Job Description
Head of Conference Portfolios
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London Area, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
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Up to £75,000 + Bonus + Benefits
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My client have a very exciting opportunity for an experienced Portfolio Manager from the conference production space who is seeking to quickly scale their own portfolio and team on a series of international conferences.
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The successful candidate will: Drive the overall profitability of P&L(s) within the business. You’ll have multiple P+L responsibility to both generate new launches, as well as grow established repeat events.
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Responsibilities include:
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• Accountable for delivering the yearly commercial result and budgeted product load
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• High level of tactical event execution with strategic direction
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• Robust seed idea generation and validation to create more product opportunities.
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- Commercial & Performance Ownership
- Market Intelligence & Stakeholder Engagement
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Product Development & Innovation
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- Recruit significant number of speakers for event.
- Take ownership of new event tracks.
- Produce content assets e.g. whitepapers, webinars.
- Identify and pilot new product features — such as advisory councils, awards, innovation showcases
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Team Leadership & Collaboration
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- Providing mentoring, development, and performance feedback to junior producers.
- Support a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, creativity, and commercial accountability.
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Attributes
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• 6 + years’ experience in b2b conference programming
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• Experience in the production of complex event programmes and managing a wide roster of executive speakers
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• Proven success in growing event brands commercially and strategically.
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- Demonstrable leadership and advanced project management skills.
- Experience of strategic portfolio development and/or new event idea validation with commercial viability
- Excellent stakeholder management with communication and persuasion skills
- A natural entrepreneur who is interested in combining research and advance business skills to have true ownership of your conference products’ financials and commercial trajectory
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Interested? Please send CV’s to dan@mediasearchinc.co.uk in the first instance
Conference Production Director in City of London employer: Media Search Inc.
Media Search Inc. is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of London where creativity and innovation thrive. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide ample opportunities for professional development alongside a competitive benefits package, ensuring our team members feel valued and supported in their roles. Join us to be part of a collaborative culture that champions work-life balance through hybrid working arrangements, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the tech event marketing space.
