Conference Producer - Maritime

Job Title - Senior Conference Producer

Salary - up to £40k plus 15% bonus

Location - central London x2 days per week in the office

We are currently recruiting for Senior Conference Producer to join a news and events business within the maritime industry. Massive technological changes mean now is a great time to enter the industry, with the biggest ports, terminal operators, carriers and logistics firms investing heavily to connect cities, countries and regions through the power of trade. We are looking for an enthusiastic, determined and ambitious individual capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines, demonstrating attention for detail and delivering results.

Main duties and 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, conference 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 commercial strategy through calls, face-to-face meetings and common calls/approach with the sales representative; identifying opportunities and risks, size of the market, key players, spex engagement opportunities and inventory
• Researching and developing the delegate strategy; analysing the audience categories and pricing strategy for each category
• Writing an delivering event briefs for the marketing and sales teams
• Write marketing copy where required for email, social, print, and video channels
• Generating the briefs for webinars, sourcing and confirming expert speakers, moderating the webinars and writing the webinar reports
• Competitor analysis and overview; content, format, pricing
• Establishing relationships with key individuals to create advocacy for our events
• Managing VIP invitations and networking
• Finding and vetting contributors for website blogs and newsletters
• Assisting with creating of web content and event marketing materials
• Oversee post event analysis and writing a comprehensive post event reports
• Other duties as necessary to contribute to the overall success of the conferences
• Be ready to travel when required

The successful applicant will have:

• 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 travel and confidence in face-to-face networking

What we offer:

• Competitive annual salary (depending on experience)
• Performance related bonus
• Inspiring and motivational environment with a great team spirit
• The opportunity to work in a company that is a genuine leader within the sector and highly recognised for empowering employees
• We will provide support, training, coaching to allow you to develop your skills and build a successful career
• The opportunity to work within a high quality team and within a company where trust & integrity are our leading values
• There are fantastic career opportunities within the wider business for stellar performers as we continue to grow
• 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