Awards & Audience Development Executive

Location: London; hybrid model requiring staff to work onsite 50% of the time

Company

hirify.global Specialist provides specialist insight and global intelligence through 16 brands serving niche professional audiences, while FT Live delivers conferences, awards programmes, summits, and digital events.

What you will do

• Support the end-to-end delivery of multiple awards programmes running throughout the year.
• Drive submissions by researching prospective entrants, identifying relevant organisations and contacts, and conducting targeted outreach.
• Build relationships with prospective and confirmed entrants through personalised communication and ongoing support.
• Guide organisations through entry requirements, follow up on incomplete submissions, and review entries for completeness.
• Maintain accurate records across awards platforms and internal systems while monitoring progress against submission targets.
• Share entrant feedback and market insights to improve categories, processes, and the wider awards portfolio.

Requirements

• Proactive, highly organised, and able to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, written communication, and copywriting skills.
• Confidence contacting prospective entrants by email, phone, and other appropriate channels.
• Strong research, attention to detail, relationship management, and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate with internal stakeholders, and use data to monitor progress.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, particularly Excel or Google Sheets.

Nice to have

• Experience in events, awards, marketing, audience development, customer engagement, business development, or relationship management.
• Experience in media, publishing, or a B2B environment.
• Experience using awards, CRM, marketing automation, or event registration platforms.
• Experience conducting targeted audience, organisation, or company research.

Culture & Benefits

• Warm, collaborative culture with a diverse professional community.
• Generous annual leave and medical cover.
• Inclusive parental leave packages and subsidised gym memberships.
• Opportunities to give back to the community.
• Hybrid working with 50% onsite attendance, subject to role requirements and review.