Producer (Arabic speaker)

What you’ll achieve at Web Summit:

• You’ll work with our media team to identify and help secure newsworthy moments that would be of interest to the international media attending our events.
• You’ll acquire high-calibre speakers, and be confident in your dealings with them and their communication teams.
• You’ll work closely with the speakers fulfilment team to ensure that speakers’ experience in the lead-up to and during events is optimal.
• You’ll share your learnings and research with other members of the speakers team.

Who you are:

• You care deeply about storytelling, and have an instinct in identifying the most interesting stories and ensuring that these stories are delivered as part of the programme.
• You are passionate about tech content and about developing relationships with influential figures within these industries.
• You are someone who is driven and relentlessly looking to improve.
• You understand how technology is changing the world and are passionate about finding interesting ways of showcasing this at events.
• You actively drive change, as you’re able to influence your clients, colleagues and managers with little effort.
• You are confident in your abilities to deal with communications teams and speakers, over the phone and in person.
• You’re ambitious, and want to help shape an agenda that can have a worldwide impact.
• You are naturally a quick learner.
• You’re organised, confident and a risk-taker.
• You’re a team player and someone who can lead by example.
• You are competitive and enjoy selling an idea to someone.
• You are someone who is ambitious, driven and relentlessly looking to improve.
• You’re incredibly detail-oriented, always making sure nothing falls through the cracks.
• You have a knowledge of the Middle East region.

Skills and abilities we’re looking for:

• You are a fluent Arabic and English speaker.
• You have experience in a media, sales or production role (ideally).
• You can acquire and maintain high-level contacts across tech and businesses in the Middle East region.
• You have experience in the events industry in any capacity is advantageous.
• You already have a good knowledge of tech and extensive contacts among leading tech influencers.
• You can identify the most relevant issues for our audience.
• You can convince top names to speak at our events.
• You’re able to get updated on new subject areas quickly, identifying key issues and targeting relevant speakers.
• You understand Startups and can give examples of how technology is fundamentally changing the world, and you have a working knowledge of the tech industry.
• You are driven to improve and you will never settle for second best.

Perks & Benefits:

• Hybrid working model benefit open to all employees.
• Fully subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme(EAP) and more.
• 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” who drive community and morale boosting events for employees to participate in.
• Annual company get togethers, company charity days and monthly wellbeing talks.