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About the Role
We are seeking a commercially minded and intellectually curious Conference Producer to create world-class conference programs for the construction industry. This high-impact role involves identifying industry challenges, engaging with senior executives, building compelling agendas, and securing influential speakers. You will project manage events from research to execution, collaborating with Sales, Marketing, and Event Delivery teams to create exceptional experiences.
Responsibilities
- Conduct primary research, including cold outreach calls to senior industry leaders.
- Identify emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities within the construction industry.
- Translate market intelligence into commercially viable event content and conference agendas.
- Develop detailed audience profiles and market maps.
- Source, engage, and secure senior-level speakers, panellists, and industry experts.
- Build and maintain relationships with key market influencers.
- Create compelling website, email, and marketing copy.
- Produce audience, content, and market briefs to support sales and marketing.
- Project manage the campaign, working with commercial teams to maximize delegate attendance, sponsorship, and profitability.
- Support sales and marketing by providing market insights and content expertise.
- Act as the project owner for conferences.
- Manage event timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
- Lead cross-functional project meetings.
- Collaborate with Event Managers for high-quality event execution and attendee experience.
- Travel to events when required and provide on-site support.
Requirements
- Degree educated (any discipline).
- Demonstrable interest in business, markets, strategy, or commercial environments.
- Experience of conducting research, analysing information, or managing projects is advantageous.
- Experience in events, conferences, publishing, marketing, media, sales, or related industries is beneficial but not essential.
- No prior conference production or construction industry experience is required.
- International travel may be required to attend and support events.
Skills
- Strong research and information-gathering skills.
- Ability to quickly understand new topics.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Ability to write creatively and professionally.
- Commercial awareness.
- Understanding of how events generate value and revenue.
- Ability to analyse information, identify themes, and translate insights into compelling content.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines simultaneously.
- Effective stakeholder management skills.
- Cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Strong problem-solving capability.
- Strong decision-making capability.
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full Time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Entry-level (no prior conference production or construction industry experience required)
Education Level
- Degree educated
Salary/Compensations
- £28,000 + Conference Profit Share
Benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Personal learning budget
- Up to 30 days AL
- Charity Leave
- Celebration Day
- End of Year Wellbeing Shutdown
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Retail discounts and wellbeing benefits through the Wader Hub
- Long service awards
- Access to the Wader Academy, including graduate, professional, leadership and management development programmes.
About the Company
- Hanson Wade Group empowers individuals and powers industries forward.
- They provide employees with trust, support, and opportunities to take ownership and grow.
- Life at Hanson Wade involves a collaborative business environment encouraging learning, idea sharing, and taking on challenges.
- Ambition is valued, and employees are given exposure and responsibility to make an impact.
- The company invests in employee careers through onboarding, academies, ongoing learning, coaching, and development.
- Their Institute of Leadership & Management-accredited Wader Management Academy supports future leaders.
- A culture of trust, transparency, and shared learning enables employees to do their best work.
- They connect, recognize, and celebrate employees through events and awards.
- Investors in People accreditation reflects their commitment to a great workplace.
- Their vision is to empower individuals and power industries forward, starting with empowering their employees' careers.
Equal Opportunity
- Hanson Wade Group is an Investors in People accredited employer.