Careers at GIC

Global Insight Conferences is a rapidly-expanding and highly entrepreneurial conference company. We only employ individuals who are passionate about conferences, passionate about their personal growth and performance and passionate about being the best. 

Our Team Is Our USP!

Our team is the best thing about us – in a recent staff survey 90% of the staff described their company culture as friendly, supportive and fast-paced. We are a fun and exciting team, where everyone counts, and everyone’s say is important. We are looking for ambitious individuals who want to join us and grow our rapidly-expanding conference company with us. We love innovation and new ideas and will welcome your ideas – even on your first day! We have a hard-working, supportive and fun atmosphere and we are looking for positive individuals who want to make their mark and really contribute to the success and quality of our market-leading conferences. Our industries and topics are varied – you will never be bored or stuck in the same old industry!

Vision

We seek exceptional people to work in our dynamic, exciting and constantly challenging environment. A positive, can-do attitude is an absolute must as is a vision for creating conferences seeped in quality and for creating experiences for our clients that are personal to them and help them achieve their objectives.

Drive

We will challenge you to be the best you can be. If you need to be pushed to work at your best, then Global Insight Conferences is not the place for you. If you strive to always perform at your peak, then you will be encouraged, trained, supported and driven by our entrepreneurial and energetic workplace.

Progression

Opportunities for career progression at Global Insight Conferences abound. We are growing rapidly and will shape the business around the skills and personalities of our key staff. We will provide the launch pad, but your career is in your hands.

Rewards

We reward hard work and results and make innovation and creativity a key performance indicator.

Leadership

We are fast-paced and innovative and are looking for individuals who can not only keep up, but lead the way.

Fun

Our workplace is a dynamic, fun place to be. Hardworking, yes, passionate, yes, exciting, yes, open to new ideas, yes, and therefore a great place to work and grow.

Vacancies

Global Insight Conferences requires an ambitious Marketing Executive with a minimum of 18 months proven B2B digital and marketing experience.

Based in the beautiful Southbank (half way between London Bridge & London Waterloo), we are a group of passionate, friendly and supportive conference professionals on a mission to produce high-quality, bespoke business conferences, both live and virtual, in the UK and abroad – and we are looking for great people to join our amazing team and help us to grow together!

You’ll need to be a strong, pro-active marketer with proven experience of creating and delivering strategic marketing plans. You can expect outstanding products with best-in-industry speakers and conference agendas and ample opportunity for career progression and management opportunities, if you have:

  • 18 months + of B2B marketing experience
  • A pro-active, positive and ‘can do’ attitude
  • A commercial mind and determination to succeed
  • A professional, calm, courteous and friendly manner
  • An excellent eye for detail and good at proof reading
  • An ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
  • Maturity, versatility and a good team player
  • Problem solving, self-motivation and initiative
  • Professional verbal and written communication skills
  • A real leader that demonstrates honesty and integrity
  • A strong academic record. Minimum 2.1 degree required OR As and Bs at A Level.

Your Marketing Campaign Responsibilities Will Include:

  • Creating your own multi-channel marketing campaigns and performance analysis (email, content, SEO, social media, direct, media partnerships etc)
  • Writing compelling and irresistible copy and marketing campaigns
  • Website creation and management, with SEO best practices and performance monitoring
  • Sourcing and building relationships with new media and data partners and set up contra deals
  • Optimising cross-marketing opportunities between products
  • Working with sponsors, speakers and partners to promote the conference
  • Managing timelines, deadlines and revenue generation for multiple marketing campaigns cross-sector
  • Inter-departmental collaboration and innovation

Benefits! What’s In It For Me?

  • Competitive salaries, regularly reviewed
  • Performance bonus schemes
  • Company pension scheme
  • Additional holiday days – starting at 25 days (plus 8 bank holidays) 
  • On the job training (job related)
  • Investors In People training (general business)
  • Personalised 3 monthly professional development plans
  • Clear path to career progression – mentoring, managing, business development
  • Holistic wellbeing programmes (financial, physical, mental)
  • Casual dress
  • Flexible working (post-training)
  • Regular company socials – quizzes, nights out and legendary parties
  • Run club and baking competitions (whatever you are into, all are welcome!)
  • Volunteering days
  • Referral scheme
  • Charity and environmental initiatives
  • Equal, inclusive opportunities and fair practices
  • Parental leave

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for someone with proven B2B digital and marketing experience who already manages or is looking to go into management and be fast tracked to build their own team.

Based in the beautiful Southbank (half way between London Bridge & London Waterloo), Global Insight Conferences is a group of passionate, friendly and supportive conference professionals on a mission to produce high-quality, bespoke business conferences, both live and virtual, in the UK and abroad – and we are looking for great people to join our amazing team and help us to grow together!

You’ll need to be a strong, pro-active, senior marketer with between two to four years’ experience. In this role, you would be responsible for creating and delivering strategic marketing plans for an eclectic portfolio of events. You can expect outstanding products with best-in-industry speakers and conference agendas and ample opportunity for career progression.

Your marketing and management responsibilities will include:

  • Creating your own multi-channel marketing campaigns and performance analysis (email, content, SEO, social media, direct, media partnerships etc)
  • Writing compelling and irresistible copy and marketing campaigns
  • Website creation and management, with SEO best practices and performance monitoring
  • Sourcing and building relationships with new media and data partners and set up contra deals
  • Optimising cross-marketing opportunities between products
  • Working with sponsors, speakers and partners to promote the conference
  • Managing timelines, deadlines and revenue generation for multiple marketing campaigns cross-sector
  • Inter-departmental collaboration and innovation

Depending on experience you will start to manage immediately or within the first six months of employment.

Benefits! What’s In It For Me?

  • Competitive salaries, regularly reviewed
  • Performance bonus schemes
  • Company pension scheme
  • Additional holiday days – starting at 25 days (plus 8 bank holidays) and increasing with service
  • On the job training (job related)
  • Investors In People training (general business)
  • Personalised 3 monthly professional development plans
  • Clear path to career progression – mentoring, managing, business development
  • Holistic wellbeing programmes (financial, physical, mental)
  • Casual dress
  • Flexible working (post-training)
  • Regular company socials – quizzes, nights out and legendary parties
  • Run club and baking competitions (whatever you are into, all are welcome!)
  • Volunteering days
  • Referral scheme
  • Charity and environmental initiatives
  • Equal, inclusive opportunities and fair practices
  • Parental leave

Do you see yourself running a conference, troubleshooting at a live event, organising everyone on the day and loving the atmosphere and challenge of a room full of people you are in charge of? Do you love checklists, organising, communicating and the satisfaction of being the organisational centre of an event? Can you see yourself meticulously preparing conference materials, liaising with speakers, sponsors and delegates and making sure everything is just right?

Global Insight Conferences requires a positive, confident and professional graduate with first-class communication, organisational and customer service skills to run business conferences as well as manage customer services. You will need to be computer literate, proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Office as well as a be a positive self-starter, quick to learn and able to turn your hand to any task cheerfully, whilst hitting tight deadlines.

This fun, friendly and warm team is expanding so if you’re a bright, organised, well presented and a high-energy individual, we’ll be committed to help drive your career forward.

The Conference Co-Ordinator responsibilities include:
• Organising and running events from start to finish
• Onsite troubleshooting and innovations
• Liaising with sponsors, speakers and exhibitors and venues
• Liaising with customers on the phone and taking registrations
• Issuing invoices
• Chasing payments
• Post-conference evaluation and follow-ups
• General administration

Internships

Only graduates with first class or high upper second degree should apply. You’ll need to have a minimum of six months’ work experience, not necessarily within the events industry, be hardworking, have a great eye for detail and be able to handle yourself professionally on the phone and face-to-face. The team is small and expanding, so if you’re ready to make your mark and start a serious career in business conferencing, send us your CV today by emailing ben.kavanagh@globalinsightconferences.com. No agencies please.