Senior Conference Producer

Senior Conference Producer Location: Oxford, hybrid 3x days per week in the office Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum + commission Media Search are currently on the lookout for a Senior Conference Producer, for our client, an organisation dedicated to advancing innovation and collaboration within the life sciences sector, who is committed to empowering professionals to expedite research and achieve meaningful outcomes. As a Senior Conference Producer, you will be responsible for your own portfolio of events. Your work involves in-depth research of industry trends in order to recruit industry experts as speakers and develop a programme that covers the key areas of interest for your target audience. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Conference Producer eager to take the next step in their career and build their commercial acumen. Role Responsibilities:

• comprehensive market research into the relevant industry and topics to develop commercially viable conferences, ensuring that all new events & topics are highly sponsorable and of interest to a distinct delegate pool
• advisory board meetings across the year to develop your portfolio of products
• the business dashboard creation for your events, including identifying sponsor landscape to ensure events hit revenue targets
• compelling conference agendas and recruit high-level speakers through lead sourcing the required level and mix of presenters to produce an industry leading conference, with emphasis on interactive programme elements as well as case study presentations
• and deliver delegate/sponsorship sales and marketing briefs for the event, ensuring they identify the key USPs, event purpose, commercial and marketing opportunities
• the editorial content production for your portfolio, through production of innovative content pieces in the runup to the event, including webinars, surveys, podcasts and video Q&As.
• and proof-read various event documents, including marketing emails, agendas and web copy, to highlight benefits and stand out features of the event
• all conferences produced and alongside other team members perform all event management tasks required to ensure the smooth running of the event
• to mentor a small team of junior producers

• 2 years of experience in a conference production role
• degree or equivalent qualification
• deadline driven approach and international travel is required
• research and writing skills
• ability to work independently and with others in the campaign team
• organisational skills, who can handle multiple projects within strict timelines

• working – Flexible working and 2 days remote working a week (after induction/on-boarding)
• – Increment of holiday from 22 days up to 26 days per annum plus bank holidays
• membership – Monthly membership to Brookes Sports Facilities
• Schemes - Save on the purchase of a new bike or electric car, Public Transport Loan Scheme
• – 10 days full pay sick leave (additional 5 discretionary), reimbursement of eye tests, free flu jabs
• company maternity & paternity pay (eligibility based on length of service)
• Programme – Time to Talk sessions, wellness projects and other initiatives