Event Producer - Holyrood Communications

ABOUT THE ROLE

Holyrood Events is looking for a motivated team player with an interest in policy and politics, and who has an excellent attention to detail to join our team of Event Producers. The Producer will lead on researching, curating, and delivering a portfolio of events in a variety of formats, such as conferences, round tables, breakfast briefings and party conference fringe events.

Holyrood’s events are largely in‑person, but occasionally hybrid or virtual. This is a multifaceted role within the events team, majoring on research, stakeholder, and project management. Holyrood’s events tackle topical issues around Scottish public policy and are typically aimed at a political or public and third sector audience. The Producer will build on the success of annual events, including those associated with our Connect portfolio, and research and create new event programmes.

The Event Producer has oversight of each event from pre‑event research and feasibility analysis, through kick‑off, to post event evaluation; and is responsible for writing innovative, engaging, and articulate copy to describe and promote events and their content. The Event Producers will work to secure industry‑leading speakers, then brief and manage speakers and other partners in the run‑up to and on the event day and post event.

The Event Producer will work in partnership with the Marketing, Events Operations and Sales teams to ensure that the events within the portfolio run smoothly to project timelines and generate revenue to meet predefined budgets. The event producer is responsible for working with clients to ensure their contribution is of the highest quality. The post holder will be responsible for managing and maximising engagement with specialist expert steering groups for one or more topics.

Using the relationships built with event partners and high‑profile speakers, the Event Producer will work to enrich event content‑led marketing by linking relevant policy announcements, thought leadership commentary and research, to help attract delegates and sponsors to our events.

Our live events programme and past events are available to view on our website.

This post is based in Edinburgh (hybrid). We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and part time options.

• Development of all events within a predetermined portfolio, including, but not limited to:
  • research of policy areas
  • agenda creation
  • recruitment and management of speakers.
• Act as project manager for the portfolio of events, ensuring actions and deliverables are met by all members of the team (Event Operations, Marketing, Sales).
• Identification and management of key partner relationships in predefined policy areas.
• Identification of new event opportunities in a range of policy areas.
• Support the Marketing team with compelling and engaging content and copy.
• Support Sales to identify new commercial opportunities in all policy areas and generate new revenue streams within event formats.
• Support Event Operations in the preparation of event admin, logistics and AV activities.

• Demonstrated experience ideally in policy, public affairs, journalism or conference production.
• Excellent research skills.
• Exceptional communication skills (written and in person).
• Ability to write concise marketing copy.
• IT literate.
• Excellent time management and with problem‑solving skills.
• Experience working with a variety stakeholders to deliver multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• A collegial, can‑do attitude, who works well in a team.
• Highly diplomatic and professional manner.
• Understanding of the commercial model of the business.
• Knowledge of, or a willingness to develop knowledge in, public sector technology and digital transformation would be highly beneficial.

• A degree in politics, policy, public affairs or communications or relevant experience in a similar role.

• MS Office.

• Understanding of the Scottish political environment and institutions.
• Understanding the Scottish and UK policy process and how the Scottish public sector operates.
• Project management and planning.