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The Drum is transforming from a traditional publishing company into a global media, events and intelligence business that connects the world's marketing leaders through journalism, experiences, insights and community. Events sit at the heart of that transformation, bringing our community together in person to celebrate, connect and share ideas that shape the future of marketing. This role sits within The Drum Awards product team and will focus primarily on the recruitment and coordination of jurors across The Drum's awards portfolio, and the running of judging days in partnership with event producers, during a period of maternity cover. Working closely with the Managing Director of Events, Event Director, Communities team and wider awards teams, the successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day running of jury recruitment activity, ensuring panels are progressing on schedule and recruitment targets are being met across multiple awards programmes and regions. The candidate will support jury recruitment and communications activity for The Drum's B2B Awards programme, a major end-of-year awards event, working closely with the current Senior Judging & Strategy Manager to support a smooth handover as this programme transitions into the maternity leave period. This role will start by supporting The Drum's B2B Awards, before extending across the wider awards portfolio — including further flagship programmes — throughout the cover period. The successful candidate will need to build a thorough, end-to-end understanding of The Drum's judging process, acting as the go-to authority for event producers and wider team members on how judging should run — including troubleshooting and adapting processes where none yet exist. This role is focused on the operational delivery of recruitment and judging logistics; while there's scope to contribute insight into strategic areas under guidance, ownership of awards strategy and category structure remains with the Event Director. This role requires a highly organised and proactive individual who is comfortable managing multiple moving priorities, communicating with senior industry professionals and keeping complex recruitment processes running smoothly in a fast-paced environment. Key responsibilities Lead the recruitment and coordination of judges across The Drum Awards portfolio, researching and identifying suitable senior industry professionals across marketing, media and creative disciplines. Build and manage recruitment target lists, outreach activity and tracking documents, working closely with the Communities team to support jury recruitment and engagement. Send invitations, manage follow-ups and track confirmations to ensure panels are completed on time, proactively identifying and resolving recruitment gaps. Ensure diversity remains a key consideration across jury recruitment activity. Manage onboarding communications and respond to juror queries professionally and efficiently. Organise all jury collateral, including judging packs, and manage Evessio judging rounds and related system workflows in collaboration with the Platforms Manager. Plan and deliver judging days in partnership with event producers — covering running order, format and how categories will be judged — attending in person and hosting remote judging calls as required. Proactively set up communications for each judging round,and develop and document clear processes where none currently exist, briefing the wider team on how to follow them. Act as the go-to authority on the judging process for event producers and internal stakeholders, troubleshooting issues as they arise. Work closely with the Senior Judging & Strategy Manager to support the handover of B2B jury communications and related judging activity where required. Assist the Event Director with category structure, judging criteria and awards positioning as needed, contributing recruitment and market insight to inform these deci