Head of Conference Production - Asia - HONG KONG

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    £55,000 - £70,000 per annum, negotiable, inc benefits, OTE
    15 applications

    Job type: Permanent, full-time
    Date: 2 days ago
    Reference: 20938051

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Head of Conference Production - Asia - HONG KONG

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$55,000 HK Dollars per month+ Profit Share/Bonus up to $300,000 dollars

Summary of the Role:

The Head of Conference Production is responsible for developing, managing and delivering the forward programme of events for this prestigious media client across their growing Asian events portfolio.

This is an important management position within the Asia office.  The Head of Production is expected to focus on maintaining the high quality of content on existing events, while maximising their commercial appeal to sponsors and delegates alike.  In addition, the role will involve identifying, testing and launching new event ideas in the region.  The role has direct management responsibility for six producers and managers who work on Asia events and reporting directly to the Regional Director -Events.



Key objectives include:

    Management, development and recruitment of a motivated Production team.
    Development and delivery of the highest quality content while retaining a commercial focus and working within agreed deadlines.
    Deliver effective project management from the production team.
    Development and launch of new events.
    Exceed revenue and event contribution targets on a quarterly and annual basis.

MANAGEMENT:

    Attend and lead event project meetings as necessary to review event progress against budget/plan.
    Recruitment, training, development, appraisal and succession planning for existing and new production staff.
    Manage and motivate the production team to foster an environment where people go the extra mile and drive to exceed budgets on their events
    Set and maintain an optimal allocation of work within the Asia production team and provide resource recommendations to the Regional Director - Events.
    Authorise and sign off all production holidays, expenses and sickness leave
    Work closely with the sales, marketing and operations teams on Asia events to ensure they exceed profit targets
    Recommend salary adjustments across the conference production team for Asia within annual company guidelines and to generate growth of the business
    Systematic monitoring of activities throughout the team.
    Motivation of the team to create an environment where people go the extra mile and drive to innovate, test new ideas and exceed budgets.

STRATEGIC:

    Manage and supervise the conference production team to ensure all events are produced to a high quality, within agreed deadlines and expense limits.
    Assist with production on repeat events, as required.
    Manage the development, resourcing and delivery of the forward programme of events for Asia.
    Build strong relationships with an extensive network of key industry contacts, including speakers, sponsors and associations, including attending regular meetings with the conference producers, publishers and event sales teams.
    Identify growth areas within Asia and work with the Regional Director of Events, Publishers and sales to develop new events.
    Conduct market research to identify, test feasibility of and develop new event ideas prior to launch.
    Research and develop agendas on launch events, as required.
    Monitor and understand competition activity in Asia
    Identify and drive through process improvements and efficient working practices that will enable the production team to achieve its objectives

FINANCIAL:

    Deliver and exceed the quarterly and annual gross profit targets.
    Work with the Regional Director - Events and Head of Marketing to set the annual event budgets for Asia and attend monthly forecasting meetings, as required.
    Work closely with the Head of Event Marketing to monitor delegate revenue, list research and database development on Asia events.
    Work closely with the Head of Delegate Sales to ensure the sales team is adequately briefed on all Asia events and to attain feedback from them on event programmes.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

This is a results-driven role and the successful applicant is likely to be seasoned events professional with people management experience. They will need to demonstrate a proven track record of event production and a comprehensive knowledge of the Asia markets.