Senior Conference Producer
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- October 23, 2023
Full-Time
Bangalore, Mumbai
Posted 12 months ago
Who are we looking for?
The Conference Producer’s responsibility is to deliver all aspects of the conference, as the lead owner of content, the product, and relationships within the industry, including all aspects of the programmed lifecycle:
- Development and management of new and existing relationships with relevant market stakeholders, including industry leaders, partner organizations, vendors, and the media.
- Continuous research on regional and global market dynamics to identify opportunities for the development of conferences.
- 3+ years’ experience working in a similar role with extensive experience in major conferences and exhibitions.
- Solid understanding of local and regional business trends and a contact’s book packed with C-suite executives, officials and investors.
- Speaker acquisition.
- Conducting telephone and in-person research with potential attendees in the target market to develop conference agenda.
- Ensuring that the conference agenda is at the highest level of commercial viability for both sponsorship and delegate sales.
- Recruiting highly esteemed leading experts, industry representatives, regulators, government representatives, and other relevant speakers to your programmed faculty.
- Researching and providing strategic information required to market and sell conferences to the marketing and sales functions, including:
- Detailed information on the target market both in terms of sector and geographic markets.
- Relevant industry associations and publications.
- Great business acumen, as well as an understanding of the international markets, are essential.
- Attending conferences to promote the conference, gather market intelligence, and to network with potential speakers and delegates to establish and maintain relationships pre- and post-conference.
- Maintaining close links with management to ensure that they are kept up to date with the status of events.
- Preparing and sending weekly / monthly reports.
- Working closely with the operations team to ensure delivery of a first-class on-site conference experience for attendees.
- Great business acumen, as well as an understanding of the international markets, are essential.
- Passionate, dedicated, and knowledgeable about developing smart, profitable, and industry-leading conferences.
- You will demonstrate the ability to simultaneously manage a portfolio of international event products.
- You will show how you are able to create leading-edge marketing and sales campaigns.
- You will be open to international travel, as required by the job role.
- Knowledge of Indian & International markets.
- Minimum 3 years conference production experience.
- Excellent networking and information gathering abilities.
- Engaging, professional, and diplomatic demeanor.
- Comfortable conducting regular phone calls and meetings with industry figures.
- Strong teamwork skills to ensure the efficient running of the event team across content, marketing, sales, and operations.
- Self-Disciplined and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Problem solver with the ability to break down complex concepts, make logical comparisons, and identify underlying patterns and connections.
- Agile learner with the ability to develop in-depth technical knowledge on diverse topics and an understanding of key commercial drivers underlying your products.
- Resilient, with a strong desire to succeed.
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