Conference Director, London

My client… creates market-leading events and digital information products in a successful niche market, an exciting role has arisen for a Conference Director to look after a team of producers & awards professionals.

Overview of the role… Responsible for content creation, team management and budget delivery for one of the most profitable and important parts of the client’s portfolio. The conference director will deliver a portfolio of conferences, awards and exhibition content that constantly meets and exceeds attendee targets whilst ensuring all stakeholder satisfaction levels remain high.

Always meeting current set objectives, the candidate will deliver consistently high-level content alongside innovative events, whilst bringing new and exciting people and topics to the fore.

• Strategy & Content: Develop conference themes, agendas, and commercial strategies, conducting market research to meet audience needs.
• Budgeting & Financials: Manage P&L, set ticket prices, ensure profitability, and manage budgets to meet financial targets.
• Speaker & Stakeholder Management: Identify, invite, and manage high-level speakers, keynotes, and sponsors.
• Marketing & Sponsorship: Collaborate with marketing teams to promote events and work with sales teams to secure sponsorships and exhibitor space.

• Leadership: Experience leading teams of producers or event planners for a minimum of three years.
• Industry Knowledge: A deep understanding of housing or the public sector would be an advantage,
• Commercial Acumen: Strong negotiation, and budgetary skills.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills.
• Project Management: Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects on tight deadlines
• Managing a team of 4
• Managing full P&L as well as content production and strategy
• Combination of awards, conferences, expos content streams

• 3+ years’ conference production director experience in a comparable portfolio
• Overseeing a budget of c. £3m+
• Awards experience an advantage
• Delivering over 5 (ideally 10) main event programmes a year