Junior Conference Producer

CLARION EVENTS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading events company in Singapore is seeking a Junior Conference Producer to deliver high-quality conference content across various formats. The role involves research, speaker management, and contributions to marketing efforts. Candidates should have at least 1 year of experience in events, a degree in journalism or communications, and excellent communication skills. This position offers opportunities for career development and displays a dynamic work culture.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Market-leading product

Dynamic culture

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in live and digital events.
• Strong written and verbal fluency.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn new skills.
• Engaging and professional demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Deliver aspects of conference content across a programme’s lifecycle.
• Conduct in-depth research with potential attendees, speakers, and sponsors.
• Manage relationships with market stakeholders.
• Support the creation and management of advisory committees.

Skills

Written and verbal communication skills

Information gathering abilities

Ability to write commercially attractive copy

Team collaboration

Multi-tasking

Education

Degree in journalism or communications

Job description

The role

The junior conference producer will work on the region’s leading portfolio of power events with responsibility to deliver aspects of conference content across a programme’s lifecycle, as well as a range of smaller-scale and digital content. They will be responsible for creating and maintaining relationships within the industry and play a key role in the identification, securing and management of senior industry speakers across the portfolio. Specifically, responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the continued development of the brand’s portfolio through the production and contribution of content across multiple formats including conference agendas, marketing copy and interviews
• Conducting in-depth telephone, face to face and desktop research with potential attendees, speakers and sponsors in the target market to develop commercially viable agendas and ongoing digital content opportunities
• Continual assessment of regional and global market dynamics to identify opportunities for the development of conference and digital content offerings
• Development and management of new and existing relationships with relevant market stakeholders from national utilities, IPPs, technology/service providers, and government agencies
• Researching and providing strategic and technical market information to marketing and sales functions in terms of sector and geographic markets including value propositions, competitive events analysis and market mapping information
• Supporting the creation and management of advisory committees Speaker identification and acquisition of both technical and strategic (including c-suite) industry influencers and business leaders Overseeing technical conference call for papers campaigns and managing the submissions, review and evaluation processes
• Ongoing client and speaker management to ensure successful onsite delivery

The candidate – what you’ll need

• A commercially-minded and intuitive Conference Producer with at least 1 years’ experience, in live and digital events
• Or a journalism or communications graduate/professional, with strong written and verbal fluency with the enthusiasm and a willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to write commercially attractive and industry accurate copy for news site, conference agendas, team briefings and marketing sales collateral
• Excellent information gathering abilities
• Engaging, professional, and diplomatic demeanour
• Comfortable conducting regular phone calls and face-to-face meetings with industry figures at all levels
• The ability to thrive under pressure
• Self-disciplined and able to work both independently and as part of a team adhering to time-sensitive deadlines
• Proficient at multi-tasking, working on more than one project at a time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Fluent in English, other regional language skills are an advantage
• Passionate, dedicated, and knowledgeable about developing smart, profitable, and industry-leading content
• Resilient, with a strong desire to succeed

What we offer

• Career development opportunities
• A market-leading product that you can really believe in, in a fast-changing, relevant and interesting sector
• The opportunity to exceed targets and demonstrate your true capabilities
• An open and dynamic culture