Speaker Producer

**About us**:
How did Web Summit become, in the words of Forbes, “the best tech conference on the planet”? Meaningful connections. Our tech events are unmissable because we make it easier for the right people to meet and connect. Everyone at Web Summit works towards this goal.

And we’re just getting started.

We’re always looking to build on the impact we have already made at Web Summit. In the coming years we’ll take Web Summit to new markets, promoting global connectivity, highlighting important issues and connecting global leaders - all while making a positive impact on the environment and communities we encounter.

To build a better company, we have to better ourselves. We do that by finding the most ambitious people to work with us.

**About the team**:
As a member of the speaker team at Web Summit you will be given journalistic autonomy in your area to bring together the most interesting people and stories in the world, pairing them with leading journalists who interview our speakers on stage.

You will be the editor of your stage, and will determine what themes, content and news stories are covered before the event, covered onstage at the event and covered in the weeks and months after each event.

Only at Web Summit will a Head of State, Fortune 500 CEO and Hollywood Actor come together, and you will help define what news they create.

**What you’ll achieve**:

- You’ll produce the best onstage content in the world for our events, managing a full stage from start to finish.
- You’ll acquire the highest-calibre speakers from a range of industries and sectors.
- You’ll use your extensive knowledge and contact list to attract the world's biggest names to our events.
- Grow to become a leader of our events across the world, being the central point of contact for that event.
- You will create global headlines for the world's leading publications and broadcasters.
- Offstage, you’ll curate the highest-level experiences for the most influential speakers.
- You’ll work closely with our international Speaker team including Key attendee success, where you will collaborate and coordinate to produce best in class events.

**Skills and abilities we’re looking for**:

- ** Contacts - **You can acquire and maintain high-level contacts across multiple sectors.
- ** Persuasive** - You believe in something and can make others believe in it too.
- ** Sharp editorial sense** - You can spot a trend or story before others.
- ** Industry Knowledge** - You understand and can give examples of how technology is trending around the world and you have a working knowledge of the Tech industry.
- ** Ambitious** - You are driven to improve and you will never settle for second best.

**Benefits and perks:
- Hybrid-working model open to all employees.
- Fully subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more.
- Pension contribution up to 6%(Irish based only)
- A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development.
- Company laptop, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements.
- Our very own Tramway Team, which drives community and morale-boosting events for employees to participate in.
- Annual company get-togethers, charity days, and monthly wellbeing talks.
- Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year

**At Web Summit, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We want talent from all walks of life to help us on our journey to digitise the conference sector. Hiring decisions are made purely on experience, skills and the needs of the business.