The Drum

Journalist

• Proactively finding and writing exclusive stories on the Creative sector
• Write The Drum’s daily Ad of the Day feature
• Regular interviews with leading figures in the creative industries
• Producing timely and considered analysis on topical trends and developments
• Commissioning, editing, and providing feedback on contributed content where required
• Writing and editing a weekly email and LinkedIn newsletter
• Working with our social media executive and distribution team to promote your stories on The Drum’s key channels
• Frequently calling and meeting key contacts to uncover what’s really happening in the industry
• Supporting colleagues from other teams with your specialist expertise, growing your presence within The Drum and contributing to wider company efforts
• Continuously honing your network to build your reputation as the go-to industry journalist
• Appearing on camera, panels and podcasts for The Drum to share your knowledge and bringing attention to your reporting.

Senior Reporter – 12 Month Maternity Cover Contract

Recruitment

• Support the identification and recruitment of judges and speakers across The Drum Awards portfolio.
• Work closely with the Judging & Strategy Manager and Communities team to ensure panels are correctly scoped and filled.
• Research and build target lists of appropriate senior industry professionals.
• Send invitations, manage follow-ups and track confirmations to support recruitment targets and deadlines.
• Act as a point of contact for jurors and speakers, managing communications and queries in a professional manner.
• Support the delivery of diverse and representative panels, ensuring diversity is a key consideration in recruitment activity.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with industry contacts.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the marcoms industry to help identify suitable speakers and jurors.
• Keep up to date with competitor activity in terms of speakers and judges to inform recruitment research.
• Maintain and update the judges and speakers database, ensuring records are accurate and organised.
• Prepare recruitment updates and progress reports as required.
• Assist with event production logistics where required.
• Collaboration with remote team members in the UK, EMEA, and the US, including regular virtual calls.
• Any other reasonable duties.

Awards Jury Recruitment Coordinator – Entry Level

Events

• Lead the production of awards, conferences, client, industry, and internal events, including roundtables, webinars, and panel sessions. Responsibilities include securing venues, managing speakers, overseeing content, coordinating assets, booking video producers, and ensuring every event meets the highest standards.
• Manage the end-to-end event process for a portfolio of Drum Awards, including launch, entries, sponsors, judging, nominations, results and ceremony/announcement. Events can be in-person, virtual, or hybrid.
• Organise events to achieve predefined financial targets and KPIs.
• Lead on-site delivery including supplier management, guest liaison, rehearsal management, run-of-show execution and act as main production contact on event day.
• Manage individual event budgets, including cost tracking and work with the Events Director to review financial performance and identify cost efficiencies.
• Work closely with award experts to drive award entries and sell tickets/tables to ensure your events are financially successful.
• Work closely with the marketing team to deliver impactful and effective event promotion.
• Work closely with the content team to recruit high-calibre speakers and judges and manage relationships accordingly.
• Collaborate with the video production team to continually improve the quality of events.
• Provide excellent support and fulfilment for sponsor deliverables, ensuring all contractual elements are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Collaborate with the platforms manager to keep relevant websites up to date.
• Stay informed on other company products, fostering collaboration between the events team and other departments to support their goals.
• Network with guests, judges, speakers, etc., during in-person events, representing the company professionally.
• Conduct post-event analysis & reporting to include post-event debriefs, analysis of KPIs, and recommendations for future improvements.
• Adhere to company processes and systems, including Salesforce, Asana, and Slack.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required.
• Take on increasing ownership of end-to-end event delivery, including planning, budgets, and stakeholder management.
• Lead events independently while supporting senior team members on larger, more complex projects.
• Build confidence in commercial responsibilities, including forecasting, driving revenue, and managing suppliers.
• Strengthen cross-team collaboration by working closely with marketing, content, commercial, and video teams.
• Develop leadership skills by supporting team members and contributing to team best practices.
• Build a strong portfolio of successful events to support progression toward a Senior Event Producer role.

Senior Reporter – 12 Month Maternity Cover Contract

Awards Jury Recruitment Coordinator – Entry Level

Events Producer