AMI
Senior Conference Producer / Conference Producer
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AMI is a leading provider of information, market intelligence, and conferences for the global plastics industry.
Our mission is to help the plastics industry navigate, innovate, grow, and ultimately become more sustainable. How we achieve this is through our trusted market intelligence and networking opportunities provided across our events.
This role sits within the conference department which produces a premier portfolio of global events. AMI events connect and inspire leaders across the global plastics industry.
Intrigued? You could be an integral part of our pivotal Conference Production team.
Role Overview
This full-time Senior Conference Producer / Conference Producer position is a hybrid role based in the City of Bristol, with flexibility for some work from home; remote applicants will also be considered. The role involves researching and writing agendas for a selection of AMI’s in-person and virtual conferences for the international plastics industry, ensuring high-quality content and recruiting key industry speakers. Creating profitable events that exceed the expectations of delegates, sponsors, and exhibitors.
Who are you?
We are looking for an experienced conference producer seeking a new challenge, or an ambitious professional eager to transition into the role. Direct conference production experience is not required; we welcome applicants from backgrounds including PR, journalism, content management, recruitment, sales, academia, marketing, and event management.
- Strong track record of generating successful B2B conference programmes and securing high-level speakers for both in-person and virtual events.
- Experience contributing to the development of new event or product opportunities (senior role)
- Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi-task working on more than one project at a time and to tight deadlines.
- Good communication and telephone skills with an attention to detail.
- Fluency in English and one additional language (preferred).
- A keen and inquisitive mind able to gather, analyse and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to identify and forecast trends, strategies, and competitive dynamics within the researched sector.
- It would be an advantage to have experience of working on events in a related market – e.g. manufacturing, chemicals, oil & gas, materials, science, engineering, product design, automotive, medical, or packaging.
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Key responsibilities day to day:
- Conduct primary and secondary research into markets and businesses through desk research and interviews (telephone and in person)
- Produce high-level conference agendas including issuing calls for papers and liaising with speakers, working in close collaboration with the event manager
- Build and maintain a strong network of key industry professionals, inviting them to speak at the event and to advise on emerging industry trends, including creating advisory boards where appropriate
- Act as product lead for assigned events, project-managing delivery in collaboration with operations, sales, and marketing teams to ensure deadlines and revenue targets are met
- Oversee the full product lifecycle of events, including growth and scaling opportunities, new delivery models, and the development of new product business cases
- Design and deliver engaging conference formats, using innovative and interactive approaches to enhance delegate experience and commercial value
- Produce compelling written copy for marketing campaigns, including email, social media, online publications, and conference websites
- Work closely with subject-matter experts across the business to ensure content accuracy and relevance.
- Travel internationally to attend AMI and competitor conferences and relevant industry events, as required
At the senior level, you will also:
- Chair and/or moderate conferences
- Identify and develop opportunities for new conferences, portfolio expansion, and innovative event models and formats within and beyond the plastics sector
- Provide mentorship and guidance to other producers on the team, supporting quality, consistency, and best practice.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation.
In return, we’ll give you:
- A salary of £33,000 - £45,000 per annum (the salary offer is dependent on previous conference production experience)
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day of holiday, for every year you have worked with us (up to 5 additional days)
- Your birthday day off
- Flexible working – we are open to full or part-time working, remote or hybrid. Our office is located in central Bristol.
- Company pension scheme and access to financial advice
- Health cash plan
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Support, coaching, and training through a variety of platforms
- Refer a friend scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Dedicated events and a variety of social engagements organised by our social committee
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Culture
Culture is a huge part of what makes AMI a great company to work for, and below are some key initiatives that drive our culture:
- Our monthly values champions – Dedication, Teamwork, and Innovation are the four core values at the heart of our business. Each month we gather together all the people who have been publicly recognised and randomly pick two winners for an extra THANK YOU who are then sent a gift voucher.
- AMI Social Committee – This group organises social events, quizzes, clubs, charity, and fundraising events and always injects fun into our office!
- AMI Stronger Together – a group dedicated to developing a culture of openness and understanding and building an environment in which we are all better able to identify, discuss, and address mental health and wellbeing issues.
Our interview process
Got lots of questions? Great – we are a business built on curiosity, so you’ll be in good company. Before we go forward to a formal interview process, we like to have a chat so we can make sure the role is a good fit all around. The chat will be with one of the current conference production managers so it is an opportunity to get a feel for the role.
The first formal interview will be conducted by either the Conference Production Manager, or the Conference Production Team Manager.
The second round of interviews will be conducted by the Business Unit Manager and/or the Conference Production Team Manager if they did not conduct the first interview.
We will aim to respond to your application as soon as we can, usually within 2 days.
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