Content & Conference Producer

TOC WORLDWIDE is an international event and digital brand that operates in the maritime and shipping space. We organise events in Asia, Europe, The Americas and Africa each year and pride ourselves on providing cutting edge content to the markets we serve.

TOC EUROPE, our flagship event, has been running for 50 years and is considered best in class. Content plays a vital role in all of our planning with people coming from all over the world to learn, debate and network at our premium events. TOC's parent company, Informa Plc, is one of the biggest event organisers in the world.

Job Description

• Researching the industry and keeping up to date with market trends
• Speaking regularly to experts to build a solid understanding of the industry
• Producing insightful and commercially viable agendas under the guidance of the Editorial Content Manager
• Copywriting content based on research for live and digital events
• Inviting and recruiting industry experts as speakers and/or moderators
• Managing speaker relations throughout production cycles
• Briefing speakers/moderadors on editorial and logistic deliverables for all events, whether live or digital
• Collecting and vetting presentations
• Assistance with on-site and digital editorial deliverables
• Managing sessions at live events and ensuring optimal development
• Working in collaboration with the marketing department to provide content for each campaign
• Working in collaboration with the commercial department to deliver editorial inclussions in sponsorship & exhibition deals
• Building speaker database and keeping it up to date
• Hitting strict deadlines

Qualifications

• Background (degree and/or working experience) in journalism, market research, or another research-based subject
• Experience working in the event sector (i.e., conferences, exhibitions, festivals, etc.)
• Experience in digital content production will be appreciated (i.e., podcasts, radio, video, news portals, etc.)
• Experience and/or knowledge of the maritime and logistics industry

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country for which they are applying.

Skills required:

• 1-2 years of experience in content and/or conference production
• Qualitative and quantitative research, assessing the relevance of the sources
• Rapid and effective information assimilation, identifying key patterns and trends from a variety of viewpoints
• Copywriting skills for different formats, incorporating key data
• Ability to prepare and ask relevant questions in live and digital different formats (i.e., interviews, discussion, podcast, etc.)
• Effective communication over email, phone and in person with high-level industry and governmental stakeholders
• Familiar with digital content production and social media copywriting formats
• Deadline driven role and must adhere to pre-agreed deadlines
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in collaboration with other departments
• Negotiation and networking skills
• Ability to build and grow professional relations
• Strong IT skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom