Event Producer

Job Role: Event Producer

Location: London (Hybrid – 1–2 days per week in the office)
Salary: £30k - £35k + 20% disc annual bonus
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
What We Can Offer You: 25 Days Annual Leave (Pro-Rata for Part-time and Fixed-Term Roles), Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Performance-Related Bonus, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources 

Why do we want you?

Wilmington Events is a specialist provider of events in the global Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) sector. Operating as a central business within Wilmington plc, we work with our brands to deliver market-leading conferences, awards, virtual events and bespoke client experiences.

Following three years of double-digit growth, successful launches and portfolio expansion, we are looking for an experienced Event Producer to help scale existing events, launch new formats and drive further commercial growth across our insurance and compliance portfolios.

In this role, you will co-produce a portfolio of insurance events and lead the development of a new series of virtual conferences for the International Compliance Association (ICA). You will be responsible for validating new event ideas, producing compelling agendas, recruiting high-calibre speakers and judges, and ensuring events achieve their commercial and customer objectives.

This is a varied role offering the opportunity to work across multiple event formats and geographies, producing flagship events for leading brands including ICA and Axco.

Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington plc’s career site.  
 
At Wilmington plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked “apply”! 

You will be responsible for:

Lead Producer – ICA Virtual Events

• Analysing audience data, financial performance, feedback and competitor landscapes to inform event strategy.
• Conducting detailed telephone research (30+ interviews per event) to validate content, format, pricing, timing and geography.
• Presenting research findings clearly to demonstrate commercial viability.
• Establishing and managing industry advisory boards where appropriate.
• Writing high-quality, commercially viable conference programmes and awards categories.
• Identifying, inviting and confirming high-calibre speakers and judges.
• Working closely with ICA brand teams to ensure content relevance and leverage industry relationships.
• Proposing new event ideas, formats and future launches to drive growth.
• Building strong relationships with industry stakeholders, speakers and sponsors.

Co-Producer – Axco Events

Working alongside the Head of Production to support delivery of Axco’s flagship events:

• Axco Global Insurance Summit
• Axco Global Insurance Awards
• Axco Americas
  
  

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting portfolio and event strategy execution.
• Researching and securing senior-level speakers and judges.
• Supporting agenda development and validation.
• Writing compelling marketing copy for websites, emails and social media.
• Collaborating with marketing, sales and operations teams to ensure seamless delivery.

What’s the Best Thing About This Role?

Initially, you’ll work closely with our Head of Production in co-producing Axco’s events, however we’re envisaging that after 12 months, you’ll take the full ownership of this portfolio!

Additionally, you’ll have the freedom to innovate and see your ideas come to life across our different event formats, brands, and markets!

What’s the Most Challenging Thing About This Role?

Managing multiple projects, stakeholders and deadlines while delivering commercially successful events in fast-moving, highly regulated markets.

To be successful in this role, you must have have/ be:

• A solid background in commercial conference production.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong copywriting ability.
• Proven project management capability.
• Strong commercial awareness, including understanding of P&L and event KPIs.
• Confidence conducting telephone-based research.
• Experience producing virtual events.
• CRM experience (Salesforce, MS Dynamics or similar).
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.

We know it’s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role’s location by the start of their employment.

Join us and do Work That Means Something

At Wilmington plc, we help global customers to do the right business in the right way - providing trusted data, insights, and education to navigate the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) landscape.

When you join us, you’ll not only make a real difference for our customers, you’ll also enjoy flexibility through hybrid working and benefit from a wide range of learning, career, and development opportunities.

Whether you're just starting out, returning to work after a break, or looking to take your next step, you’ll be doing work with meaning.

Join us and make a real difference. Click on “APPLY” today!

The Legal Bit! 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

*Please note that this role may remain advertised until an offer of employment has been made.

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