Conference Manager

Location Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Category Communications & Marketing Careers Job Id JREQ192015 Job Type Full time Remote

Are you keen to plan, research, organise and execute a series of conferences in the assigned space in SEA? Your creativity, resourcefulness, and ability to think outside the box will be crucial in designing and orchestrating captivating events that ensure our conferences stand out from the crowd.

This role requires hands-on experience of a Conference Manager who can get to assigned tasks, execute directions, and do the heavy lifting to get the events started. It also requires commercial acumen, the ability to work with internal and external stakeholders, sales team and sponsors, good articulation of value proposition of the event and the ability to drive workflows and processes independently.

This role is responsible for planning, researching, and executing delegate based and sponsorship driven events that leave an indelible mark on the industries we serve.

**About the Role**
In this opportunity as Conference Manager, you will:

- Research relevant and high quality conference, training and summit content appropriate to various levels of individual within the legal market
- Develop programmes and sourcing content for Thomson Reuters legal media group event portfolio, including writing agendas and confirming speakers
- Be responsible for onsite delivery and management of events across Asia
- Managing ongoing relationships with speakers and other relevant event partners
- Identify spaces in the market and developing events of various types in order to take advantage of these gaps
- Manage overall marketing activities of the event, including (but not limited to): Understanding database limitations and identifying strategies to overcome this
- Brief telesales teams to sell the event and drive attendance numbers and revenue
- Liaise with additional teams across Thomson Reuters Asia and cooperating closely with regard to both marketing for the events and event delivery

**About You**
You're a fit for the role of Conference Manager if your background includes:

- Minimum 5 years experience in a conference, event or research role
- Ability to work and think independently of a team
- Strong communication and persuasive skills
- Ability to manage a project with input from a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Highly competent in research via the internet and interviews with sector experts
- Ability to write strong marketing and promotional copy for events and conferences
- Strong organisational, record keeping and time management systems
- Knowledge of the legal industry in SE Asia is beneficial but not essential

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**What’s in it For You?**
- **Flexibility & Work-Life Balance**: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
- **Career Development and Growth**: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
- **Industry Competitive Benefits**: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- **Culture**: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
- **Social Impact**: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
- **Making a Real-World Impact**: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

**About Us**

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and medi