The Drum

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.

Events Producer

• Take ownership of end-to-end delivery of The Drum’s US-based awards, conferences, retreats and client events — including planning, logistics, production, and on-site execution.
• Lead the planning and execution of large-scale, multi-day conferences, managing complex programs, speaker logistics, content schedules, production run sheets, and attendee journeys.
• Develop strong relationships with local venues, suppliers, and production partners, ensuring all events meet The Drum’s creative and operational standards.
• Manage event timelines and budgets, to ensure smooth and financially successful delivery.
• Work closely with the UK events team on planning, creative direction, and alignment with The Drum’s global awards and festival calendar.
• Support international activations, such as Cannes Lions, Advertising Week, and SXSW, coordinating on-site brand experiences and content sessions.
• Contribute to global post-event reporting, sharing insights and recommendations to continuously improve performance.
• Collaborate with commercial, marketing, and partnerships teams to deliver sponsor and client activations, ensuring all contractual elements are fulfilled.
• Support ticket sales, entry drives, and audience engagement initiatives for US awards.
• Help to identify opportunities to grow The Drum’s events business in the US through new partnerships or formats.
• Contribute to shaping The Drum’s US event strategy in collaboration with senior leadership.
• Bring creative ideas to elevate the attendee experience and strengthen The Drum’s positioning in the US market.
• Champion best practice, consistency, and innovation across the event portfolio.
• Act as a local brand ambassador for The Drum, helping to raise awareness and build relationships across the US marketing, advertising, and media industries.
• Work with colleagues across marketing, content, video, and design to deliver cohesive, high-quality event experiences.
• While US-based, work as an integrated member of The Drum’s global events team, supporting the UK events team remotely / in person during key delivery periods and major events.
• Communicate effectively across time zones, ensuring alignment with the UK events team and seamless handovers between markets.
• Travel to other US cities (and if required internationally) to manage and deliver events.
• Represent The Drum at key industry events and activations, building relationships with agencies, brands, and sponsors.

Events Producer

Conference and Awards Producer – Event Producer