Conference and Awards Director, Housing

Conference and Awards Director, Housing

Objectives:

Responsible for content creation, team management and budget delivery for one of the most profitable and important parts of Ocean Media Group's current housing portfolio, the conference director, working alongside the housing management team, must deliver a portfolio of conferences, awards and exhibition content that constantly meet and exceed attendee targets whilst ensuring all stakeholder satisfaction levels remain high.

Responsibilities:

Always meeting current set objectives the candidate will deliver consistently high-level content alongside innovative events, whilst bringing new and exciting people and topics to the fore.

• Strategy & Content: Develop conference themes, agendas, and commercial strategies, conducting market research to meet audience needs.
• Budgeting & Financials: Manage P&L, set ticket prices, ensure profitability, and manage budgets to meet financial targets.
• Speaker & Stakeholder Management: Identify, invite, and manage high-level speakers, keynotes, and sponsors.
• Marketing & Sponsorship: Collaborate with marketing teams to promote events and work with sales teams to secure sponsorships and exhibitor space.
• Operations & Logistics: Oversee on-site event management, including venue coordination, technology, catering, and health & safety compliance.

Senior management:

Part of the housing management team this role must also support collaboration across all of the wider housing management team. As a senior representative of Ocean Media the conference and awards director is a custodian of all external relationships and be a professional brand ambassador for our work.

Person specification

The person in this role must strive for excellence in all they do. Always adhering to Ocean Media's motto of 'together we succeed' they must have a passion for creating award-winning events, on budget and within the planned timeframes.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Leadership: Experience leading teams of producers or event planners for a minimum of three years.
• Industry Knowledge: A deep understanding of housing or the public sector would be an advantage,
• Commercial Acumen: Strong negotiation, and budgetary skills.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills.
• Project Management: Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects on tight deadlines

About Ocean Media Group

Living our Values

Ocean Media Group is a dynamic and progressive organisation that puts its customers and people first. We create market-leading events and digital information products that help our customers succeed and in turn drive our growth.

“Together we succeed”

We are passionate and inquiring; we adapt, innovate and invest to create business environments full of opportunity. We aim to lead our markets to a better future. Our innovative mixed-media approach, delivered expertly through our market leading brands, creates highly engaged and loyal audiences.

Our Mission

‘To create unbeatable insights and experiences to help our customers succeed’

We work towards this goal by living our values in our conduct with all those with whom we interact – customers, employees, business partners, suppliers, competitors, investors and the general public.

Our Core Values

Externally, we will:

• develop exceptional insight into and rapport with our customers
• ensure that our commitment, authenticity and integrity are clear to all
• make doing business with us rewarding and a pleasure
• always strive to deliver the highest of standards

Internally, we will:

• respect and value our people
• reflect the best of our culture through our teams
• seek breakthroughs in what we do by constantly challenging ourselves
• foster and reward personal commitment and creativity

Our vision and values guide every action and are the focus of everything we do as we perform our responsibilities.

Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary + 20% bonus
• Flexible working hours
• Development and training
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + an additional day to be taken for birthdays
• Pension scheme – enhanced employer contribution of 4%
• Annual Christmas and Summer parties and regular Socials
• Discounted gym membership
• Optional health care scheme
• Benefits platform with discounts and savings on shopping, days out, holidays, cinema etc.
• Bike2Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Season ticket loan
• Employee Referral Bonus

Equal Opportunity Statement

Ocean Media Group is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.