Graduate Conference Researcher and Producer
2016-04-19 15:52:53
2016-05-16 00:00:00
- Central London, London Central
- £24-26k
- 16th May ’16
- Closed
Are you an ambitious graduate? Are you interested in business and technology innovation? Would you like to work for a market leading conference production company that researches, creates and informs key business leaders. These events are innovative, driven and insightful, bringing together key industry stakeholders.
You will be conducting research in order to produce compelling conference programmes which reflect key industry hot-topics in order to bring together fantastic key industry speakers and stakeholders. There is also the opportunity to travel across Europe, the US and possibly the Middle East and Asia depending on where your events take place.
This role would suit a graduate from a top university who has a strong research led degree and an entrepreneurial streak. Any work experience within a commercial environment such as Sales, Executive Search, Market Research or Marketing would be a bonus.
Key responsibilities:
- Conducting in-depth telephone, face to face and desk based research in order to identify business issues and challenges
- Sourcing and selected leading industry speakers for events
- Copywriting and developing high impact copy for brochures and marketing
- Project management in order to produce conferences on time and to budget
- Delivery of conferences
Essential Skills:
- A 2:1 equivalent degree or above from a top university
- Languages or humanities degrees with a strong written component would be highly beneficial
- Outstanding verbal communication skills
- A strong interest in a research led career
- Some work experience in a relevant commercial discipline would be a bonus e.g Sales, Executive Search, Marketing or Market Research etc.
- A strong interest in new technologies