Conference Producer

Informa Markets, a division within Informa, creates global platforms for industries. We organise over 500 large-scale branded and transaction-oriented events in 14 specialist markets. These are typically not-to-be-missed annual events where buyers and sellers build relationships, see and show products and do business.

We also provide year-round online platforms where companies showcase their businesses and products and buyers conduct research, generating valuable leads, and we provide data and digital content that supports the flow of knowledge and transactions in markets.

The Role

An exciting position has arisen for a Conference Producer to join the Informa Markets - Energy team to help produce and deliver a series of events covering the latest trends in the Energy and Utilities industry featuring the top global industry thought leaders.

We offer flexible working, and remote work will be considered for this role.

The Conference Producer will be part of an international team that puts on multiple large-scale events annually, from 3000 person conferences to tradeshows for 30,000 attendees. Exciting travel opportunities include trips to different countries where the Producer will be meeting and working with lively and engaged professionals in a resilient and exciting industry.

The Conference Producer will research, write and deliver high quality and innovative conference agendas, identifying and recruiting appropriate speakers at the same time as ensuring the marketability and commercial viability of each conference they are responsible for. Applicants must have strong project management skills and at least 12 months experience in a B2B commercial environment. The role will help support growth and revenue goals and work directly with senior level leadership.

We are looking for a Conference Producer with strong commercial acumen who can help to take the portfolio to the next level and has excellent team working, communication and interpersonal skills. This role requires someone with an enthusiasm to succeed, brilliant research and analytical skills and an interest and ability to travel internationally to attend events.

Responsibilities:

• Research and produce high quality and innovative agendas for 3 - 4 conferences using in depth phone based and desktop research of key subject areas
• Research important industry topics and keep up to date with industry trends to ensure streams of content are relevant to our audience
• Source, select and secure the participation of high level, industry leading speakers through research, networking, and existing contacts to achieve your target requirements
• Full project ownership of each event from a content perspective and to ensure that events run to deadline and to schedule close working with the cross functional team
• Produce all content related copy for your events including sales-driven brochures, websites, direct mail and emails
• Contribute to social media activity for the events through regular participation on LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media channels to nurture a community as well as promote the events
• Responsible for the onsite delivery of the events through meticulous on-site execution of the conferences to exceptional customer standards
• Provide input for the sales and marketing strategy for the events by identifying and suggesting possible sponsors, supporters and media partners
• Contribute towards portfolio development by generating topics to deliver a forward schedule of commercially viable programmes and to conduct due diligence and assist in the development of new ideas for expanding the portfolio
• Make and maintain relationships with industry stakeholders and the client base to develop and build communities around the events in the portfolio
• Work with other departments to ensure all processes are as efficient and effective as possible, suggesting new processes where necessary

• Educated to degree level
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver on time
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - written and verbal
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• A high level of commercial awareness and is target and deadline driven
• Strong networking skills
• Ability to quickly understand a market and draw up list of appropriate topics and speakers
• Arabic speaking candidates are preferred due to the nature of the project

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