COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Informa Markets, a division within Informa, creates global platforms for industries. We organise over 500 large-scale branded and transaction-oriented events in 14 specialist markets. These are typically not-tobe-missed annual events where buyers and sellers build relationships, see and show products and do business.
We also provide year-round online platforms where companies showcase their businesses and products and buyers conduct research, generating valuable leads, and we provide data and digital content that supports the flow of knowledge and transactions in markets.
We’re part of Informa, a global business with a network of trusted brands in specialist markets across more than 30 countries, and a member of the FTSE 100 who are #3 in Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2025 UK list.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Smarter Shows is a division of Informa Markets – Engineering, with a regional head office in Brighton, UK. The Smarter Shows portfolio includes a number of market-leading advanced manufacturing expo events with affiliated free-to-attend conferences, located primarily in North America and Germany.
Reporting to our Conference Production Manager, as one of our conference producers you’ll play a central role within the company, collaborating across all departments and taking the lead in understanding your markets and developing conference programmes, webinars, and other content for the brands you will be looking after.
During a typical day, you could be conducting research calls with senior executives of the world’s most prominent companies, analysing delegate lists to understand visitor trends, or proofing and providing feedback on marketing materials.
Conference production can be a very rewarding career, but it is not for the faint-hearted. The work is dynamic and diverse but can be challenging at times as we are working to meet deadlines and performance targets. A great conference producer doesn’t just deliver what is asked, but goes above and beyond by evaluating and developing their own work to achieve excellence.

QUALIFICATIONS

Do you have what it takes to become our next conference producer? We’d love to hear from you if you recognise yourself in the following profile:

• A minimum of 1-2-year experience in conference production or a similar role: market research/analyst, journalism, (content) marketing
• A minimum 2:1 university degree in economics, business studies, humanities, journalism, marketing or similar
• Analytical: you excel at making sense of lots of different types of information. Drawing your own well-founded conclusions and presenting it concisely
• Love of language: you enjoy writing and understand the importance of knowing your audience
• You are results driven, resourceful in finding solutions, determined to meet your targets and adaptive to a change in plans
• You have an efficient, meticulous, and detail-oriented work ethic
• You are approachable, confident, and articulate
• You must be able to work flexible hours and able to travel
• Knowledge of using data analytics tools such as Excel, Google Data Studio or similar is a bonus

• Project management and production of content and conferences in your care
• Writing engaging copy for conference programmes, webinars, speaker interviews, blog posts, etc.
• Desk and phone research to identify market trends, hot topics, and new conference opportunities
• Building relationships with key industry figures and speaker acquisition
• Cross-functional collaboration with sales and marketing on sponsorship and marketing deliverables
• Delivery of the event on-site
  “Working at Smarter Shows - Informa offers the unique opportunity to work with international experts who are actively shaping the future across a wide range of industries. As a Conference Producer, you directly contribute to development by creating meaningful conversations and valuable networking opportunities through workshops, panel discussions and innovative event sessions. What I find most rewarding is researching key industry trends and developing expertise in my field. I particularly value the opportunity to identify relevant, innovative, and diverse voices that contribute fresh perspectives.
  The role provides a dynamic work environment that fosters cross-departmental collaboration, allowing you to work with interesting teams.” Senior Conference Producer at Smarter Shows