Who we are

We are William Reed.

We are a global media group delivering exceptional content through events, digital, data & insight. From agribusiness, ingredients and food processing, to retail, hospitality & fine dining – we provide the inspiration, insight and connections to power our customers’ success.

We have offices in Gatwick, London and Brighton, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. The successful candidate will work out of Brighton office with the option to work remotely one day a week.

Position

Position : Full time (37.5hr Brighton,), permanent

Location : Brighton

Are you looking to advance your career in the exciting world of event marketing? Do you want to work on a portfolio of international events, while making a meaningful impact on global sustainability?

Rethink Events (a William Reed company) creates and delivers a global portfolio of market-leading international business summits that promote new technologies and investment in sustainable agriculture, food, water and materials.

As a Marketing Manager at Rethink Events, you will lead on several events within our global portfolio of events, increasing visibility, engagement and reach in order to ensure future growth and market share. This is a diverse and exciting role, in which you are responsible for planning, managing and executing delivery of marketing activities.

Based in our Brighton office, you will be part of an energetic team that produces events annually in London, San Francisco, Singapore, Chicago, Mexico City, Dubai, Amsterdam, and São Paulo.

What you'll be doing :

• Researching and producing content for web, email newsletters, press and social media, positioning Rethink as experts in our market and demonstrating the value of our events to the industry.
• Adhering to brand guidelines, bringing in fresh formats and ideas to present content created with our speakers, partners and influencers.
• Liaising with senior-level stakeholders, such as speakers and sponsors, to engage them in community marketing to our conferences to their own networks, finding new ways and channels to extend our reach via influencers and connections.
• Maintaining and expanding the portfolio’s presence and interactions across social media platforms, with a focus on LinkedIn.
• Leading on recommending, implementing and reporting on paid digital campaigns and tracking with marketing partners and advertising on LinkedIn and Google Ads.
• Researching, negotiating and securing marketing partnerships for mutual benefit with relevant industry associations, trade media and investor bodies.
• Defining key media targets and building relationships with journalists to increase PR before, during and after each event.
• Overseeing the design and print of conference brochures and materials including signage and banners, managing external design and print agencies.
• Liaising with the delegate sales team early in campaign to define available data, priorities and gaps, then work with our internal teams and research agencies to continuously expand and refresh our market reach, generating quality leads for sponsorship and delegate participation.
• Building strong internal relationships with each department to optimise information share and what we do with data, insights, connections etc.
• Sharing timely updates and reporting on activities (particularly email, social, marketing partners but also data sets and special projects.
• Attending and helping run the conferences as a core part of the event team.
• Leading on post event reporting and learnings for future events, ensuring testimonials are captured and our audiences logged and profiled for use in future campaigns (including insights from Swapcard, Cvent, Salesforce and website analytics etc).

What you'll need :

Company Benefits Include :

Why work for us

We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work / life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics.

If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.