. You'll support a team of Consultants and Directors — owning the operational backbone of programs while building toward a seat at the strategy table. You report to a Consultant, with direct exposure to client stakeholders from day one. No prior AR experience required; we'll train you. Those effective in this role… Support Programs Tracking deliverables, managing deadlines, and ensuring no analyst interaction, event, or follow-up falls through the cracks. Coordinate multi-stakeholder meetings with precision, keeping agendas tight and notes accurate so decisions land and action items get followed through. Build and maintain the living knowledge base for each client — curating shareable assets like slide decks, case studies, and analyst mapping documents so the team can move fast when it matters. Juggling multiple clients & projects with competing deadlines by building systems that work for you. Practice Delivery Excellence Serve as a reliable point of contact for clients, earning their trust by being responsive, organized, and consistently well-prepared. Respond to urgent opportunities with composure and speed, making quick judgment calls about what needs attention now versus what can wait. Collaborate actively with Consultants and Directors to translate program strategy into on-the-ground execution. Bring a sharp editorial eye to client-facing materials — reviewing documents for accuracy, clarity, and tone before they go out the door. Bring genuine AI fluency to the quality and efficiency of your own work and your team’s. Lead with Curiosity Contribute to the practice’s body of knowledge: playbooks, knowledge articles, trainings and best practices. Participate in practice enablement sessions and peer reviews. Desired Skills & Experience Project Management Instincts: You naturally think in timelines, dependencies, and deliverables. Juggling multiple clients with competing deadlines doesn't overwhelm you — it organizes you. You build systems that hold up under pressure. Communication That Builds Trust: Whether you're writing a meeting recap or preparing a client-facing summary, your words are clear, polished, and professionally confident. You know how to adapt your tone for different audiences, and you sweat the details. Organizational Rigor: From asset libraries to meeting cadences, you keep things structured so your team and clients always know where things stand. You proactively flag issues before they become problems. Collaborative Spirit: You default to partnership. You're as comfortable supporting a senior colleague's strategy as you are taking ownership of your own piece of the work — and you make the teams around you sharper. You approach every engagement with curiosity and a genuine desire to get things right — and you bring a positive, people-first energy that fits who we are at Spotlight. You could come from corporate communications, marketing, public relations, business operations, or project coordination. Details Start date: January 2027 Work style: In-office, Kansas City, MO Compensation: Starting annual salary is $50,000 with room to grow We are a fun, smart, growing firm based in Kansas City's Crossroads neighborhood — and a consistent recipient of the KC Business Journal's Best Places to Work award. Learn more at spotlight-io.com Spotlight is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Spotlight is a B2B consultancy that helps enterprise technology companies shape how the people who matter most to their business — analysts, customers, and key communities — perceive and talk about them. We call this influence orchestration. Our work spans analyst relations, customer engagement, influencer relations, and AI influence, partnering with ambitious software and digital companies to build the kind of market credibility that drives real growth. #J-18808-Ljbffr Spotlight