About the Company:

Main business: Business, consulting and general management

Leading providers of information, market intelligence, and events for the global plastics industry.

We were founded in Bristol in 1986 as Applied Market Information Ltd, by a group of expert consultants who had decades of experience conducting market research, data reports, and providing intelligence to the global plastics industry. 30 years on, and our work is still underpinned by our talented staff and our unique databases. We support businesses on a global scale, with offices in the United Kingdom, United States, and colleagues based in China.

About the Role:

AMI is seeking an expert in polymer technology to research and create compelling programmes for a selection of its conferences for the international plastics industry. The role involves identifying key market trends, crafting agendas and securing high calibre speakers to create market-leading events that attract large and influential global audiences.

Applications are invited from recent graduates seeking their first job, as well as from graduates with industry experience.

The successful candidate will be based in our central Bristol offices and will be part of our large and experienced conference team. They will receive training in conference production and have access to AMI’s extensive industry databases and receive support and guidance from our knowledgeable team of market consultants and magazine editors. The full-time role will involve some overseas travel.

AMI is a leading organiser of plastics industry conferences, running over 65 events per year in Europe, the U.S., Asia and the Middle East. It is currently growing its portfolio of international events and the new content producer will play a key role in this expansion.

Role responsibilities:

• Conduct primary and secondary research to identify market trends and enable the production of high quality conference programmes tailored to the needs of the industry.
• Create relevant, marketable conference programmes based on research.
• Identify, approach and confirm expert speakers.
• Project manage the event, in conjunction with the conference organiser, to ensure that key deadlines and targets are met.
• Produce relevant content for conference literature and effective marketing campaigns.
• Generate new topic ideas and assess viability of conference ideas.
• Occasional business trips to attend national and international events.

Requirements:

• Broad knowledge of plastics materials and processes. They will ideally have a degree in polymer science, polymer engineering, materials technology, chemical engineering, chemistry or a related subject.
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi-task, working on multiple projects to tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and telephone skills with an attention to detail.
• Fluency in English and one additional language (preferred).
• A keen and inquisitive mind able to gather, analyse and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to identify and forecast trends, strategies and competitive dynamics within the researched sector.

How to Apply:

For more information and to apply please visit Career Connect and search Reference ID ‘36BAL'