Conference Portfolio Manager - Flagship Portfolio

Media Search Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Media Search Inc. is seeking a Conference Portfolio Manager to lead flagship conferences in the Defence & Security sector from London. The role is hybrid, based near London Bridge, and involves shaping high-impact agendas and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional events.

You will drive content, speakers and partnerships, ensuring profitability and top-tier attendee experience in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Min 5 years of Conference Production within larger events.
• Ability to manage multiple conference responsibilities.
• Strong time management and fast information assimilation.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Commercial outlook on the industry.
• Liaise with departments to ensure smooth event delivery.

Responsibilities

• Research, write & produce large sale conferences.
• Produce each event to the highest quality and curate content.
• Collect speaker data and maintain database daily.
• Meet production targets and maximize profitability.
• Collaborate with Marketing on materials and outreach.
• Add value to conference programme where possible.

Skills

Conference production

Project management

Time management

Communication

Commercial outlook

Teamwork

Job description

Conference Portfolio Manager - Flagship Portfolio

Up to £60,000 + Bonus circa £25,000+

London (Hybrid) x3 London Bridge area

My client is a highly professional, world leading business that specialises in the production of B2B Conferences to core business sectors across Defence & Security, Due To expansion a role has arisen for an innovative lead producer to work on their record-breaking Defence & Security portfolio, taking the event to the next level whilst using strategic & commercial nous, a great opportunity for an experienced producer with an interest in the sector.

Key Tasks

• Research, write & produce large sale business conferences.
• Produce each event to the highest quality possible, curating content for the relevant event
• Ensure data is requested and received from all invited and confirmed speakers and workshop leaders and added to the internal database daily.
• Ensure deadlines are met and production targets achieved and exceeded.
• Maximise event profitability (keeping speakers' expenses to a minimum)
• Work with Marketing to check all marketing material relevant to your conferences, advising them on how best to attract potential delegates, making suggestions of associations, societies, and journals suitable for external marketing activity. Provide a mid-production marketing brief to add any developments or refinements to the initial research brief.

Add additional value to the conference programme wherever possible.

Essential Skills, Traits and Qualifications

• Can build strong 2-day agendas reflective of industry-specific requirements and needs.

• Act at the Project Manager for each event, liaising continually with other relevant departments to ensure the smooth running of events, both in preparation on site

• The ability to manage time effectively, often balancing multiple conference responsibilities at one time.

• The ability to assimilate information quickly and effectively.

• A tenacious and enthusiastic approach

• Good time management capabilities and a can-do approach

• A commercial outlook on industry

• Excellent one to one communication and team skills

• Min 5 years of Conference Production within larger events