William Ellwood
Summary
An experienced events and research professional with a strong background in public policy. A competent and confident researcher, with a proven track record in project management and communications, combined with the ability to build lasting stakeholder relationships. I am self motivated and hard working, able to operate well under pressure and always eager to learn and take on new responsibilities in the course of my professional development.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Conference Producer and Confex Development Lead
Government Events
02.2024 - 07.2024
- Mentoring junior colleagues through weekly catch-ups which assessed workload, wellbeing and progression
- Feedbacking colleague's writing to ensure programmes meet quality standards and incorporate key topics and speakers based on extensive background knowledge
- Providing advice and support to junior colleagues on effective research, speaker acquisition and on-the-day event management
Conference Producer and Confex Development Lead
Government Events
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Working with senior leadership to relaunch and redesign in-person events at a larger scale
- Designing and launching enlarged multi-stream conference programmes as well as conducting competitor analysis in support of this work
Conference Producer
Government Events
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Identifying experts and industry leaders to speak across a wide range of public-sector facing events
- Conducting research at pace to identify key challenges, organisations and institutions and develop event programmes according to strict deadlines
- Understanding event audiences and incorporating previous delegate feedback into event design and delivery
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with high-level speakers as well as collecting and preparing all pre-event materials
- Delivering accurate and timely pre-events communications to speakers and delegates and supporting the promotion of conferences via social media
- Demonstrating a high-degree of proficiency employing online events software such as EventsAir, Zoom and Vimeo in the delivery of virtual events
- Managing event websites and coordinating pre-event social media promotion with speakers
Conference Production Assistant
Government Events
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Producing sector-leading conferences and events and conducting detailed and efficient research to prepare conference programmes and develop a strong foundation of public policy knowledge
Education
MA - International Political Economy
University of Sheffield
BA - History and Politics
University of Sheffield
Skills
- Event planning
- Stakeholder engagement
- Research at pace
- Admin and external communications
- Speaker acquisition
- Writing for diverse audiences
- Workload and time management
- Event management and on-the-day delivery
Additional Information
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Conference Producer and Confex Development Lead
Government Events
02.2024 - 07.2024
Conference Producer and Confex Development Lead
Government Events
10.2023 - 02.2024
Conference Producer
Government Events
04.2023 - 10.2023
Conference Production Assistant
Government Events
10.2022 - 04.2023
MA - International Political Economy
University of Sheffield
BA - History and Politics
University of Sheffield
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