Job
Graduate Conferences Executive (September 2024 Start Date)
Argus Media
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25d ago
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London
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Description
- Argus was founded in 1970 and is a privately held UK-registered company. It is owned by employee shareholders, global growth equity firm General Atlantic. Argus Media is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women’s network. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity.
Requirements
- A graduate, tracking to achieve a first/2:1
- Ability to learn quickly, multi-task and to work in a fast-paced environment
- Creative thinker
- Strong research and analytical skills, strongly numerate.
- Fluency in English. Other languages are an advantage
- SelfÂÂ-motivating, well-organised, and inquisitive by nature
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Education requirements
2:1 or higher
Area of Responsibilities
Business, Operations & Strategy
Responsibilities
- Have the opportunity to work in three different functions within conferences.
- Have a mentor in each function to help guide and support you in your learning and career goals.
- Gain hands-on experience working alongside teams of passionate people.
- Have access to industry training through LinkedIn Learning and Mennta (industry knowledge) training programmes.
- When the programme ends, feel confident contributing to the global Conference team in Argus Media.
- Be considered for a full-time role, commensurate to your skills and the needs of the business, at the time of the programme’s conclusion.
- Gain access to company benefits and be rewarded with an attractive graduate starting salary, along with salary step increases throughout the programme.
- Production Responsibilities:
- Using desk and telephone client research write topical and focused conference programmes reflecting the needs most pertinent to the sector
- Identify the leading names in each sector and secure these bellwethers as speakers on every programme
- Build and understand a market map for each conference with insight in to the value and strength of each buy-sell relationship
- Understand how market developments will impact the sectors in which you operate
- Operations Responsibilities:
- Carry out basic venue searches
- Manage speakers, sponsors and partners once they have signed up to the event, liaising closely with the Conference Producer and Sponsorship Manager
- Ownership of decisions relevant to logistics: supplier choices; leading on-site team of the running of the event from start to finish; ensuring logistics are coordinated and the on-site experience runs smoothly to meet expectations
- Organise and produce conference set design, signage, and networking app
- Sales Responsibilities:
- Strategise and collaborate with the sales team to drive conference sponsorship
- Research and find new leads on specific conference campaigns
- Become an expert with the company CRM system, by uploading contracts and creating sales reports
- Be an active selling member of a conference, through direct engagement with customers looking to purchase meeting rooms.
- Attend weekly sales meetings and deliver pipeline updates showing progress within the sales funnel
Application process
- If this programme grabs your attention, please send us your CV accompanied by a cover letter, explaining why you are applying, what about the role interests you and why you think you would be a good fit.
Details
Work type
Full time
Work mode
office
Application deadline
May 10, 2024
Location
London