Senior Production Lead, Reuters NEXT - Reuters Events

Refinitiv; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Production Lead to oversee a flagship live journalism event. This role involves end-to-end event production, including speaker recruitment and marketing strategy, aimed at delivering a market-leading product. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing large-scale events, strong communication skills, and a commercial mindset. You will work in a dynamic, hybrid environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. Join a team that is passionate about creating impactful events that shape critical discussions in society.

Benefits

Flexible Work Arrangements

Comprehensive Benefit Plans

Career Development Opportunities

Mental Health Days

Paid Volunteer Days

Work-Life Balance Programs

Qualifications

• Experience in leading major global news and media events.
• Strong project and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the success of Reuters flagship live journalism event.
• Manage production timelines and deliver against targets.
• Recruit and manage A-list speakers.

Skills

Event Production

Project Management

Speaker Recruitment

Marketing Strategy

Commercial Awareness

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Relevant Certifications

Job description

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Senior Production Lead, Reuters NEXT - Reuters Events

Apply remote type Remote Job: Hybrid locations GBR-London-5 Canada Square time type Full time posted on Posted 23 Days Ago job requisition id JREQ188712

Senior Production Lead, NEXT - Reuters Events

This hybrid role will be based in our London office in Canary Wharf.

Tenacious? Persuasive and commercially minded? Can you think creatively to identify growth opportunities while balancing commercial and editorial imperatives? If so, we want to speak with you! We’re looking for a Senior Production Lead to join 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.

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’re looking for an experienced senior conference producer to lead the growth of our flagship annual summit. 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.

About the Role

As aSenior Production Lead, Reuters NEXT,you will:

• 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.

• You will likely be asked to 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.

About You
To be ourSenior Production Lead, Reuters NEXT, you will most likely:

• Have demonstrable experience in leading major global news and media events, or events with a high level of editorial collaboration.

• 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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What’s in it 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.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: 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 ensures 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 programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, 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, with the professionals and institutions we serve, 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.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized 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.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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, color, 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.

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