Senior Conference Producer
Location – Hybrid Opportunity (3 days home / 2 days offices / London )
Ideal Sector Background – Pharma / Biotech or Life Sciences
£55-70K DOE
Our esteemed client, based in London, actively seeks a dynamic and commercially astute
Senior Conference Producer to join their highly successful Large-Scale Events team. This
pivotal role presents a distinctive chance for motivated high achievers to advance their events
career, collaborating closely with an industry-leading Portfolio Lead in honing their skills as
a conference producer for Large-Scale Events (LSE). Initially, you'll assume the role of the
second producer on the client's flagship events, working with considerable autonomy to craft
new program streams within these significant occasions.
As a vital contributor to the Portfolio Lead's ambitious event growth strategy, your primary
responsibility will be to leverage your innovative content creation to propel the expansion of
the customer community and enhance revenue streams. In the short term, you'll have the
unique opportunity to test your skills as a conference producer on LSE events, taking charge
of the production process, adeptly managing projects and directly influencing profitability.
This role promises excitement and growth for the right individual, offering substantial scope to
become integral to their ambitious and rapidly expanding team. Join us as we embark
on this exciting journey in conference production.
The Role :
- Conduct thorough phone and web-based research to pinpoint market pressure points and investment priorities, shaping the commercial narrative for each event you oversee.
- Engage in recruiting senior executives to contribute to keynote briefings, participate in panels, and join interactive roundtables virtually and, when restrictions allow, face-to-face.
- Develop compelling narratives for all your events, taking ownership of driving that message internally and externally.
- Efficiently deliver cross-functional briefings and adeptly project manage events throughout their lifecycle.
- Exercise precise management and control over individual event budgets.
- Personally deliver in-person conferences on-site, requiring domestic and international travel to represent the client and ensure an exceptional customer experience.
Ideal Conference Producer Profile:
- Aspiring business leaders who thrive in the diverse skill set environment the Client offers.
- Effective communicators capable of distilling complex subject matter and confidently leading project teams while motivating peers.
- Team players are driven by a collaborative culture and adept at building positive cross-functional relationships.
- Commercial thinkers with an understanding of the real-world business impact of macro and micro factors, sensitive to market trends, and skilled in identifying event ideas that yield returns on investment.
- Tenacious researchers unafraid of engaging with senior professionals to comprehend business intricacies, challenges, and potential solutions.
- Accomplished writers capable of producing engaging external-facing content that captures audience attention.
- Self-starters who embrace working autonomously and efficiently managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Fast-paced workers able to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
- Degree holders with a minimum of 18 months of conference production experience.