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About the Role

The Senior Conference Producer is responsible for developing, managing, and delivering commercially successful conference programmes. This role combines strategic market research, programme development, stakeholder engagement, and commercial collaboration to create industry-leading conference agendas that drive delegate attendance, sponsorship revenue, and customer engagement. The producer will work closely with various internal teams and senior industry stakeholders to develop compelling content strategies, recruit speakers, and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality conference experiences across live, digital, and hybrid formats. The role also contributes to product innovation and portfolio development.

Responsibilities

Develop commercially successful conference programmes through comprehensive market research and industry analysis.
Identify emerging trends, market challenges, and opportunities to shape conference agendas.
Create innovative programme formats that maximise audience engagement and commercial value.
Ensure all conference content aligns with wider event strategic priorities.
Attend domestic and international industry events to meet with stakeholders.
Conduct in-depth primary and secondary research with senior industry stakeholders.
Create a message house for conference programmes.
Build relationships with, recruit, and manage high-profile speakers, moderators, advisory board members, and knowledge partners.
Build and maintain relationships with executive-level stakeholders across industry, government, academia, technical, and professional associations.
Ensure programme quality through rigorous research and external stakeholder validation.
Develop long-term relationships with strategic industry stakeholders.
Contribute to the management of advisory board meetings where appropriate.
Collaborate with partners to ensure programmes align with market priorities.
Act as a trusted industry contact for speakers, partners, and customers.
Work closely with Commercial teams to identify sponsorship opportunities and support business development.
Develop and deliver conference briefings to the commercial team to support sponsorship and delegate sales.
Participate in customer meetings where content expertise adds commercial value.
Develop programmes that maximise commercial opportunities while maintaining editorial integrity.
Support the identification of new products, partnerships, and revenue opportunities.
Work closely with Marketing to support in the delivery of compelling content campaigns.
Work with partners and industry stakeholders on the delivery of articles, interviews, and promotional material to support audience and delegate acquisition.
Input into the editorial direction of marketing campaigns (EDMs, socials, brochures).
Contribute thought leadership content across digital platforms where appropriate.
Support positioning strategies that strengthen the market profile of the portfolio.
Provide market intelligence to support marketing and audience development initiatives.
Manage conference production timelines for your programmes from concept through onsite delivery.
Maintain regular reporting on programme development and project progress.
Coordinate activity across multiple internal stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
Manage conference documentation, speaker schedules, and programme updates.
Ensure deadlines and project milestones are consistently achieved.
Attend conference to oversee programme delivery and speaker management.
Ensure speakers receive an exceptional experience throughout the event lifecycle.
Resolve onsite programme challenges professionally and efficiently.
Gather customer feedback to support future programme improvements.
Represent the organisation professionally throughout live events.
Identify opportunities to enhance conference formats and customer experience.
Develop innovative content initiatives across live and digital products.
Support the launch of new conference products where required.
Share best practice across the wider content team.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of production processes.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years' experience in conference production, content development, or a related role.
Proven experience developing commercially successful conference programmes.
Strong market research and analytical capability.
Experience engaging with senior industry stakeholders and executive-level speakers.
Strong understanding of conference production lifecycle management.
Excellent project management and organisational skills.
Experience working collaboratively with Commercial, Marketing, and Operations teams.
Strong written communication, briefing, and presentation skills.
Excellent networking and stakeholder management capability.
Experience developing content strategies that support commercial objectives.
Ability to manage multiple conference products simultaneously.
Strong commercial awareness with an understanding of sponsorship and delegate business models.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and conference management systems.
Commercially aware with strong business acumen.
Naturally curious and intellectually driven.
Excellent researcher with strong analytical thinking.
Creative and innovative problem solver.
Strong relationship builder and communicator.
Collaborative team player.
Professional and credible with senior stakeholders.
Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
Resilient and adaptable under pressure.
Self-motivated with a proactive approach.
Customer-focused with a commitment to excellence.
Continuous learner with a growth mindset.
Lead by example through high standards of research and content quality.
Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Champion collaboration across departments.
Share knowledge and mentor junior producers where appropriate.
Drive innovation in conference formats and customer engagement.
Represent the organisation professionally at all times.

Skills

Conference production
Programme development
Content strategy
Market research
Stakeholder engagement
Speaker management
Advisory board management
Commercial awareness
Project management
Marketing collaboration
Thought leadership
Content writing
Event delivery
Data analysis
Customer insight
Digital content development

Location

International travel may be required

Work Type

Live
Digital
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

About the Company

dmg events is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity

dmg events is an equal opportunity employer.