New York

Event Production

$80,000 - $90,000

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Conference Producer

About The Role

PEI has an exciting opportunity for a Conference Producer to join our growing US based events team.

The successful candidate will be tasked with running a portfolio of conferences taking place primarily in the North America region. We expect our newest team member to grow and develop the portfolio conferences in conjunction with management and production team. The ideal Conference Producer will be expected to make a significant contribution to the growth of the global conferences business at this critical time in PEI’s conferences development.

Responsibilities:

Own project management responsibilities while driving long‑term strategic direction across all assigned US in‑person conferences
Write compelling program agendas that integrate relevant PEI data, highlight current market trends, incorporate attractive business development opportunities, and leverage creative session formats to elevate the overall audience experience.
Work alongside each program’s editorial champion to ensure alignment between their editorial expertise and our programming.
Build speaker line-ups that feature C‑suite finance leaders and ensure each event includes highly relevant subject‑matter experts alongside a balanced mix of established voices and fresh perspectives
Record and report on speaker‑outreach activity in a clear, timely, and appropriately documented manner to ensure full visibility into progress and pipeline status.
Align with Business Development on sponsor deliverables to guarantee all contracted speaking opportunities and on‑stage integrations are fulfilled smoothly and professionally.
Advise our in-house delegate sales team on the portfolio of events and providing unique selling points for the programs and help develop the audience for the events alongside our dedicated in-house marketing teams.
Work with the marketing team to highlight the most relevant speakers and content throughout the sales campaign.
Work closely with Business Development to provide market intelligence, leads and other useful information on all events within the portfolio to help achieve agreed targets for each event
Manage the delivery of the portfolio by working closely with the in-house event logistics team on venue selection, headcounts, AV requirements, room layouts, signage, registration needs, and other core event logistics.
Make a significant contribution to the overall growth of the global conferences business including working with your AD to identify and vet new opportunities in your specific market to assist in launching new events that grow and develop your portfolio further.
Liaise with CFO Network manager and help set membership strategy.
Assist where needed with outreach and virtual events with weekly touchpoints across the membership product.

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About You

Essential Experience

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum 3 years of commercial conference production or commercial experience in another field
A minimum of three years speaker recruitment experience
Experience working within financial or private equity conferences role is desirable but not essential
Experience working within a senior level finance professionals is desirable but not essential

Personal Characteristics

Self-motivated and willing to take responsibility
Ability to work independently
Resilient under pressure – able to remain focused in the face of multiple competing priorities and ensure key deadlines
Personable and pro-active, able to work across different teams
Able to display multi-faceted communication skills in a persuasive, but diplomatic way to ensure that outstanding results are achieved, and the right deadlines and initiatives get prioritized
High degree of personal pride in own and company work, constantly striving to improve

Motivation

Highly goal-focused and motivated by achieving high personal standards in all aspects of work – ambitious to meet own personal and organizational goals
Desire to be part of a dynamic business with high growth expectations
Keen to stretch self and develop career at PEI

About Us

What we do:

PEI sits at the centre of one of the most dynamic industries in global finance. Private markets have grown from a niche corner of the investment world into an industry with $15 trillion AUM, spanning dozens of strategies, hundreds of geographies and thousands of funds. The professionals navigating it rely on us to make sharper decisions.

Today, PEI operates a range of platforms, each dedicated to a major asset class or investment theme; from private equity and infrastructure to real estate, private credit and beyond.

What makes us genuinely different is what we bring together. Data-enabled tools. Data-enriched insight. Built on powerful proprietary datasets. Editorial insights based on deep market knowledge and experience. The networks and communities that convene the people who move and manage capital. No other business is this well connected. This shapes everything we build, every hire we make, and every decision we take.

Who we’re looking for:

Our 500+ team spans Europe, APAC and the Americas – researchers, journalists, data scientists, product engineers, events professionals, marketers and commercial specialists – all working to give private markets professionals the intelligence edge they need.

Central to everything we do is our people. We’ve built a culture where talent grows, careers are built with intention, and everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, and make their mark.

At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone – regardless of background. We are an equal opportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.

PEI Group supports flexible working arrangements, and we welcome career returners.

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