About the role

  • Drive the overall profitability of P&L(s) within the business, with multiple P+L responsibility to generate new launches and grow established repeat events
  • Set strategic direction on both portfolio and product level through established assets and identifying launch opportunities with robust validation and analysis
  • 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 using Hanson Wade process framework to create new product opportunities
  • Strengthen existing portfolio, or organically create your own, to maximise market penetration in Life Science, Construction or HR sectors
  • Generate cross-functional buy-in with clear communication and adherence to internal process
  • Support departmental training and development programme and potential people responsibilities based on experience

Requirements

  • 2 years + B2B conference production experience, with proven production skills across a variety of products, including launch and repeat events
  • Understanding of high-quality production execution, advanced time management and organizational skills
  • Demonstratable leadership and advanced project management skills to influence commercial results of your products
  • Methodological approach such as data-driven analysis to devise growth strategy for repeat events
  • 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
  • Experience of direct line management, hiring, training and development of at least one conference producer
  • Full UK working rights required
  • Eligible for a US visitor's visa due to regular travel to the United States
  • Background in engineering and/or life science desirable but not necessary

Benefits

  • Hybrid working (2 days in the office Tuesday & Thursday)
  • Private health and life insurance
  • Pension scheme
  • 1 extra day of annual leave (up to 30 days) based on length of service
  • Annual learning budget to support our employee’s own development
  • Work from home equipment subsidies
  • Retail, gyms, hospitality discounts through our Wader Hub
  • Volunteer Day as we encourage our employee to support good cause and wider communities
  • Sabbatical options after 2 and 5 years of service
  • Competitive salary + profit share

Job title

Brand Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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