Senior Production Lead, Reuters Events

Refinitiv; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media company is seeking a Senior Production Lead to oversee major events in the Middle East. The ideal candidate will lead end-to-end production, recruit speakers, and manage project timelines effectively. With a proven track record in event production, and strong communication skills, you will mentor other producers and ensure the commercial success of high-profile journalism events. The role is hybrid, based in London, offering a supportive work environment and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Mental Health Days

Tuition reimbursement

Employee incentive programmes

Resources for wellbeing

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in leading major global news and media events.
• Experience leading high-profile leadership events in the Middle East/GCC.
• Strong communication skills and able to engage with senior executives.
• Ability to manage entire projects at scale.
• Commercially driven and understanding of business trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead the success of Reuters flagship live journalism event.
• Manage production timelines and deliver revenue and attendance targets.
• Recruit and manage relationships with A-list speakers.
• Mentor other conference producers.
• Drive event execution with a cross-functional team.

Skills

Event production

Project management

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Job description

Job Summary

Senior Production Lead, Middle East – Reuters Events, a fast‑growing team within Reuters, based in London. If you want real responsibility, have experience producing editorial events, and are passionate about building communities, this role might be for you.

Hybrid Work Model

We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office‑based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected. This hybrid role will be based in our London office in Canary Wharf.

About Reuters NEXT

Reuters NEXT is Reuters’ marquee live journalism franchise that convenes global policymakers, business leaders and forward thinkers to tackle the greatest challenges facing society, business and the world at large. We are looking for an experienced senior conference producer to lead the growth of our flagship annual summit in the Middle East. You’ll be responsible for end‑to‑end event production, including speaker recruitment, agenda management, marketing strategy and commercial delivery. We are looking for highly motivated and experienced individuals who want to have a positive impact on the world and the critical issues shaping our future.

Responsibilities

• Lead the success of Reuters flagship live journalism event to deliver a market‑leading product.
• Manage production timelines and deliver against revenue, attendance and marketing targets for the entire project.
• Lead the recruitment and relationship management of A‑list speakers, in collaboration with editorial colleagues.
• Mentor other conference producers, including deadline management, monitoring event performance, planning (strategic, financial and operational) and providing guidance and coaching.
• Be the central driver for event execution, working with a cross‑functional team to build the full event product, including agenda, speaker faculty, audience and other elements.

Qualifications

• Have demonstrable experience in leading major global news and media events, or events with a high level of editorial collaboration.
• Have experience leading high‑profile leadership events in the Middle East/GCC region.
• Have a track record of commercial success, excellent project and time management skills, and the ability to work in changing circumstances.
• Have strong communication skills and be comfortable engaging with senior‑level executives to manage speaker and sponsor relationships.
• Have managed entire projects at scale and/or grown commercial events/products from scratch.
• Be commercially driven first and foremost – you should understand the commercial drivers behind our customers’ decisions, as our job is to help them make smarter ones!
• Be someone with the ability to identify new and interesting business trends coupled with the drive to develop great events that senior business people can’t afford to miss.
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About You

Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work‑life balance.

Career Development and Growth

By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real‑world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills‑first approach ensure you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.

Industry Competitive Benefits

• We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programmes, and resources for mental, physical and financial wellbeing.

Culture

Globally recognised, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

Social Impact

Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro‑bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Making a Real‑World Impact

We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world. Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organisations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government and media. Our products combine highly specialised software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world‑leading provider of trusted journalism and news. As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, colour, sex / gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace. We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation. Learn more on how to protect yourself from fraudulent job postings. More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on