Assistant Event Manager - ASEAN Paper (Exhibition)

Informa Markets, a division within Informa, creates global platforms for industries. We organise over 500 large-scale branded and transaction-oriented events in 14 specialist markets. These are typically not-to-be-missed annual events where buyers and sellers build relationships, see and show products and do business.

We also provide year-round online platforms where companies showcase their businesses and products and buyers conduct research, generating valuable leads, and we provide data and digital content that supports the flow of knowledge and transactions in markets.

• Design the Event experience, ensuring a high level of delivery in support of the Event’s strategy and customer needs
• Develop and improve the customer experience at each Event, ensuring feedback is collated and incorporated
• Develop the longer term Event design alongside the Events Director/ Manager, using both customer feedback and innovative thought to develop and maintain the Brand as a market leader   
• Support the Events Director/ Manager in the management of the Brand P&L,including successful delivery of complementary products including conferences and seminars
• Liaise with Sales, Marketing and Operations teams to ensure all elements of the Event are in alignment to create successful event
• Negotiate with venues and suppliers together with Operations and Procurement for Event specific requirements
• Build relationships with key customers to understand both specific and wider market needs, feeding trends / issues back into Event strategy
• Develop deep industry knowledge through personal relationships and market analysis
• Support the Events Director / Manager in overseeing the Event's floorplan, managed by the Sales Operations team, escalating any strategic decisions where required
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned

• 4+ years’ management experience in a Brand / Product Event Management 
• Significant experience in a developing brand and sales strategies with strong sales acumen
• Strong experience in managing relationships with international customers across various regions and cultures
• Verbal and written English & Thai to communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to act as an independent, inspirational leader with charisma and energy
• Ability to develop relationships at senior levels and support the management of and interaction with high value customer accounts
• Ability to define a sales strategy and supporting campaigns to execute against a set of targets
• Experience of reporting, budgeting / forecasting and associated processes and policies
• Experience of building trusted internal relationships
• Strong communication and follow-through skills
• Ability to collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders and other functions to ensure successful implementation of a matrixed business model

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 most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• 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: annual leave plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year 
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes 
• 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. See how Informa handles your personal data when you apply for a job here.