Conference Producer - French Speaking

Closerstill Media; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

Great Events by Great People.

We are CloserStill. We run more than 100 market-leading, B2B events and gatherings focused on the Business Technologies, Healthcare and Future Transport and Infrastructure sectors.

We are committed to excellence and innovation in our business operations and in our brands. Resulting in widespread recognition including numerous accolades and prestigious awards for our events like the London Vet Show and Learning Technologies to Tech Show and DevLearn, we were honoured to have been named in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to work for three consecutive years, from 2018 to 2020.

But we are nothing without our "CloserStillians". We are committed to building an environment for our workforce to excel.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

CloserStill Media are looking for a Conference Producer who is Fluent in French and English with strong written and verbal communication skills. You are a skilled networker and have outstanding interpersonal skills.

THE ROLE:

• Work with the content, marketing and sales teams to develop, implement and produce content across online and conference channels for our French technology events.
• Identify and recruit relevant speakers via research, networking and existing contacts to achieve target requirements.
• Cultivate strong relationships with key industry partners and leverage connections to involve in conference programming and the effective promotion of the events.
• Research important industry topics and keep up to date with industry trends to ensure streams of content are relevant to the audiences.
• Research and identify relevant industry and specific sector agencies, associations and media organisations for partnership.
• Secure agreements with partners and content contributors.
• Work with speakers and partners to produce content, including interviews and Q&A pieces.
• Support the marketing and content teams to ensure the marketability and effective promotion of conference programmes.
• Run onsite and virtual conferences.
• As well as our French shows, support the speaker recruitment across the tech portfolio (including but not limited to London Tech and TechWeek Frankfurt).

ABOUT YOU:

• Fluent in French and English with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and networking skills.
• Experience of working in events or conference production or with a keen interest to do so (desirable).
• Able to quickly develop an understanding of the technological market.
• Able to research and effectively identify trends and opportunities e.g. identifying hot topics and must-have speakers.
• Able to utilise persuasive and diplomatic skills to encourage senior executives to attend events as speakers.
• Able to work and deliver to tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.
• Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to effectively multitask.
• Experience of running a budget (desirable).
• Strong IT skills and systems management (e.g. experience working with content management systems, databases, email marketing and marketing automation software).

We do not offer sponsorship for this role.

CloserStill Media reserves the right to request a DBS or credit check should the role require it.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:

CloserStill Media embrace diversity in all its forms and are committed to continuing to develop a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment based on merit without attention to age, ethnicity, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status or disability status.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, don't hesitate to get in touch with our HR team at [e-mail].