Graduate Conference Producer - Life Sciences
2014-07-03 17:29:01
2014-07-16 00:00:00
- London, London
- £22-26k
- 16th Jul ’14
- Closed
My client is part of a FTSE 250 company and is one of the market leaders in the conference industry.
As a Conference Producer you can expect a high level of both responsibility and accountability. You will enjoy researching the market for hot topics, building relationships with key industry figures and producing an exciting, market driven conference agenda. You will report to the Conference Director and play a pivotal role in the development of new and existing events.
As an intellectually curious graduate you will be compensated with strong job satisfaction when a conference has been a success as well as excellent promotion prospects and attractive financial rewards.
Key responsibilities:
- Researching the viability of conference topics through in-depth research with senior level industry figures
- Conducting both desk-based and telephone-based research
- Producing an exciting and market driven conference agenda
- Conducting meetings to determine which subjects are of interest to the market
- Identifying strengths and weaknesses of competitor events
- Identifying and contacting potential speakers
- Writing promotional copy for brochures
- Working with the marketing department to ensure the right market is being targeted
- Working with other internal teams such as Events and Sales
- Producing post conference reports
Requirements:
- 2:1 or above in a Life Science subject including Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Chemistry or related
- Be a graduate from a top university
- Good A-Levels
- Have fantastic communication and relationship building skills
- Experience conducting telephone based research would be a bonus
- Experience in a sales related role such as sales or recruitment would also be a bonus