The Retail Hive
The Retail Hive is a curated network of more than 2,000 senior retailers. We bring together leading brands to share ideas, exchange experiences and make better-informed decisions through peer-led insight. Everything we do is invitation-only, bringing together carefully selected participants and partners.
Our events range from intimate executive roundtables to large-scale gatherings of up to 1,000 attendees, supported by ongoing community discussions, insight guides and curated introductions.
We’re looking for an experienced Event Content & Speaker Manager to lead the content and stakeholder delivery across approximately 10 events within our retail programme.
Sitting at the intersection of conference production, event project management and partner delivery, you’ll take partner-led sessions from initial onboarding through to live delivery and post-event insight. You’ll shape engaging discussion formats, secure senior retail storytellers, manage partner and speaker relationships, coordinate multiple deadlines and help ensure every session delivers genuine value for our audience.
This role would be particularly well suited to:
- A Conference Producer who enjoys the organisational and delivery side of events, including speaker acquisition, sponsor management, project timelines and on-site execution; or
- An experienced Event Manager who wants greater ownership of content, speakers and senior stakeholder relationships
This is not an entry-level coordination role. You’ll be trusted to manage multiple event workstreams independently, communicate confidently with senior stakeholders and take accountability for the quality and timely delivery of each session.
What We’re Looking For
- Previous experience in conference production, content-led events, event management or a closely related role
- Experience independently managing multiple event workstreams and competing deadlines
- Confidence working directly with senior speakers, clients, sponsors and external partners
- Experience identifying, securing and briefing speakers, facilitators or discussion contributors
- Strong event project-management skills, with the ability to take a session from initial concept through to on-site delivery
- The judgement to shape and improve content—not simply coordinate submissions
- Excellent written communication and attention to detail
- Confidence working on-site and responding calmly when plans change
- A collaborative, accountable approach and a strong sense of ownership
- An interest in retail, eCommerce and the challenges facing senior industry leaders
The Role
This role sits at the heart of our event execution. You’ll be responsible for coordinating partners, shaping session content, and ensuring everything runs smoothly in the lead-up to and during our events.
You’ll work across approximately 10 industry retail events per year, owning the content, speaker and partner journey for each event, working closely with colleagues responsible for venue, logistics, community and commercial delivery and managing timelines, communications, and content quality from onboarding through to post-event output.
Key ResponsibilitiesPartner Onboarding & Alignment
- Join onboarding calls with partners to align on goals and expectations
- Create and send follow-up onboarding emails
- Gather key information, including partner positioning and objectives
Content & Session Planning
- Work with partners to define and refine discussion or workshop formats
- Ensure sessions are relevant, engaging, and aligned to audience needs
- Secure client-side storytellers and speakers to participate in partner-led discussions
- Event project management
Project & Stakeholder Management
- Event project timelines
- Set and manage deadlines for all partner deliverables
- Chase and collect partner forms, including company information and session details
- Confirm session hosts and on-site partner teams
- Collect priority target account lists from partners
Pre-Event Coordination
- Identify and and secure, from profiled attendees, storytellers to begin each roundtable discussion
- Management of Hive.ai & Hive GPT to create personalised intent-led agendas for each attendee
- Set up storyteller introduction calls (2–3 weeks before each event)
- Work with the Community Manager to organise 1:1 meeting review calls
- Prepare and send partner packs in the week of the event
- Retailer Digital Cafes: Manage calendar invites for weekly cafe sessions
On-the-Day Content Capture
- Attend events and take detailed notes from roundtable discussions
- Capture key insights, themes, and standout moments
- Support the smooth running of content sessions on-site
- Work with marketing to ensure social and community posts are value-led
- Support in the writing and creation of Retail Hive proprietary content
Post-Event Content
- Structure and distribute roundtable insights to attendees
- Ensure outputs are clear, valuable, and reflective of the discussion quality
Why This Role Matters
This role is critical to maintaining the quality and reputation of The Retail Hive. You’ll play a key part in ensuring that every session delivers real value, helping senior retailers learn from each other and make better decisions. You’ll work as part of a fantastic team to deliver powerful event experiences different from typical industry events.
Benefits & Rewards
We work hard, grow fast, and reward our people accordingly:
- Hybrid working from our Central London office (Bank/Liverpool Street)
- Structured training and development programme to support long-term career growth
- Tailored career progression for high performers
- Uncapped commission and competitive annual bonus scheme
- Accelerated career opportunities in a fast-growing team
- Travel opportunities to meet members and run global events
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off
- Regular team socials and a fun, supportive working culture
Who We Are
The Hive Network is disrupting the world of B2B information exchange and reinventing business networking. Our vision when we started was to create a platform for business networking for very senior executives which is more interesting, more relevant, and more enjoyable than anything else out there; 9 years and a pandemic later we are thriving, continuing to disrupt traditions and provide real value to our communities. The right candidate will be joining a team that has its core values at the heart of all we do; Be High energy, Be Successful, Be Respectful & Be Inquisitive.
We also believe deeply in “The Way We Hive” - our internal commitment to giving back, sustainability, and wellbeing. We want our team to succeed professionally, but also thrive personally. We invest in training, celebrate team wins, and create space for growth, both inside and outside the office. Whether it's flexible working, birthday leave, team socials, or personal development plans - we’re serious about creating a great place to work.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee mentoring programme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Are you comfortable commuting to this job's location?
- Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London EC2N
