Senior Conference Producer - Network X / Auto Tech in London

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Conference Producer to join Informa Connect’s fast-growing Industries portfolio, working across Network X and AutoTech. If you’re looking for a role that combines strategic thinking, content creation, and stakeholder engagement, this is your chance to make an impact in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

Based at Informa Connect’s London office, and reporting to the Director, Events, the role will require work across AutoTech in Detroit and Network X in Vienna – producing content that brings industry leaders together around advancing connectivity technologies and delivering a seamless service to their customers. You will work with the world’s leading telecom providers and automakers, and need to be at the forefront of innovation in the industry.

We’re seeking an intelligent and entrepreneurial individual with exceptional communication and content skills as well as commercial acumen, to contribute to the growth and development of the events.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Drive industry conversations by researching and writing your own conference programmes on timely and relevant topics.
• Build your network through engaging with key business leaders via phone, video, and in-person meetings.
• Take ownership of agenda development, speaker acquisition, and other event activations across the Network X features, tracks and programmes across Network X and AutoTech.
• Drive the customer experience at the events through impactful activations and initiatives.
• Hone your project management skills by managing timelines, balancing priorities, and working with internal teams to deliver high-quality experiences.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Communicates confidently and naturally—whether on a call or in person.
• Has a curious mind and enjoys deep-dive research and trend-spotting.
• Is organized and able to juggle multiple projects within deadlines.
• Brings fresh ideas and is excited by the possibility of shaping new event concepts (with support from the team).

Key Deliverables for Senior Conference Producer

• Extensive research into the market to fully understand the ecosystem.
• Deliver best in breed content and speakers across physical and digital event platforms.
• Produce high quality programmes, driving new and exciting content as well as key themes/trends in the industry.
• Focus on delivering a quality experience for all attendees at our events.
• Ensure on-time delivery of relevant event content and product information for key marketing milestones and associated digital, physical and telesales marketing campaigns.
• Identify and develop new events and topics for the portfolio.
• Create new, interactive features and formats that add considerable value to the conferences and exhibition show-floor activities.

Business Development

• Takes responsibility for key account management with Head of Sales, works closely with sales leads on key sponsor accounts.
• Work closely with the telesales team to drive delegate revenue growth.
• Provide creative input & tactical support in the delivery of new products.

Relationships & Brand Awareness

• Build relationships with key customers.
• Develop and maintain other key contacts e.g. Associations, Partners, JVs.
• Contribute to positive public profile of our events.
• Host networking meetings.
• Host Advisory Board calls and meetings.
• Develop as a thought-leader within the industry.
• Build rapport at events and industry meets.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience of producing commercially-led, ideally B2B, events.
• Delivery of multiple high-level conference programmes featuring executive-level speakers, based on direct industry research.
• Can showcase strategic thinking in developing events or conference programmes.
• Can showcase their contribution in defining marketing and spex strategies resulting in meeting and over-achieving audience, commercial targets as well as attendee experience.
• Can showcase collaborative and teamwork attitude.
• Strong organization, communication, leadership and teamwork skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, and attention to detail.

Additional Information

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That’s why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely. We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone.

Our benefits include:

• 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: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too.
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves.
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover.
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares.
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more.
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes.
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world.

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence.

At Informa, you’ll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law.