Conference Producer

**Company Description**
We’re part of Informa, a global business with a network of trusted brands in specialist markets across more than 30 countries, and a member of the FTSE 100.

Our purpose is to connect our customers to information and people that help them know more, do more and be more. No other company in the world helps more people share professional knowledge or make business connections.

We run around 800 events each year, create digital platforms based on engaging news and information content, and operate professional development programmes for individuals and businesses.

Informa Connect is Australia's largest event organiser, ranging from highly specialised corporate training courses to high-level conferences and large-scale exhibitions attracting thousands of attendees. The Informa Connect Australia head office is based in Sydney’s CBD, employing more than 50 colleagues.
**Job Description** Overview**:
**Role Purpose**:
The development and execution of all elements of event agendas, surrounding content creation and speaker recruitment. They are focused on maximizing the potential of each event through consistent active market engagement, research and relationship development. The Conference Producer role is critical in bringing together all other event team functions to work as a high-functioning collective towards a series of common goals per event within defined timelines.

**Job Summary**:

- Researching the viability of conference topics.
- Contacting the target market through phone, desk research and meetings to determine what topics/themes are needed by the market
- Researching, writing and curating the conference program
- Contacting potential speakers, mainly by phone, and recruiting them onto the program.
- Working as part of a project management team, including marketing, sales, delivery/operations
- Writing briefs for marketing, sponsorship and telesales and attending internal team brief meetings
- Arranging pre-conference panel prep calls with speakers and moderators and making notes to share
- Monitoring the quality of the speakers’ presentations and the smooth running of panel discussions
- Building longer term relationships with speakers/sponsors and delegates through industry networking and relationship building.
- Meeting production targets and deadlines as outlined by the General Manager

**Knowledge & Skills required**:
Strong analytical research skills and ability to connect with their industry through targeted topical research to extract meaningful insights about audience needs
- Ability to translate audience needs into viable and relevant event products via digital and in-person mediums
- Ability to collaborate effectively with Market Pillar and central capabilities
- Ability to source and manage speakers and content contributors
- Planning, developing and executing events from initial research to post-event
- Understanding of event content development best practice
- Ability to think critically and flexibly, and make strategic changes where necessary to achieve goals
- Ability to generate new ideas and spot significant new market trends

**Success Metrics**:
Achievement of conference production targets per project, including:

- Key dates/deadlines throughout campaign
- Research call number and scope of audience represented in calls
- Number, scope and diversity of confirmed speakers (new and different speakers to previous years is essential)
- Lack of speaker drop-outs
- Quality of briefs to other event team functions
- Content delivery formats
- Revenue and GP achieved per event
- Volume of confirmed SpEx deals with a content element involved
- Quality content assets produced

**Qualifications** We’re really looking for**:
A self-starter who has an aptitude for research and critical thinking with excellent communication skills. We really want to meet people who are passionate, have an eye for identifying new opportunities and show initiative.

**Experience & Qualifications**
- Creative and resilient with self-motivating ability to work autonomously and take initiative
- Ability to think both creatively and critically
- Strong written and verbal communication & inter-personal skills
- An understanding of research processes combined with strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Demonstrable experience of the ability to forge positive relationships with multiple different internal and external stakeholders
- Interest in content and experience creation in virtual, hybrid and in-person formats
- Commercially astute with proven experience as a practical deliverer

**Additional Information**

Our benefits include:

- ** Freedom & flexibility**: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
- ** Great community**:a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
- ** Broader impact