Conference Production Assistant

Are you interested in gaining short-term ( 1-month) work experience at an International Exhibition Company?Our client is looking for a Graduate Conference Production Assistant for a 1-month placement only. The contract will not be extended but if successful, they would be more than happy to pass on your info, credentials and CV to their parent company afterwards About the clientWe are an international exhibition company, with offices in London and Hong Kong.We organise the world's most innovative and global portfolio of built environment events. The portfolio includes its award-winning exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Sydney and London.Our award-winning global event portfolio utilises a highly successful event format to deliver maximum value for our sponsors, exhibitors and attendees alike; the format incorporates the 3 key principles of business networking, content and entertainment.We pride ourselves on being a young, dynamic and exciting company that is passionate about what we do. We organise many social events and activities for our staff who we see as the key ingredient in the continued success of the company. We run huge numbers of competitions each year which provide the opportunity for staff to win holidays around the world, days off work, drinks, prizes and much more. As we continue to grow, we are able to provide exciting career progression opportunities for our employees.A key part of our shows is the conference agenda where high-level, senior industry speakers share their knowledge and provide updates on the industry for attendees.How you expect the candidate to spend their day:

• Researching, producing, and updating conference agendas and show content
• Inviting and liaising with high-level speakers and clients from across the world.
• Understanding the nature of all key markets in which we operate to support marketing efforts
• Assisting the development and implementation of marketing plans to drive registration, revenue and interest in the shows
• Working closely with Event Directors, marketing team, sales team, operations team within the company and external agencies
• Managing and briefing speakers, liaising with speakers in the lead-up to the events and establishing strong business relationships
• Working closely with the marketing team to manage the event agendas and websites, keeping the programmes, marketing collateral and websites up to date
• Updating the show websites and making edits when required

The ideal candidate’s personality and qualifications:

• Excellent spoken and written English
• Flexibility, and readiness to perform ad-hoc duties for other departments
• The ability to work quickly without compromising quality
• Creativity and passion
• Experience with social media
• Experience with InDesign, Illustrator and Canva - ideal but not essential
• Communication skills are key since the candidate will be dealing with senior-level executives at some of the world’s largest companies by phone, email and through social media
• Ability to juggle multiple relationships with multiple speakers

What are the perks of working at this company?

• Work for a multi-award-winning company situated in bustling Moorgate
• Sociable, supportive and friendly team
• A sociable work environment with staff incentive days and company nights out
• Working 4 days a week from a WeWork private office space and Fridays at home
• Finish work at 4.30pm on Fridays
• Every other Thursday we finish work earlier to take advantage of the WeWork happy hour and organise other evening activities

Questions for applicants to think about:

• Have you been to a b2b conference or expo?
• How well do you juggle with multiple requests from stakeholders?
• How do you manage your time?
• Able to work US hours: 10am - 7pm (BST)