About us:

dmg events is an international exhibitions and publishing company. We attract more than 650 000+ visitors to our global portfolio of 115+ exhibitions each year. Through our global events, our aim is simple. We want to accelerate business through face-to-face events, which is why we work so hard to bring people together, creating opportunities for them to network, learn and do business. dmg events is part of the Daily Mail Group Trust (DMGT). DMGT Manages a diverse, multinational portfolio of companies with total revenues of £2bn, that provide businesses and consumers with compelling information, analysis, insight, events, news and entertainment.

Job Purpose:

The timely production of high quality and industry relevant strategic and learning programmes in line with the needs of the industries, disciplines and markets they serve. Develops and produces summit and content programmes for a portfolio through generating new ideas and topics. Manages a team of Conference Managers and supports personal development of team members.

Job Description:

• Manages a portfolio of content programmes
• Manages a team of Conference Managers/Producer and supports their personal development
• Produces industry relevant conference and workshop
• Identify key opinion leaders/institutions/influencers to invite as speakers and manage relationships end to end.
• Work with the related Content Director and other team members to produce new content programmes and Summits and acts as an internal knowledge transfer leader
• Manages industry advisory boards and communication with board members
• Drive partnership opportunities with potential commercial and association
• Onsite management of the conference and workshop programmes, speakers and oversees that the programmes are delivered according to plan; also briefs and oversees (temporary) staff.
• Works closely with Event Directors, Sales Leads and Marketing Leads to develop commercial opportunities for content programmes
• Drives content strategies in line with overall show propositions
• Ensures engaging content session formats across their portfolio and presents learnings to wider teams
• Hosts team workshops and 1:1 coaching sessions for ongoing learning and development
• Manages ongoing market surveys with analysis reports for validation of future programme themes, topics.
• Ensures any relevant accreditation processes are met in line with deadlines and processes
• Hosts induction sessions with new team members
• Manages relationships and project management timelines with government partners and co-organizing partners
• Manage reporting, processes and project management milestones for team members
• Ensures they are abreast with global event trends and technologies.

Skills Qualifications & Experience:

• 5-7 years’ experience in organizing international content programmes
• Managing and developing direct reports
• Conceptual ability to rapidly develop competent knowledge on diverse topics
• Networking and information gathering abilities
• Chairing meetings with C-Level Executives
• Multi-tasker
• Demonstrate fluency in both written and spoken English
• Copy writing skills
• Related industry/event knowledge and experience
• Business experience in the Middle East
• You will demonstrate the ability to simultaneously manage sub-programs and Feature agendas as part of the bigger programs.
• Excellent networking and information-gathering abilities
• Engaging, professional, and diplomatic demeanor
• Strong teamwork skills to ensure the efficient running of the event team across content, marketing, sales, and operations.
• Self-disciplined and able to work both independently and as part of a
• Problem solver with the ability to break down complex concepts, make logical comparisons, and identify underlying patterns and connections.
• Resilient, with a strong desire to
• Foreign language skills are
• Conceptual ability to rapidly develop competent knowledge on diverse.

"Please take the time to read the job description, you must meet all the criteria set out above for your application to be considered. We do check all applications and suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 days. If you are not contacted by us within 5 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time."

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About us:

dmg events is an international exhibitions and publishing company. We attract more than 650 000+ visitors to our global portfolio of 115+ exhibitions each year. Through our global events, our aim is simple. We want to accelerate business through face-to-face events, which is why we work so hard to bring people together, creating opportunities for them to network, learn and do business. dmg events is part of the Daily Mail Group Trust (DMGT). DMGT Manages a diverse, multinational portfolio of companies with total revenues of £2bn, that provide businesses and consumers with compelling information, analysis, insight, events, news and entertainment.

Job Purpose:

The timely production of high-quality and industry-relevant summit and industry talks programs is in line with the needs of the construction market. Develop and grow the summit and industry talks programs for the various events in the hospitality portfolio by generating new ideas and topics and confirming industry-leading speakers.

Job Description:

• Produce industry-relevant summit/conference and workshop programs
• Manage the CPD accreditation for the programs delivered
• Oversee onsite management of summit/conference and workshop programs at respective events, ensuring programs are delivered according to plan
• Brief and oversee temporary staff involved in onsite delivery
• Determine viability of proposed programs through research
• Identify and liaise with key industry leaders, institutions and companies in relevant topic areas
• Conduct effectively research with relevant industry professionals and the target market
• Develop research into attractive draft     programs
• Contact and confirm identified speakers; maintain regular communication with them through various touchpoints to avoid last minute dropouts
• Maintain and build relationships to curate best in class summits/conferences and workshops
• Collaborate with marketing to promote programs and speakers
• Work with the related Directors and other team members to produce new ideas for content programmes
• Work closely with the sponsorship team by providing relevant leads and participating in sponsorship calls when necessary
• Build relationships through networking with delegates and speakers at the  event
• Manage and build relationships with advisory board and industry associations
• Perform any other duties as reasonably correspond to the role’s responsibilities and level

Skills Qualifications & Experience:

• 1-3 years’ experience in content production for business-to-business events
• Ability to quickly develop a competent understanding of diverse topics
• Strong networking and information gathering skills
• Excellent multitasking abilities
• Fluent in both written and spoken English & Arabic

Desirable

• Related industry/event knowledge
• Business experience in the Middle East
• Copywriting skills
• Understanding of database marketing

Behavioral Competencies

• Be able to work alone and under pressure and within changing priorities and deadlines
• Possess analytical and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrate persuasion and negotiation abilities
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Be timely, punctual
• Excel in planning and organizing tasks
• Maintain a customer focused approach
• Build and maintain relationships
• Show commitment to achieving results
• Be flexible and adaptable
• Demonstrate business and commercial awareness
• Pay attention to detail and accuracy
• Maintain a positive approach to working as a team member
• Exhibit cultural awareness and sensitivity

"Please take the time to read the job description, you must meet all the criteria set out above for your application to be considered. We do check all applications and suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 days. If you are not contacted by us within 5 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time."

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Job Purpose:

The Senior Conference Producer will be involved in the development and execution of their own events, to ensure each Strategic and Technical agenda meets dmg’s market leading global standards.

Working as part of the global dmg Education team, which comprises of conferences, exhibitions and online products, you will be involved in all aspects of the strategy and execution of your conferences, including support on commercial structure, identifying sponsors, partners, potential hosts, as well as programme creation and development, on-site management and speaker liaison to ensure the successful smooth running of the conferences, and that exceptional service is delivered to our customers and clients.

This role is key to the success of the growth and development of our business, it is heavily focussed on year-round content and the programme development of our global conferences but also covers other areas of conference management. Working alongside commercial, marketing, PR, data & digital, operations teams, you will report directly to the VP for Asia, working on a major new business launch that will become an international large-scale event.

This is an exciting and highly varied role that will demand intellectual autonomy, creativity and an ability to think beyond the standard commercial conference ‘conveyor belt’ production cycle. The primary aim will be to help dmg create a long-term reputation for excellence in the Asian Education market, driving forwards our ambitions to be the most respected provider of Education conferences in the world.

Key Accountabilities:

Conference Production and Content Strategy

• Support and manage the strategic conference, from research through to onsite delivery.
• Conduct in-depth research with senior global public and private sector stakeholders to create compelling programmes at the highest level of commercial viability for both sponsorship and delegate sales.
• Source, qualify and liaise with the Conference Chair/s, Knowledge Partners and Steering Committee members to determine a strategic plan for conference themes, topics, session chairs, and optimum speakers.
• Recruit highly esteemed leading experts, industry representatives, regulators, government representatives, and other relevant speakers to the programme faculty.
• Manage the technical call for papers process, creating topics and managing the execution and delivery of targets with technical committee members and internal teams.
• Work closely with the Marketing team to develop digital content-marketing campaign ideas.
• Support the VP with content strategy.
• Work with the Event Director to target key industry stakeholders, including Ministers, IOCs, IECs, NOCs, Global Leaders, to positively influence them regarding the value / positioning of our events.
• Assist in the development of effective mailing lists by contacting people both inside and outside the company who have access to the names of potential delegates, and ensure such information is communicated to the marketing team.

Conference Project Management

• Establish key relationships with partners and industry stakeholders, develop content strategies in accordance which our partners’ objectives.
• Develop current and prospective customer insights and relationships as part of the overall account management strategy for each event.
• Key account management and customer relationship development, to grow and establish each event as a leading brand.
• Use your industry expertise, industry relationships and Steering Committees to shape our marketing content messaging, brand marketing & positioning and generate press releases.
• Maintain close links with management to ensure that they are constantly aware of the status of events through weekly reports.

Product Delivery and Management

• Conduct telephone and in-person research with potential attendees within the target market for each event to develop programme agendas.
• Join sales calls and meetings with existing and potential clients to commercially contribute to the growth of the portfolio and find new market opportunities for speakers, moderators, partners.
• Recruit highly esteemed leading experts, industry representatives, regulators, government representatives, and other relevant speakers to your programme faculty.
• Assist in the maintenance of constant, correct and timely liaison with speakers throughout the duration of the event - onsite conference fulfilment.
• Research and provide strategic information required to market/promote each conference.
• Assist with queries from potential delegates and assist in adopting positive actions to help sell delegate places and sponsorship.
• Work closely with the operations team to ensure delivery of a first-class onsite conference experience for attendees.

dmg Asia Portfolio Support

• Ensure content and associated narrative alignment between Asia’s portfolio and dmg’s flagship events.
• Create a playbook for managing the technical call for papers process across the portfolio, creating topics and managing the execution and delivery of targets with technical committee members and internal teams.
• Prepare speaker liaison playbook to ensure all speaker preparation and requirements are taken care of.
• Work closely with the operations team to ensure delivery of a first-class onsite conference experience for attendees for all shows.
• Attend conferences to promote Asia’s portfolio, gather market intelligence, as well as network with potential speakers and delegates to establish and maintain relationships pre- and post- conference.

Job Context:

Relationships - Internal: 
•    Will report to the senior management on day-to-day issues.
•    Senior management – contact with VP and Event Director to ensure content strategies are fully integrated and all respective staff are aware of processes.
•    All internal functions Commercial, Data & Digital, Marketing & PR, HR, Finance and Operations.

Relationships - External:
•    Education value chain.
•    Event hosts when applicable.
•    Senior individuals/C-suite professionals on Governing Bodies. 
•    Associations - Industry and Sector specific.
•    Knowledge Partners.
•    Steering Committees.
•    International government representatives.
•    Trade ambassadors.

Qualifications, Experience, & Skills:

•    Passionate, dedicated, and knowledgeable about developing smart, profitable, and industry-leading conferences and with a proven and comprehensive experience of applying efficient and effective processes to your own successful conference portfolio.
•    You will demonstrate the ability to simultaneously manage a portfolio of international event products.
•    You will show how you are able to create leading-edge marketing and sales campaigns.

Skills and Behavioural Competencies

•    Minimum 5 - 7 years conference production experience.
•    Excellent networking and information gathering abilities.
•    Engaging, professional and diplomatic demeanour.
•    Comfortable conducting regular phone calls and meetings with a range of senior industry figures.
•    Strong teamwork skills to ensure the efficient running of content team.
•    Self-disciplined and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
•    Problem solver with the ability to break down complex concepts, make logical comparisons, and identify underlying patterns and connections.
•    Agile learner with the ability to develop in-depth technical knowledge on diverse topics and an understanding of key commercial drivers underlying your products.
•    Resilient, with a strong desire to succeed.
•    Experience in the Education industry is a strong asset.

You should be open to international travel, as required by the job role.

dmg events is an equal opportunity employer. If you have not had feedback from us within 14 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful for this round.