Media Search Inc.

Events Manager- Business & Finance Events London (Hybrid Flex, 3 days office - Travel North America, Asia & Europe Salary £36,000 + Benefits My client is an award-winning team delivering a portfolio of market-leading events, research reports, newsletters and digital content across investor relations & governance sectors, due to continued expansion a role has arisen for an Events Manager. About this role This is a hands-on role at the heart of the event operations team. You'll take full ownership of your own events, running them end-to-end from venue and supplier negotiation through to onsite delivery. Your events will range from intimate half-day formats such as breakfast briefings, luncheons and roundtable discussions, through to forums and think tanks, with audiences ranging from around 20 to 200 guests. You'll lead venue and AV conversations for your events from the outset, negotiating with confidence as you get to know our suppliers, standards and company-specific ways of working. Responsibilities Source, negotiate and manage contracts and relationships with venues and key suppliers, including but not limited to AV, photography and print Set up and track your event budgets, keeping spend accurate and on plan Set up and update event pages on our website (built on WordPress) Work with the producer on AV, speakers, slides and pre-event checks Produce accurate running orders and event documentation, and lead staff briefings Lead onsite operations for your events, troubleshooting in real time and maintaining a calm, professional delivery environment Lead post-event wrap-ups and evaluations, capturing learnings and implementing improvements Use HubSpot for your event reporting and data quality checks Help improve scalable processes, templates and best practices across the events program Run the live briefing on Bright TALK, managing slides, speakers and the virtual delivery on the day Experience Required 2 years' experience managing B2B events end-to-end, including sourcing and negotiating with venues and suppliers Strong project management and organizational skills, able to juggle multiple concurrent events of varying size, format, geography and complexity to tight deadlines A problem-solver who stays calm under pressure and is comfortable troubleshooting in real time onsite Personable and quick to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, including sponsors, delegates and suppliers Genuinely tech-minded and quick to learn new tools, comfortable across their tech stack or able to pick it up fast: a CMS (we use WordPress), webinar platform, CRM and registration tools (HubSpot experience is an advantage) Proactive in using AI and automation to improve processes and increase efficiency, with a real appetite to build these skills further Commercially aware, confident tracking and managing event budgets, and focused on delivering events that are commercially successful and professionally executed, on budget and to a high standard

Head of Conference Portfolios London Area, United Kingdom (Hybrid) Up to £75,000 + Bonus + Benefits My client have a very exciting opportunity for an experienced Portfolio Manager from the conference production space who is seeking to quickly scale their own portfolio and team on a series of international conferences. The successful candidate will: Drive the overall profitability of P&L(s) within the business. You'll have multiple P+L responsibility to both generate new launches, as well as grow established repeat events. Responsibilities include: • Accountable for delivering the yearly commercial result and budgeted product load • High level of tactical event execution with strategic direction • Robust seed idea generation and validation to create more product opportunities. Commercial & Performance Ownership Market Intelligence & Stakeholder Engagement Product Development & Innovation Recruit significant number of speakers for event. Take ownership of new event tracks. Produce content assets e.g. whitepapers, webinars. Identify and pilot new product features - such as advisory councils, awards, innovation showcases Team Leadership & Collaboration Providing mentoring, development, and performance feedback to junior producers. Support a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, creativity, and commercial accountability. Attributes • 6 + years' experience in b2b conference programming • Experience in the production of complex event programmes and managing a wide roster of executive speakers • Proven success in growing event brands commercially and strategically. Demonstrable leadership and advanced project management skills. Experience of strategic portfolio development and/or new event idea validation with commercial viability Excellent stakeholder management with communication and persuasion skills A natural entrepreneur who is interested in combining research and advance business skills to have true ownership of your conference products' financials and commercial trajectory