Conference Producer

Incisive Media; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/Remote

Pension 5% employer

Life assurance

Private Medical Insurance

25 days annual leave

Health Cash Plan

Cycle to Work

Gym discounts

Retail discounts

Recognition Scheme

Employee referrals

EAP

IMFoundation

Job summary

Incisive Media in London is seeking a proactive graduate to join our Conference Production team. You will research, produce, and deliver conference content across multiple brands, coordinating with sponsorship, editorial, marketing and logistics to ensure commercial success.

You will recruit senior-level speakers, write marketing copy, and manage projects from inception to completion while working with a supportive, award-winning team. Hybrid working and development opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent), preferably in an arts subject.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven research and analytical skills.
• Very strong attention to detail and effective time management.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to build business relationships at all levels.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team within a fast paced environment with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Keep to set production timelines and manage the events.
• Develop industry relationships.
• Telephone, face-to-face and desk-based market research; attend external events.
• Create marketing, sales and telesales briefs for the wider team.
• Copy writing and programme writing.
• Speaker research, acquisition and management.
• Attend and run the conference and on-site speaker management.

Skills

Research skills

Communication

Copywriting

Project management

Relationship building

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Incisive Media, part of the Arc network, is an entrepreneurial and creative, digital-facing organisation on the cutting edge of media. Working in the sustainability and financial services markets, we provide analyst-grade insight, business intelligence, and content to specialist networks of business professionals around the globe.

We are passionate about our people, products and customers and our values are at the heart of our business; they define us, and they are how we conduct ourselves both as a company and as individuals.

Our values are summed up as; integrity, teamwork, innovation, trust, good judgement, passion for our work, curiosity and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Visit our website www.incisivemedia.com for more information about us.

Location:London, United Kingdom
Type of Employment:Full-time

Industry:Media / Publishing

Work Pattern: Hybrid

Overview of the role

Conference Production is central to our events team and you will be researching, producing, and delivering conference content across several brands including Professional Pensions, Professional Adviser, Investment Weekand COVER.

Your role will involve extensive telephone and face-to-face research with industry contacts to develop conference topics and write cutting-edge conference programmes. The role holder will be involved in the recruitment and liaison of senior-level speakers, writing content-led marketing copy and effective project management of events from their inception to completion. The successful candidate will work closely with our sponsorship sales, editorial, marketing and logistics teams to ensure the commercial success of our conferences.

This is an ideal role for an ambitious graduate looking to progress in their career within an established and well-known company. You will be supported by an award-winning team in all aspects of your role.

Key Responsibilities

• Keeping to set production timelines and project managing the events
• Developing industry relationships
• Telephone and face-to-face market research, but also desk-based research and attendance of external events

• Creating and writing marketing, sales and telesales briefs which explain your events to the wider team

• Copy writing and programme writing
• Proof reading
• Speaker research, acquisition, and management
• Managing the event's online content such as speaker biographies, photos, and program updates

• Attending and running the conference and on-site speaker management

Competencies

• Teamwork: able to work effectively with others in a group and participate in new ideas generation
• Communication skills: the ability to sell your ideas and concepts to potential speakers
• Results oriented: you are a person who likes to complete a project well and on time
• Creative: you like to develop your thoughts independently and can come up with creative ways of approaching events

What we value

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent), preferably in an arts subject
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven research and analytical skills
• Very strong attention to detail and effective time management
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to build business relationships at all levels
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team within a fast paced environment with tight deadlines

What you can expect from us

As well as working with the most interesting, talented and fun people, we operate a culture where success is recognised. You will be supported throughout your career, tailoring your development through management support,internal & external training courses and on the job training.

Our benefits include:

• Excellent training and development programmes
• Hybrid/remote working
• Pension scheme with 5% employer contributions
• Life assurance scheme
• Voluntary Private Medical Insurance
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• Health Cash Plan for those everyday healthcare costs
• Savings on items from Currys via our SmartTech Scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted Gym rates
• Retail discounts saving you money on essential & everyday purchases
• Employee Recognition Scheme to recognise your colleagues with rewards
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for extra support if things get tough
• IMFoundation - making a difference by supporting our 4 charities
  

Plus a number of flexible salary sacrifice benefits.

All souls are welcome at Incisive Media

As an equal opportunity employer we hire, develop and retain the best people regardless of their social background, age, sex, ethnicity, religion/belief or disability, and to make use of their talents. We are proud members of Inclusive Employers and the Living Wage Foundation.

At Incisive Media we value everyone as an individual. We recognise that everyone is different and have created a work environment where we treat everyone fairly and in a consistent way and promote a culture of respect and dignity, to create a company that’s the right fit for every person inside of it. To ensure our values are fully embedded in our culture we are proud to support our working groups – All Souls Network, the Incisive Media Foundation, the Working Parents Group and our Sustainability and Social Committees.

We are excited by the incredible potential of AI and the innovative ways it can enhance the way we work. However, in our hiring process, we aim to get to know you. To stand out to our hiring managers, we encourage you to let your personality shine through, rather than relying on an AI-generated application.

You are welcome to use AI as a writing assistant to help structure and articulate your thoughts. Please do not use it to generate fictional skills or experiences. Using AI responsibly can support your application, but your application must ultimately represent you.