Conference Producer

5 days ago


Pretoria, South Africa IT News Africa Full time

Do you enjoy research and learning more about new and emerging business trends? Can you write well and communicate effectively and comfortably with senior executives?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and talented Conference Producer to join our team to focus on building our in-person conference brand in the African market and launching into Middle East, while expanding our virtual series and developing new conference products within our sectors.
Our culture is one of dedication, full ownership and empowerment.

**Responsibilities**:
Build a portfolio of market-leading virtual and in-person conferences.
Analysing the feasibility of developing potential conference topics into commercially viable events that meet the stated needs of the market.
Attending and overseeing conferences, including providing opening introduction, speaker assistance and support.
Providing the sponsorship department with strategic information on potential sponsorship opportunities. Providing on-going support to sponsorship as required.
Working with and supporting a cross-functional team on an on-going basis to ensure successful marketing and sponsorship of conferences
Conduct telephone research and produce detailed benefit-driven need-to-know agendas reflecting today’s burning issues, while also delivering a program with strong buy-side/sell-side.
Source and invite fresh high-level speakers and industry leaders who can address the need-to-know issues reflected in the agenda you created.
Write all event site copy, marketing copy and sales and marketing briefs.
Present briefs to sales and marketing providing clear strategies and constant support to drive revenue growth.
Hit research calls and speaker acquisition targets and deliver an innovative product schedule of events that meet and exceed profitability targets.

**Requirements**:
A proven track record in speaker acquisition is preferred.
Excellent networking and information-gathering abilities.
Traveling required.
Project management experience will be advantageous.
Two-plus years demonstrable conference production and topic-generation experience.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
High energy, resilient, positive and confident. You're outgoing and confident researching with and recruiting senior industry leaders as speakers.
Highly organised and with a self-motivated can-do work ethic, willing to put the hours in to hit deadlines.
For the products you manage, you will be the main point of contact through the whole product delivery cycle and hence it is important you are a detail-oriented multi-tasker with excellent organizational skills, you have exceptional time management skills and you thrive in a deadline-driven environment.
You are highly curious, inquisitive, and ambitious with the desire to be the best at whatever you do.
Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines with mínimal management
High degree of interest in current business issues and industry trends

**To apply**:


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