Job Title: Conference Producer
Location: London
Salary: £28,000 per annum + 15% OTE bonus
Job type: Full time, Permanent
The Company provides the most authoritative independent and valuable information for the rapidly growing international solar, storage and electric vehicle industries; online, in print, through market intelligence and in person. They are known as leaders within the renewable sector and if you feel strongly about the future of energy & transport and want to play an important role, look no further.
Their portfolio of live events exists to drive innovation, collaboration and partnerships in the indisputably growing renewables sector. They work with the leaders in this space to create original and market leading live experiences to connect the businesses and individuals forever changing the world they live in.
They work across an International portfolio of events in the USA, Africa, Europe and Asia, which means there is an opportunity for you to travel. They work in collaboration with their customers to help their businesses thrive and create a sustainable energy future on a global scale.
The Role:
They are currently recruiting for a Conference Producer for their London offices. The candidate will join a successful conference team to strengthen their portfolio working across and managing a small portfolio of their International Conferences.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting in-depth research on market trends, challenges and solutions via research calls and face-to-face meetings with existing and new contacts
- Developing the Conference programme; event format and size, agenda, event features, key partnerships
- Identifying, inviting and confirming high level speakers plus moderators for each event, with high calibre, ‘star’ speakers
- Researching and developing the Conference’s commercial strategy through calls, face-to-face meetings and common calls/approach with the sales team
- Researching and developing the Conference’s audience categories
- Writing and delivering event briefs for the marketing and sales teams 30-25 weeks out from an event
- Write marketing copy where required for email, social, print, and video channels
- Competitor analysis and overview; content, format, pricing…
- Establishing relationships with key individuals to create advocacy for their events
- Managing VIP invitations and networking
- Assisting with creating of web content and event marketing materials
- Attend events and manage the conference side of the forums
- Oversee post event analysis and writing a comprehensive post event reports
- Other duties as necessary to contribute to the overall success of the conferences
Key Requirements:
- 1-2 years’ experience in creating and delivering international B2B conferences
- An understanding of sponsorship formats and deliverables across events
- Confident communications and influencing skills especially on the telephone
- Office experience and sound knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales
- Positive work ethic, can-do attitude, and plenty of initiative and willingness to learn
- Excellent telephone etiquette and written communication skills
- Proven ability to work well in a team but also initiative to work on your own
- International travels and confidence in face-to-face networking
What they offer in return:
- Competitive annual salary (depending on experience)
- Achievable event bonuses
- The opportunity to work in a company that is a genuine leader within the sector and highly recognised for empowering employees
- Support, training and coaching to allow you to develop your skills and build a highly successful career
- The opportunity to work within a professional team and within a company where trust & integrity are their leading values
- Fantastic career opportunities within the wider business for stellar performers as they continue to grow world-wide
- Fresh, vibrant serviced offices based in Victoria with many member benefits including in-house coffee barista, table tennis, wellness rooms and online/in-store discounts
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Events Officer, Events Coordinator, Event Assistant, Event Administrator, Events Administrator, Exhibition, Conference Officer, Conference Executive, Conference Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Trainee Brand Manager, Marketing Executive, B2B Marketing, Marketing Administrator, Marketing Officer, Assistant Brand Manager, Social Media Executive, Marketing Analyst, B2C Marketing, Marketing Specialist, Junior Brand Manager, Digital Marketing Executive, Social Media Officer, Marketing Co-ordinator will also be considered for this role.
