Senior Conference Producer / Project Manager

LIPTON MEDIA ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £40,000 per annum

Overview

Senior Conference Producer / Project Manager Location: London Salary: £40k to £45k Profit Share We are looking for a highly talented senior conference producer with the desire to move into a varied senior role which will incorporate conference production, project management and team leadership responsibilities. The plan for this role is to move this person into a deputy managerial/leadership role within 12 months but still maintain top level conference production responsibilities. Our client is a market leading events business specialising in cutting-edge b2b events in Africa and Latin America. The business culture is very relaxed, there is no suited and booted dress code and stringent KPI’s. The working environment is highly autonomous and meritocratic with all management grown organically through the business. The Senior Conference Producer/Project Manager will be responsible for managing and delivering high level conferences in Latin America and Africa. The role involves working alongside the production, marketing and sales teams to ensure the events achieve their goals and targets and meets the needs of the audience and sponsors. The role requires strong production and project management skills. Senior Conference Producer Requirements; Ideally a minimum of 4 years in b2b conference production An interest in energy ideally French or Spanish lanaguage skills would be a great bonus Excellent research skills in order to identify new conference opportunities in the market Ability to make strong commercial decisions based on research Confident in leading marketing strategy for your conferences Build relationships with essential marketing partners Plan and execute excellent marketing strategy to successfully market the conference Problem solving skills / conflict resolution to solve external conference related challenges Time management skills to support production vs. marketing vs. research / idea validation Strategic thinking in order to map out future opportunities for new markets Management experience is not essential but the opportunity to gain managerial skills is possible. Lipton Media is a dynamic, proactive and progressive media recruitment agency solely dedicated to the media industry. We are leaders across media sales and creative opportunities. We cover: media sales, digital media sales, print sales, exhibition sales, event sales, conference sales, outdoor sales, radio sales, marketing, conference production and editorial jobs. Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge.