Senior Conference Producer / Senior Conference Marketing Specialist

About the role

MDPI is hiring a full-time Senior Conference Producer or Senior Conference Marketing Specialist based in Singapore. The role drives academic conferences from concept to execution, with hands-on experience across all aspects of conference management. Candidates choose their preference between the two roles during the interview.

Key responsibilities

• Virtual conferences: oversee both production and marketing to ensure seamless execution and maximum engagement.
• In-person conferences: handle either production or marketing, with extra tasks depending on event needs.
• Production: market research, value proposition creation, event briefs, agenda curation with chairs and session chairs, stakeholder engagement, website updates, budget forecasting and tracking, customer service, milestone tracking, team coordination, live-streaming oversight, onsite delivery and post-event analysis.
• Marketing: strategy creation, collateral and copywriting, SEO, sponsorship acquisition, content creation, campaign tracking and reporting.
• Other: proactively identify and resolve process or outcome problems affecting the project.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in any subject.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience; conference industry experience preferred.
• Curious about people, enjoys speaking and building relationships.
• Able to handle multiple projects and communicate clear objectives to teams.
• Excellent online call etiquette and written communication skills.
• Willingness to travel internationally and network face to face.
• Team player who can also work independently.

What we offer

• Professional and personal development.
• International work environment.
• Flexible working hours within the limits of a full-time job.
• Trips to other MDPI offices and attendance at scientific conferences.
• Competitive salary and benefits.