Audience Development Executive

About the Role

We are looking for an outgoing, commercially awareAudience Development Executiveto join our UK audience and events team, with a particular focus onComputingevents.You’llhelpidentify, recruit, qualify and nurture senior IT decision-makers from end-user organisations, including IT Directors, CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, Heads of IT, infrastructure leaders, security leaders, dataleadersand other technology decision-makers.

This role is ideal for someone who genuinely enjoys speaking to people, buildingrapportand becoming a trusted point of contact for our audience.You do not need to have years of events experience to be successful here.A background in sales, customer service, recruitment, events, marketing, hospitalityor another people-facingrole would be useful, but the most importantthing is that youareconfident, curiousandproactive: someone who is happy pickingup the phone,using LinkedIn, meeting people in personandlearningthetechnology audience.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify,recruitand qualify seniorIT decision-makers from end-user organisationsfor Computing conferences, roundtables, dinners and other B2B technology events through research, sourcing, phone outreach,emailand LinkedIn engagement.

• Attend relevant third-party industry events, networkingopportunitiesand community gatherings whereappropriate, using them to meet new contacts, build the Computing audience network andidentifypotential future delegates.

• Speak confidently with prospective delegates about event themes, discussion topics,speakersand the value of attending.

• Assess delegate applications against event criteria, ensuring the audience is relevant,seniorandmade up ofappropriate end-usertechnology decision-makers.

• Build andmaintainrelationships with ITDirectors, CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, Heads of IT,previousattendees, advisory boardmembersand widerend-user technologycontacts, becoming a familiar name,voiceand face fortheComputingbrand.

• Share useful audience feedback with internal stakeholders, including whatIT decision-makersare interested in, what challenges they are facing and what topics are cutting through.

• Use a mix of phone, email, LinkedIn,referralsand researchto build new relationshipsand develop the Computing audience network.

• Liaise with confirmed delegates to encourage attendance and participation, including calendar invites, bespoke emails, remindercallsand pre-event communications.

• Maintainaccuraterecords in event trackers and internal systems, including outreach, responses, registrations,confirmationsand cancellations.

• Track audience development activity, registration progress and delegate status, providing regular updates to the team to help monitor event performance and identify where additional outreach is needed.

• Attend events in the UK whererequired, welcoming delegates, supporting registration, networking throughout thedayand helping create a positive experience for attendees,sponsorsand internal teams.

• Work closely with marketing, editorial, sales, customersuccessand operations teams to support event delivery and improve audience quality over time.

WhatWe’reLooking For

• Some experience in audience development, delegate acquisition, sales, recruitment, customer service, events, marketing, hospitality or another people-focused role would be helpful, but we are also open to earlier-career candidates with the right attitude, communication skills and appetite to learn.

• A confident communicator who enjoys speaking to people by phone, email, LinkedIn and face-to-face.

• A natural relationship-builder who can develop trust with seniorIT and technologyprofessionals and represent Computing in a professional,humanand credible way.

• Commercially aware,curiousand comfortable researching companies, job titles,technology themes,markettrendsand potential attendee communities.

• Organised, self-motivated and resilient, with the ability to manage multiple events and deadlines at the same time.

• Comfortable working towards targets, tracking progress and taking ownership of results.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel,Wordand Outlook; experience with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, CRM systems or event platforms would be useful but is not essential.

• Willingness to work on a hybrid basis, with office attendancerequiredat least twice a week, as well as attending UK events when needed.

What you can expect from us:

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