Event Producer, Curated Meetings/Custom Events - Game Developers Conference (GDC)

Informa Festivals marks an exciting new chapter in B2B events, bringing some of the world's most influential creative, technology, and business festivals together. We’re combining prestigious events like Cannes Lions, Black Hat, Money20/20, GDC, and London Tech Week with cutting-edge marketing intelligence platforms and advisory services to deliver unmissable experiences and insights.

Our festival-led approach reimagines traditional B2B events, creating powerful, immersive experiences that drive innovation and industry advancement. Building on decades of expertise and powered by Informa's international reach, we're shaping the next generation of business festivals.

Job Description

We’re seeking a proactive event producer with proven collaboration, project management, and problem-solving skills to deliver new curated meeting and custom event offerings at the Game Developers Conference.

As the lead driver for these new offerings, you will be responsible for supporting the vision of these products, then leading the planning and execution of complex project plans to ensure all milestones are met. You’ll collaborate closely with sales, marketing, and operations to ensure these new products deliver significant value for our attendees and contribute to the growth and development of GDC.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of curated meeting and custom event offerings, utilizing data and leadership input to shape offerings into high-value, sellable, executable products that are tailored specifically to the needs of our audience
• Develop comprehensive project plans including timelines and milestones, resource allocation, budgets, and risk management strategies. Generate and manage event brief and event plan for meeting spaces.
• Motivate, guide, and support diverse internal stakeholders to ensure all milestones are met; proactively engage and hold stakeholders accountable for deliverables
• Approve, direct and/or execute on key event production aspects for the events including F&B, graphics, printed materials, presenters, hosts, and more
• Run weekly team meetings to report project progress and proactively address challenges

• Collaborate closely with internal partners, including:
  • Sales and Sponsorship Team to identify additional revenue generating opportunities that meet client needs and define sponsorship opportunities
  • Marketing, to ensure events are promoted to the right audience and are easily accessible onsite
  • Operations, to ensure costs are in-line with budgets and to deliver the events on the day
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques and implement contingency plans when necessary
• Develop concierge program to curate meetings and support vendor selection for matchmaking
• Support shaping of the onsite experience and strategy for future events by collecting and analyzing feedback, including production of the post-conference report and post-event analysis
• Support special projects related to other GDC products throughout the year

• 3-5 years' experience leading event production, event operations, or event management  with at least 2 years’ direct experience managing meeting-style events
• Ability to effectively review, analyze, and draw actionable takeaways from data  
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple projects/events at once
• Creative problem solver with the ability to contribute new ideas and new solutions
• Understanding/previous experience working with video editing and production
• Proven prior experience in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external partners, and understanding customer needs
• Budget management skills 
• Familiar with vendor contracts
• Strong collaboration and communication skills written, verbal, and executive-level presentation
• Contribute to our entrepreneurial, resourceful, positive, and hard-working team culture
• Able to balance independent and collaborative work
• You will be commercially astute with a constant desire to find out more about the Gaming sector
• Preferred software knowledge: Asana or other PM software, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Vimeo or another video review/editing software, Adobe Acrobat, Sharepoint or another shared document software.

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $95,000, depending on experience

This posting will automatically expire on July 7, 2025

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include: 

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year 
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount 
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs 
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world       

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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