Current Opportunities (1)

Live Events Producer

What you would be doing

Intelligence Squared, the leading live events and media company, hosts live debates and events
on stage in London. We bring together thought leaders, top authors and other prominent
personalities to engage in high-level conversation about the most important issues of our day.
We are looking for a London-based Producer to help lead on our in-person events programme.

The successful candidate will be bursting with ideas and will know how to take those ideas and
turn them into brilliant live events.

The Producer will be responsible for all aspects of the event, from start to finish, and must be
able to complete all tasks independently.

The successful candidate will have an insatiable curiosity about the news and about books.
They will have relationships within the publishing industry or will be unhesitating about
developing those relationships. They will have great attention to detail and will care very much
about spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing clear copy. They will embrace the logistical
side of putting on an event as much as the intellectual side. They will be ambitious to grow the
number of events produced and will see challenges as opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Generate initial event ideas and present those ideas in editorial meetings
• Identify and recruit prominent, articulate, diverse and newsy speakers and moderators
• Organise briefing calls and rehearsals with speakers, co-ordinating the timetables ofeveryone involved
• Create briefing documents, scripts and accompanying visual assets such as slideshows
  if required
• Handle release forms for all speakers
• Ensure each event event goes smoothly
• Work with the rest of the Intelligence Squared team to make sure the events are aligned
  with the editorial values of the company
• Manage bookings with venues
  Coordinate with our bookseller partner
• Introduce events you have produced on stage with confidence
• Coordinate with our marketing team to ensure events are promoted effectively and
  appropriately
• Own the profit-and-loss statements for each event
• Reach average profit targets for each event and embrace ways to increase profit margins
• Schedule and produce video podcasts as well as in-person events
• Build and maintain strong relationships with publicists, who connect us with talent

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• You will have two years of experience working in events, media or a related field
• You might have deep experience in producing events or you might have broad
  experience and a skillset that isn’t a direct match but is deeply impressive and would
  help you adapt quickly to the way Intelligence Squared produce events
• You will be as comfortable with digital products as you are with in-person events
• You will be extremely organised and able to act as a bridge between publicists, speakers,venue managers, editorial colleagues and the technical production team
• You will be prepared to go above and beyond for your colleagues and the company
• You will be a fluid, fast, careful writer
• You will be someone who, when the pressure grows, becomes calmer
• You will be loyal to your colleagues, entrepreneurial and equally passionate about
  growing the business, promoting civil debate and being inclusive in your understanding
  of what makes a great event
• It is important that you are OK with working late to accommodate events in venues

Salary & benefits

• £32,000-£35,000 per annum depending on experience.
• The company currently runs a bonus scheme
• We also give employees the days between Christmas and New Year as extra holiday
• Three additional days of holiday entitlement in lieu of working late at events

Closing Date: March 28 2025

Please send your application to careers@intelligencesquared.com