Conference Producer

Marcus Evans, founded in 1983, is a global business intelligence and event marketing company, with 46+ offices in 20+ countries. Headquartered in the UK, we are rated in the top 20 UK companies for work/life balance.

Working across all industry sectors our Summits, Conferences and Online Events brands deliver innovative high-level content, networking and one-to-one meeting platforms that bring together key decision-makers on a truly global scale. Our client base is comprised of c-level executives from 98% of existing fortune 1000 companies, and are world leaders in a variety of industries, such as healthcare, legal, pharmaceutical, investments, energy, packaging etc.

We are looking for driven, enthusiastic, and passionate professionals to join our Conference Production Team that develops content, manages our conference campaigns, and ensures delivery of our Conferences. In this role you will be working with key industry leaders and innovators to develop the intellectual content for commercial conferences as well as project managing these conferences from start through to completion. We help executives and our customers solve challenges to their business needs and changing regulatory and technological obstacles

This is an in-office position in our downtown Chicago office located in the NBC Tower.

Responsibilities

• Project manage a portfolio of commercial / B2B intimate, and content driven conferences
• Conduct primary research with leading industry practitioners utilizing investigative tactics to derive the content
• Source top speakers for the programs to advance content that will sustain our customer's competitive advantage
• Work closely with marketing, sponsorship, sales, and operations teams to drive the success of each program / event / conference
• Run programs / events / conferences in various US cities at 4-to-5-star venues

Qualifications

• English speaker
• Strong research skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Superb copy-writing ability
• Project management and organizational skills
• Determination to meet deadlines and deliver results
• A passion for learning and self improvement
• Positive attitude and desire to succeed
• Ability to learn quickly from our business leaders
• Microsoft Office suite competent
• Bachelor’s degree

Compensation & Benefits

• 10 vacation days plus a 5-day sick annual allowance
• Office shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s Day (bonus 4-5 days off!)
• Health, dental, vision, Aflac, 401k enrollments available after 90 days of employment or during open enrollment periods
• Career path that combines comprehensive training, growth, advancement, and higher earnings
• Continuous coaching and training on industry, product, and process
• Fast-track internal promotion and management opportunities based upon performance
• Travel, attend events, and stay at 4-5 star venues
• Learn from senior and experienced executives about their day to day challenges and solutions
• Opportunity for training at and travel to some of our overseas offices (London, Barbados, Toronto, etc) in years 1-2
• Opportunity to relocate to a foreign office depending on performance and business needs
• Complimentary gym membership to facility located on the 20th floor of the NBC Tower building with river views
• Participate in office wide social and philanthropic activities and events

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• ]? Will you require any sponsorship or visa for employment visa status?
• Do you have previous experience in research, papers, article writing?
• Are you comfortable working in an onsite setting?
• Are you comfortable in speaking to C-level executives?

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: In person