AMI overview 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 who work across 50 global events a year. 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 To research and write 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? You’re either already an experienced conference producer looking for a new challenge. Or you would like to become a conference producer and you can demonstrate transferable skills. (Please note that no conference production experience is not a deal breaker and we welcome applications with transferable skills such as PR, journalism, content management, recruitment, sales, academia, marketing and events management.) An analytical thinker with an inquiring mind who loves to learn about and research new topics and is curious about how things work. Confident in building and developing relationships A proactive and supportive team player, always looking for new ways to upskill yourself and uplift those around you. The team culture in the AMI production team is a supportive one and we meet weekly to explore ways to help each other, solve problems, celebrate successes and catch up socially. A self-aware individual, open to self-reflection and gathering feedback from others Someone who likes to travel, the role involves regular travel to our events which are across Asia, the USA and Europe Key responsibilities day to day: Research markets through telephone interviews and desk research Produce high-level conference agendas, invite and secure speakers and review paper submissions Build a network of key industry professionals and seek their advice on current industry trends Establish an effective working relationship with your cross-functional event project team to ensure timelines and budgets are met Write effective marketing copy for campaigns across web, email, social media, and online magazines etc. Work closely with any consultants in your field; and with the data team to build targeted mailing lists International and national travel to deliver your event agendas on site, as well as occasionally to competitor events. Additional responsibilities for senior producers: Opportunity to chair or moderate in-person events. Topic generation and new product development - identify opportunities for new conferences and event models within and beyond the plastics sector Assist in mentoring/coaching of new producers. In return, we’ll give you: A salary of £26 ,000 to £50,000 basic (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 Dedicated events and a variety of social engagements organised by our social committee 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 Diversity & Inclusion group, the inDIviduals – This group spreads awareness of the importance of diversity & inclusion through; encouraging conversations, and listening to concerns and/or suggestions about how we can be more inclusive at AMI. They act as role models, demonstrating positive behaviours and encouraging others to do the same. They also support events and promote activities around D&I as well as celebrate successes and share positive D&I stories companywide 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, and usually within 2 days. Please note that our offices are closed over the festive period, between 24th December and 2nd January, so please bear with us if you're sending in your application during that time period. We can’t wait to hear from you