Senior Conference Producer

Informa PLC; Bu; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global events company in Scotland is seeking a Senior Conference Producer to lead the creation of impactful events in the renewable energy sector. This role merges market research and strategic planning to design engaging agendas and secure high-profile speakers. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience and strong organizational skills. A flexible work environment is provided, alongside professional development and generous benefits including annual leave and personal benefits.

Benefits

Community events

Volunteer days

Career development opportunities

25 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Qualifications

• 3+ years in live content development and production.
• Experience in manufacturing, electronics, energy storage, or automotive is a plus.
• Ability to write marketable session descriptions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth industry research to uncover actionable insights.
• Develop commercially attractive conference programs with pricing strategies.
• Host and manage conference rooms onsite, ensuring smooth coordination.

Skills

Scheduling

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Copywriting

Multi-tasking

Tools

Salesforce

Aventri

WordPress

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about creating impactful events that drive innovation and growth in the renewable energy industry? We\'re looking for a Senior Conference Producer to join our team—a dynamic role that blends market research, strategic planning, and operational excellence to deliver exceptional conferences. This is your opportunity to shape the future of renewable energy by crafting compelling agendas, engaging industry-leading speakers, and driving event profitability. As a Senior Conference Producer, you\'ll be at the forefront of content creation, speaker engagement, and event strategy. You\'ll leverage your expertise in market research and customer insights to identify emerging trends, develop commercially attractive programs, and deliver revenue-driven events. Collaborating closely with marketing, sales, and operations teams, you\'ll ensure seamless execution while maintaining a sharp focus on deadlines and financial targets. This role also offers the chance to mentor junior staff, foster thought leadership through content creation, and enhance our market position in the renewable energy sector. If you\'re a strategic thinker with exceptional organizational skills and a passion for delivering impactful events, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth industry mapping and structured research campaigns to uncover actionable insights.
• Lead primary research calls and interviews to understand customer drivers for attendees and sponsors.
• Analyze market trends and customer needs to shape event strategies.
• Collaborate with sponsorship, delegate sales, and marketing teams to ensure alignment.
• Create engaging content marketing materials, including webinars, articles, and infographics.
• Drive the success of both launch and repeat events through strategic planning.
• Identify and define engaging, sponsorable conference topics.
• Transform research findings into well-structured, impactful event agendas.
• Select innovative formats (e.g., presentations, panels, roundtables) and develop profitable add-ons.
• Identify and secure high-profile speakers through effective outreach and follow-ups.
• Manage speaker objections and confirmations, ensuring smooth coordination pre-event and onsite.
• Build strong relationships with speakers to enhance event quality.
• Craft compelling marketing and website copy to drive interest and attendance.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to create sponsorship and delegate sales briefs that resonate with target audiences.
• Develop commercially attractive conference programs with optimal ticket pricing strategies.
• Work with sales and marketing teams to maximize revenue opportunities.
• Demonstrate measurable contributions to the growth of the event portfolio.
• Implement effective time management techniques and identify opportunities for task automation.
• Prioritize tasks to meet event planning milestones and deadlines.
• Partner with marketing teams to conduct data gap analyses and develop actionable insights.
• Align sponsorship, delegate sales, and marketing strategies for cohesive event execution.
• Host and manage conference rooms onsite, ensuring smooth coordination with speakers and team members.
• Collaborate with event managers to guarantee successful event delivery.
• Utilize tools like Salesforce, Aventri, WordPress, and MapYourShow to streamline event planning and reporting.

What We\'re Looking For

• Experience: 3+ years in a similar role involving live content development and production.
• Industry Knowledge: Prior experience or knowledge in manufacturing, electronics, energy storage, or automotive is a plus.
• Skills:
  • Exceptional scheduling, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to write marketable session descriptions and agendas (copywriting).
  • Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work in a deadline-oriented environment.
  • Masterful multi-tasking abilities.
• Research Expertise: Comfort with cold-calling potential speakers and alumni delegates/attendees for research.

About Informa Markets

Informa Markets, a division within Informa, creates global platforms for industries to trade, innovate and grow. We organise over 450 large-scale branded and transaction-led events in over a dozen specialist markets. These are typically not-to-be-missed live and on-demand B2B events where industries convene and people gather to do business. We also provide data and digital content, as well as year-round online platforms where companies showcase their businesses and products and buyers conduct research, generating valuable leads. We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That\'s why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you\'re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces - like at an Informa event - you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely. We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone.

Benefits

Here\'s some of what you can expect when you join us:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it\'s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world