Senior Content Editor (Conference Producer), Industries

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The Role / Position Overview

Financial Times Live (FT Live) is the conferences and events division of the Financial Times newspaper and its group publications. Our mission is to bring our global executive audiences the very latest in knowledge and opinion, and connect them to one another.

Chaired by senior FT journalists, the 200-plus core events, strategic forums and digital webinars organised by FT Live every year gather pre-eminent public and private sector decision-makers, visionaries and strategists from the world’s most important economies and industries for agenda-setting debates that cover the key issues of our time.

From unique experiences such as the FTWeekend Festival to our senior-level business summits such as the award winning Global Boardroom, FT Live has become one of the FT Group’s most successful and fastest-growing divisions, and is at the forefront of the FT’s accelerated development as an essential, interactive information source across numerous platforms.

FT Live is currently recruiting for a Senior Content Editor for our Industries portfolio. One of the biggest portfolios in FT Live, the portfolio includes the world renowned Future of AI Summit and Future of the Car Summit as well the fast growing Cyber Resilience Summit. The dynamic nature of the sectors the portfolio serves means that the team works very closely with leading journalists that report on the markets.   

Key Responsibilities

• Research, write and produce innovative, high-quality core and strategic forum event programmes (digital, hybrid and in-person).
• Research, invite and confirm speakers for your events.
• Research and write editorial proposals for sponsorship sales packs and pitches.
• Conduct due diligence and assist in the development of new ideas for global multi-sponsored core events.
• Liaise with the FT journalists chairing and/or moderating at our events.
• Liaise with the sponsorship department to ensure fulfilment of content deliverables.
• Liaise with the project management department to optimise the running of programmed events and the delivery of content for event collaterals.
• Liaise with the marketing department to create original copy for email blasts, newspaper ads and marketing brochures.
• Liaise with the social media department to produce and manage any additional content required pre- and post-event on social media channels.
• Manage any additional content, related to pre- and post-event engagement.
• Help with speaker liaison and on-the-day content, including social media output and content related to live streaming.
• Assist with any other post-event content, including thank you emails to speakers, event summaries, etc.
• Liaise with FT editorial to optimise the use of FT.com video and other FT digital output to enhance FT Live events.

Required Skills / Experience 

• Ideally, at least 2 years’ experience in B2B events / conference production.
• Demonstrable ability to launch and execute new events, and grow existing events.
• Ability to work within a large, dynamic and fast moving international business.

Person Specification

• Client Focused: Builds strong relationships with external stakeholders and uses strong project management and writing skills to deliver high quality events.
• Action Oriented: Uses strong organisational, project management, and analytical abilities to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm.
• Communicates Effectively: Excellent written and spoken English, and strong communication skills.
• Inspires Trust: Gains the confidence of others by modelling honesty, integrity, authenticity, and behaviours that align with FT Live’s values. Exemplifies courage by stepping up to address challenging issues.
• Self-Development: Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using formal and informal development channels.
• Business Mindset: A good understanding and keen interest in the issues affecting global business, and an interest in current affairs.
• Agile: Able to quickly adapt to change and embrace digital innovations transforming the media and events space.

What’s in it for You?

Our benefits vary by location, but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships, and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging 2.5 days a week onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and a Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help.

Further Information

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