Graduate Technical Conference Producer
2012-08-22 15:18:24
2014-11-23 00:00:00
- London, London Central
- £22-25k
- 23rd Nov ’14
- Closed
My client is a conference and business intelligence company. They provide business conferences in the engineering and IT sectors.
This role provides a brilliant opportunity to use your finely honed research, analytical and communication skills to support a fast growing conference company to deliver world class events. They are currently expanding their product portfolio and entering new international markets, meaning they require a graduate with the drive to deliver tailored events focusing on Engineering, IT and Product Development.
As a Conference Producer, you will work closely with the Conference Director and will be responsible for delivering a consistent stream of high quality case-study based content. They are a close knit team with an excellent reputation who are looking for a likeminded, ambitious and entrepreneurial graduate to join the company. They will reward initiative and hard work, and offer a relaxed working environment.
Main duties and responsibilities:
-Researching key industry trends and developing both conference and webinar agendas
-Understanding delegate needs and identifying case studies and content which addresses those issues
-Researching companies and organisations to identify potential speakers
-Calling C-Level professionals from major blue chip companies to confirm them as speakers
-Tapping into existing networks and building your own to develop close relationships with key industry thought-
leaders
-Assisting the Conference Producer in crafting compelling event agendas
-Managing competing timelines and working to ensure speakers are booked and presentation materials are available to maximise promotional impact
-Working with, and delivering briefs to, departmental teams (marketing, delegate and sponsorship sales,
management)
-Researching hot topics and exciting industry trends and identifying potential areas for new events
-Writing post event reports and analysis.
Requirements:
-2:2 or above ideally in Engineering, IT, Product Development or related degrees
-Strong interpersonal, organisational and research skills
-Excellent phone manner, articulate and persuasive with excellent communication skills, both oral and written
-Solid knowledge of basic Microsoft IT packages (Office, Excel,)
-Education, interest or experience in engineering, PLM, data management, product development or industrial design.