Strategic Events Lead: Insight‑Powered Proposals

The Economist; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension/401(k) plan

Private health insurance

Counselling and wellbeing resources

Work From Anywhere program

Generous annual and parental leave

Free Economist content access

Job summary

The Economist Enterprise is hiring a Creative Strategy Manager, Events to lead bespoke and large-scale event proposals. You will translate client objectives into innovative, commercially viable event solutions while collaborating with sales, delivery and research teams.

Join a global media group shaping insights for leading organisations. The role offers hybrid working patterns with 3+ days in the office and opportunities to work across Zeitraum initiatives in Economist Enterprise.

Qualifications

• Experience developing strategic proposals or client solutions in a B2B environment.
• Strong commercial acumen, including pricing, profitability and delivery considerations.
• Experience in live events, or the ability to quickly develop a deep understanding of event design and delivery.
• Excellent written communication and storytelling skills.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking, using insight to shape recommendations and client solutions.
• Proven ability to influence and build alignment across multidisciplinary teams without direct authority.
• Curious, with a commitment to continuous learning.
• Adaptable, collaborative and highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development of proposals for bespoke and large-scale event opportunities, translating client objectives into creative, insight-led solutions.
• Partner with sales teams to develop commercially compelling propositions that balance client ambition, editorial integrity, commercial objectives and delivery feasibility.
• Work with partnership strategists and colleagues across Economist Enterprise to develop integrated client solutions that combine events with research, content and other capabilities where appropriate.
• Gather insights from client conversations, proposal outcomes and market trends, making recommendations to strengthen event propositions and commercial approaches.
• Own and continuously improve the proposal development process, ensuring proposals are delivered efficiently and to a consistently high standard.
• Maintain proposal templates, commercial guidance, case studies and other sales materials that enable high-quality, consistent proposals.
• Act as the strategic link between sales, event delivery and partnership strategy teams throughout the proposal development process.

Skills

Strategic proposals

Commercial acumen

Live events experience

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Influence across teams

Curiosity

Organization

Job description

The Economist Enterprise is hiring a Creative Strategy Manager, Events to lead bespoke and large-scale event proposals. You will translate client objectives into innovative, commercially viable event solutions while collaborating with sales, delivery and research teams.

Join a global media group shaping insights for leading organisations. The role offers hybrid working patterns with 3+ days in the office and opportunities to work across Zeitraum initiatives in Economist Enterprise.