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Job title: Conference Manager
Reporting to: Group Communications Manager
Overview:
Tarsus Group Ltd is an international business-to-business media group with interests in exhibitions, conferences, publishing and online media. Tarsus is recognised as a market leader in events and publishing in the printing and packaging, aerospace, discount goods and medical sectors. With its head office in London, it also has offices in Milwaukee, Shanghai, Paris and Dubai.
Objective:
To produce well-researched conference programmes that will help us deliver delegates and visitors to our printing and packaging events.
Specific responsibilities:
- To research and develop an in-depth knowledge of each of the markets that we are in.
- Identify program topics of interest to the target audience
- Build up relationships with potential speakers, industry associations and attend industry events.
- Develop an understanding of the competition in key markets
- Liaise with our editors and industry consultants on programme developments
- Work very closely with the marketing team to ensure that the program is effectively communicated in the marketing campaign
- Communication with the sales team to make sure that key suppliers are represented on the program.
- Send out well researched speaker invites and follow up on any proposals sent out
- Assess speaker presentations for relevance of content
- Confirm all speakers, moderators and chairpersons
- Develop and maintain speaker databases
- Budget and schedule management, ensuring all activities are completed on time and to budget
- Management of the conference and speakers in the run up to the event
- Onsite management of the programme and speakers for each event
Requirements of position:
- Minimum of 3 years conference management experience in a B2B environment
- Proven experience of researching and compiling technical conference programmes
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Copywriting and editing experience
- Superb writing skills
- Project and time management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- International travel as required
- Sympathetic to international cultural differences