The UK's largest community of FMCG challenger brands seeks a well-organised, creative thinker with a strong interest in the startup world, to co-ordinate and manage our year-round content and pitching programme.
This is an exciting opportunity for a London based, enthusiastic individual who loves being organised, has a curiosity for a good story, and is keen to be part of an agile, fast moving team.
Bread & Jam is the largest community of FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) in the UK.
Founded by Jason Gibb and Tara Mei in 2016, Bread & Jam events have become the first port of call for ambitious entrepreneurs looking to accelerate the launch and scale of their ventures.
We host a year-round programme of conferences each with a ground-breaking programme of talks, investor and retailer pitching and exhibitor and sponsor zones.
We're looking for a new Content and Programme Co-ordinator to join our team to run the content programme and retailer and investor pitching events.
This is a hybrid working role, with flexible hours to suit your lifestyle.
Our office is based in London and we're looking for someone who is able to come in person at least one day a week.
Our website is www.breadandjamfest.com What will you be doing?
Managing the content programme and agenda across 4 diverse events Researching and sourcing a diverse range of speakers to create well thought-out content for our events Approaching prospective speakers Creating briefing documents and facilitating and tracking the speaker journey from initial approach to on-the-day liaison Keeping up-to-date with new trends in FMCG, food and drink and the UK startup scene Managing our retail pitching and investor pitching processes Approaching buyers and investors and onboarding them Managing our speaker, buyer and investor databases We're looking for someone who is... A detail oriented communicator who can write clearly, concisely and accurately A well organised, proactive self starter who loves being busy and thinking fast on their feet A curious mind, interested in weeding out a story and who understands how to construct a narrative Genuinely interested in the FMCG startup world and the UK retail landscape Tech savvy and process driven, keen to work smart and build processes that make their working day more efficient Customer centric, focused on giving our event contributors the best experience London based or able to easily commute to our London offices at least one day a week Ideal but not essential: Experience working in events and managing speakers and VIPs Experience of writing copy and/or instructions Experience in customer-facing roles and customer service What we're offering: A rare opportunity to work for a well established business at the heart of the entrepreneurial world of FMCG and food and drink A friendly, supportive and collaborative working environment A full-time role with a competitive salary (£27-29k) for someone at the early stages of their career Application Process (please read carefully): Please apply through this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoBojCNphZ3yDzhY7zE9Z0-XBRxDFYmvOlaRjYFs6pRBWrWw/viewform If we think you might be suitable then we will be in touch within 5 days for a follow up.
If you do not complete the form you will not be considered.
the next stage will be to answers a questionnaire that we will send you The next stage would be an interview The final stage would be a short work trial