Merlien Institute, a leading events organiser and start-up accelerator with a mission to efficiently respond to the information and networking needs of innovation, insight, and marketing research professionals. Merlien Institute’s leading conference and publication brands include MRMW, QUAL360, and CIEX.
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Careers at Merlien Institute
CONFERENCE PRODUCER (FULL-TIME)
We are looking for an experienced conference producer who can independently produce B2B conferences. Main responsibilities are the content development, speaker recruitment, and commercial management of each conference under the supervision of the Managing Director.
Key responsibilities include:
- Research and development of world-class conference programs
- On-site conference management
- Administration management for each conference, including speaker communication, speaker liaison, list (data) management, etc.
- Creation of marketing material (website copy, blogs, promotional mailers) for each event
- Active recruitment of sponsors and delegate dales
- Creation of new conference topics & formats
Requirements:
- International business acumen and commercial awareness
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)
- Strong personality with excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong research skills (desk research, phone-based interviewing, face-to-face)
- Affinity with the Market Research or Chemical industry is a plus
- Prior experience in the conference industry is a plus
Do you have what it takes? We provide a base salary + attractive commission packages. You have the option to work from home. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Please send your application to jens@merlien.org
B2B CONTENT & MARKETING EXECUTIVE (FULL-TIME)
Merlien Institute is looking for a B2B Content & Marketing Executive to support the development and execution of marketing campaigns across our global conference portfolio (Europe, North America, APAC, MENA).
This role combines content creation and campaign execution, with a strong focus on producing high-quality materials and distributing them effectively to increase visibility, grow our audience, and drive website traffic.
You will work closely with the senior management and conference producers to create and deliver content that supports lead generation and event promotion.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Create high-quality content across blog, email, and social media aligned with campaign messaging
- Build and execute email marketing campaigns in HubSpot
- Repurpose content from speakers, interviews, and third-party sources into engaging formats
- Design marketing assets using Canva (social graphics, banners, promotional creatives)
- Support content distribution across social channels and media partners to increase reach
- Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to develop and deliver content
- Manage the media portfolio for Merlien, collecting press clippings, testimonials, and other materials for future use.
- Drive social media growth and website traffic
Goals:
- Increase the global reach of our brands
- Growing social media presence and driving traffic to the website
- Maximise visibility of our content across all channels
- Develop new partnerships with industry bodies, associations, and media
- Generate new leads through the increase of our subscriber base (newsletter/website)
Requirements:
- Content-focused with excellent English copywriting skills
- Experience with CMS and social media publishing
- Proactive, creative, and result-oriented mindset with the ability to take initiative and move tasks forward independently
- A strong communicator who likes to make things happen and build new relationships
- Well organized with strong attention to detail
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Excellent marketing skills in using social media platforms
- Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to support content creation and productivity
- Experience using AI workflows or agents is a plus
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Affinity with market research and technology (nice to have)
Relocation is not necessary.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Please send your application to catalina@merlien.org
DELEGATE SALES EXECUTIVE (FULL-TIME/PART-TIME)
As a Delegate Sales Executive, your main target is to acquire delegates through selling of conference tickets. Your tasks include prospecting, contacting, and meeting potential clients to closing sales and maintaining customer relationships. In brief, we bring clients, agencies and tech companies together at the events.
With your consultative sales style, you will help the agencies and solution providers reach their target groups and the right investors through our service concept. Your work is supported by marketing and presales functions providing prospects and leads.
We seek for:
- Minimum 2 years previous B2B delegate conference sales experience
- Motivation and ability for creating new business and starting to build the sales pipeline in our global markets from scratch!
- Genuine passion for sales and drive to be a top scorer
- Consultative approach to sales, with curiosity and ability to listen
- Great communication skills with ability to make argumentation and convince others
- Knowledge of the market research industry is preferred
- Excellent English is required for this position. Additional languages an advantage
- Team player with positive impact to the working atmosphere
Do you have what it takes? We provide a base salary + attractive commission packages. You have the option to work from home. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Please send your application to jens@merlien.org
