Hyve Group
Content Director - Manifest Europe
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Content Director - Manifest Europe
A bit about us
We’re Hyve - organiser of the world’s fastest-growing and most forward-thinking B2B events. As the chosen event partner to many of the world’s leading companies, our platforms play a critical role in their strategies - helping them enter new markets, accelerate growth and connect with the people who matter most.
Our portfolio features some of the world’s leading events in sectors like ecommerce, healthcare, edtech, and fintech. We’re growing fast with an entrepreneurial culture that empowers big ideas and quick action, plus an ambitious acquisition strategy bringing exciting new events into our mix.
Alongside our market-leading events, we’re building tech and data-driven products that supercharge connections – from one-to-one meeting programs and curated table talks to year-round engagement platforms.
Whatever your role, you’ll join a global team redefining how industries connect, collaborate, and grow – working with some of the most talented people in the business.
Think that sounds good? Wait until our talent acquisition team tells you about the culture.
A bit about you
First things first: whatever your background, beliefs or ambitions, there’s a culture of belonging at Hyve — and everyone is welcome. The question isn’t where you’ve come from, but where you want to go.
You’ll thrive here if you’re curious, collaborative and not afraid to challenge convention. We look for people who take pride in what they do, who are excited by change and always moving forward. The kind of people who stay open, keep learning, and look for better ways to make an impact.
Our shared behaviours guide how we work: we dare to do things differently, own our work, embrace collaboration, stay true to ourselves and others, and remember that optimism wins.
If that sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
About Manifest Europe
Building on the success of Manifest in Las Vegas, Manifest Europe will bring together the full supply chain and logistics ecosystem, including shippers, freight forwarders, 3PLs, carriers, ports and terminals, technology providers, startups, and investors. The event is designed to create a high-quality platform for connection, collaboration, and commercial growth.
Manifest Europe has already secured strong early momentum, with DHL confirmed as Presenting Sponsor alongside more than 120 Launch Partners across sponsor companies, investors, shippers, and media partners.
Europe sits at the intersection of global trade, regulation, sustainability, and rapid innovation, creating a clear need for a high-quality, curated meeting place for the industry.
Why we’re hiring
As Manifest launches into Europe in 2027, it is all set to be a fantastic launch with lots of exciting plans and so we are looking for a smart, ambitious, commercial, curious and experienced Content Director to help launch one of Europe’s fastest-growing events.
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This is a unique opportunity to help build a new European flagship event from day one, working alongside an entrepreneurial team to shape what will become Europe’s leading meeting place for the global supply chain and logistics industry.
A bit about the role
To research the European supply chain and logistics market, identify the biggest commercial and operational challenges facing the industry, and translate market insight into world-class conference programmes, year-round content and commercially valuable thought leadership.
You’ll spend significant time speaking directly with senior decision-makers, ensuring Manifest Europe remains at the forefront of the European supply chain market.
Responsibilities
Market Intelligence: Mapping, Research & Topic Validation
- Work with the President of Manifest Europe to determine the priority industry verticals, buyer audiences and geographic markets
- Map market opportunities across each target vertical, including identifying the most influential companies, speakers, influencers and trends within each sector
- Plan outreach to the top companies and speakers within the identified verticals
- Conduct extensive research through meetings and interviews with senior supply chain executives, logistics leaders, technology providers, investors and industry stakeholders.
- Build an in-depth understanding of the European supply chain and logistics landscape.
- Identify emerging trends, commercial challenges and future opportunities.
- Monitor competitor events and market developments.
- Validate key topics and conference themes directly with the market
- Share market insight with President of Manifest Europe and the marketing director to translate into GTM planning
Conference Program & Agenda Development
- Develop commercially successful conference agendas across multiple stages.
- Create conference themes that balance strategic thought leadership with practical implementation
- Design keynote sessions, panel discussions, roundtables and workshops.
- Develop innovative formats showcase emerging technologies and industry innovation
- Continuously refine the program, based on customer feedback and continued market insight
Speaker Acquisition & Stakeholder Relationships
- Through direct outreach and market research meetings, build long-term relationships with senior executives across the European supply chain ecosystem.
- Develop and maintain a target list of priority speakers and industry influencers
- Create a tier underneath this and build your speaker pipeline
- Identify and recruit senior-level speakers from leading brands, logistics providers, technology companies, investors and government bodies, regulators and industry associations.
- Manage speaker communications and engagement from invitation through to on-site delivery.
365 Content
- Develop content that keeps Manifest Europe engaged with the market throughout the year
- Look at key themes from the conference to pull into 365 engagement with the market to use to funnel sponsors and delegates to the event
- Develop new year-round content formats to keep Manifest Europe engaged in the market
- Produce the content for any roadshow events in Europe – executive roundtables, roadshows, webinars, fireside chats, roundtables.
- Work with the marketing director to repurpose content for key segments and create a calendar for this
- Later in the cycle or year 2, support the development of future industry reports, benchmarking studies and market insight pieces.
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Commercial Collaboration
- Work closely with the sales team to identify sponsor opportunities.
- Produce commercial content briefs for the sales team.
GTM Input
- Work closely with the President of Manifest Europe and Marketing Director to ensure market insight is reported in a way it can contribute to the positioning, messaging, and campaign strategy
- Work with the President of Manifest Europe and the Marketing Director to use the content to shape audience acquisition strategies that increase buyer attendance and delegate revenue
Event Delivery
- Manage speaker logistics and briefing.
- Moderate sessions, if and where required.
- Support onsite content delivery and speaker management.
About You
You'll be naturally curious, commercially aware and passionate about understanding what matters most to senior industry leaders.
You'll enjoy interviewing executives, identifying emerging trends before they become mainstream, and translating insight into compelling conference content that delivers real commercial value. You’ll enjoy building relationships just as much as building conference agendas.
Ideal Experience
- Experience in producing high-quality B2B Conferences
- Strong research skills and comfortable speaking with C-level executives
- Strong commercial awareness and mindset and understanding of how content drives audience and sponsorship growth
- Worked closely with key stakeholders in markets and ability to translate market intelligence into a strong content strategy
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
- Collaborative, proactive and entrepreneurial
- Curious and excited by learning
- Experience of leading content for a European event, ideally a launch
Success in the Role
Within your first 12-14 months you will have:
- Built a market-leading conference programme for the inaugural Manifest Europe.
- Established strong relationships with Europe's leading supply chain executives.
- Recruited world-class speakers across multiple industry verticals.
- Developed content that drives both audience growth and commercial success.
- Helped position Manifest Europe as the leading meeting place for the European supply chain and logistics industry.
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