Conference Production Coordinator (Toronto)

This role is an in office position with work-from-home flexibility on Mondays/Fridays. There is a travel requirement for this role so all candidates must have the ability and willingness to travel within Europe up to 10x in the year. Candidates must have German work authorization. Production is at the very heart of what we do, and our commitment to each market we service is to develop and deliver world class industry-focused summits. By applying meticulous and rigorous processes at every phase from inception to execution, we ensure our summits are of the highest calibre. We are looking for the right candidate to lead our efforts; an individual possessing all of the requisite attributes, experience and commercial acumen to join the Generis team. As a producer in this challenging environment you will be responsible for working with senior professionals from leading Fortune 1000 companies. Qualifications: To produce our summits from initial conception to final execution requires a passionate, self-motivated and hard working achiever with: University Degree Exceptional research and writing skills Strong editorial capacity Strong business acumen and commercial awareness Exceptional interpersonal and client-facing skills Extremely effective communication skills Copy skills Determination to meet production deadlines and deliver results Project management experience Valid passport and ability to travel to the USA Previous events experience a bonus* Day to Day Tasks Include: 75-80% of your role - Agenda Building and Speaker Recruitment Consistently conduct market research to keep up to date on industry hot topics and trends Develop a contact list of potential speakers appropriate for the conference program Develop a coherent, commercially-driven agenda outline that addresses industry challenges, new technologies, attendee investment areas, and other relevant topics Creatively reaching out to industry leaders (CEOs, Presidents, VPs, SVPs, etc) through cold-calling, emailing, Linked In messaging etc. inviting them to attend as a speaker Responsible for supporting the delegate and sponsorship sales campaigns Responsible for agenda content and copy edits Maintaining speaker recruitment targets and weekly deadlines 20-25% of your role - Onsite Execution and Speaker Liaison Greet speakers upon arrival with utmost professionalism Conduct speaker venue and presentation room walk-throughs Liaising with AV service provider on audio and visual staging requirements and communicating this to speakers Creatively problem-solving any speaker related obstacles onsite Conducting post-presentation interviews with speakers for content pieces Perks & Bonuses: Yearly bonus, based on performance, up to 10% of salary Top performers will fast-track their career progression into Leadership opportunities Incentives and opportunity for travel Tailored training and mentorship program Monthly company-wide town hall meeting with announcements, awards and social festivities Working Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30AM - 5:00PM, Friday 8:30AM - 4:30 PM. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2pkf2l