Conference Producer

GlobalData Plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalData Plc, via Arena International Events Group in London, is seeking a Conference Producer to drive research-based agendas for the Financial Services events portfolio. You will recruit senior speakers and craft commercially compelling agendas while coordinating with sales to achieve targets.

You will lead in-person events, manage sponsors and delegates, and deliver post-event content for websites, social channels and emails.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year working in B2B conferences and commercial production.
• Track record of contributing to growth of events by working with sponsorship and delegate sales teams.
• Experience working in international markets.
• Understanding of technological advances impacting global industries.

Responsibilities

• Write compelling agendas and copy to promote event benefits.
• Recruit senior speakers via email, social channels, and in-person meetings.
• Innovate formats and recruit inspirational speakers to deliver value.
• Support the sales team to meet financial targets and write agendas for client prospecting.
• Prepare sponsorship briefs and collaborate on media packs with the team.
• Run international conferences onsite, handling sponsors, speakers and delegates.
• Provide post-conference content, reports and summaries for online channels.

Skills

Research skills

Copywriting

Speaker recruitment

Commercial mindset

Relationship building

International experience

Job description

Who we are…

GlobalData operates an intelligence platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change.

By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI into a single, connected platform, we help organizations see what’s coming, move faster, and lead with confidence.

Our solutions are used by over 5,000 organizations across the world’s largest industries, delivering tailored intelligence that supports strategic planning, innovation, risk management, and sustainable growth.

Why join GlobalData?

GlobalData is at a pivotal point in its growth journey and we need curious, ambitious, courageous people to support us in achieving our vision to deliver intelligence that transforms uncertainty into opportunity for the world’s most successful organizations.

Our big ambitions mean that life at GlobalData is fast paced, entrepreneurial and rewarding. Working together in an intellectually challenging environment, where learning is super-charged to keep us on our toes, the highly stimulating, fast-paced, global environment we operate in, and our bold ambitions result in unique learning opportunities for our people.

The role…

Arena International Events Group, part of GlobalData, runs over 60 international B2B conferences every year, with a dynamic calendar of events that is always evolving. Our portfolio spans three main industry sectors; Financial Services, Consumer and Technology taking place in three primary regions – Europe, USA and Asia.

This is an opportunity for a Conference Producer to become a critical part of our ambitious team. Based in a fantastic central London location, you will provide research-based insights to the team, entrench yourself in your industry and produce compelling, commercial agendas centred on cutting edge trends in the Financial Services division of our events business.

What you’ll be doing…

• Use primary market research, as well as insights from GlobalData’s proprietary data, to inform cutting edge agendas, demonstrating good writing skills. Write compelling copy to promote the benefits of the agenda.
• Recruit quality, senior speakers via multiple channels, including email, social, video conference calls and in person meetings within best practice timeframes and meeting KPIs.
• Innovate: generate new topic ideas and demonstrate entrepreneurial skills in order to bring those ideas to life. Recruit out of the ordinary, inspirational speakers. Reconceptualise formats to ensure quality, interactive, commercial products that provide unrivalled value to our delegates and sponsors.
• Support the sales team to hit and exceed financial objectives. Demonstrate a commercial mindset when writing agendas, during client prospecting, onboarding and management.
• Prepare full sponsorship sales and marketing briefs, demonstrate excellent communication skills when delivering them, as well as collaborating with the wider team on client facing agendas and media packs.
• Run international conferences professionally on onsite, dealing with sponsors, speakers and delegates alike.
• Provide pre- and post-conference content, reports and summaries, for the event websites, social channels and emails.

What we’re looking for…

Successful candidates will have a track record of developing key relationships with end-user and supplier companies. You will report to the Portfolio Director and be responsible for the planning and delivery of events within the global Financial Services events portfolio.

• A minimum of one year working in B2B conferences and commercial production.
• Track record of contributing to the growth of events/ events series by working closely with sponsorship and delegate sales teams and contributing to their hitting and exceeding of targets.
• Experience working in international markets.
• An understanding of technological advances impacting global industries, and how business transformation is enabled by cutting edge tech.

In addition to a rewarding career, we support our GlobalData colleagues with a range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more. To find out more about the roles and benefits on offer in your region, visit careers.globaldata.com

GlobalData believes strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.