Commercial and Events Supervisor

About the Company We operate a growing business-focused digital newspaper, The Cayman Independent, alongside the annual Spectrum financial services conference. These sit within the wider FTS Group, which also includes consulting and professional training businesses serving primarily the financial services sector. The Role We are seeking an experienced Commercial and Events Supervisor with experience is designing events to drive revenue growth and attendance at our events within the group while providing oversight of our client representatives. The role is primarily commercial and relationship-led, with a secondary responsibility to support broader business development activity across the FTS Group where appropriate. Key Responsibilities

• Drive event advertising through supervision of Client Representatives, sponsorship and commercial partnership revenue across The Cayman Independent, Spectrum conference and FTS training initiatives
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across media placements, branded content, conferences and professional education offerings
• Contribute to the development of commercially relevant conference themes by analysing industry trends, stakeholder priorities and emerging market discussions
• Help shape event programmes by identifying strong discussion areas, engaging speakers and aligning content with audience expectations
• Support the creation and promotion of high-value event content and thought-leadership initiatives that enhance audience engagement and delegate growth
• Represent the FTS brands professionally while collaborating with editorial, marketing and events teams to align commercial strategy with content and audience objectives
• Act as a commercial ambassador for the wider FTS Group, identifying cross-selling opportunities across consulting, training and media platforms

About You

• A minimum of 2-3 years proven experience in organising events, sponsorship sales or commercial partnerships within a news organisation context and including conferences and professional services
• Comfortable engaging senior industry professionals and building relationships that translate into commercial and strategic opportunities
• Experience contributing to conference programmes, industry events or content-driven initiatives.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate value propositions clearly to sponsors, partners and stakeholders
• Commercially minded, organised and able to balance revenue objectives with audience engagement and content quality
• Self-motivated and adaptable, able to operate effectively in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Bachelor’s degree in business. Exposure to legal and accounting topics which are relevant to the cayman islands industry would be an advantage.

BENEFITS

Salary: US$60,000 – US$80,000 per annum plus 5% sales commission - Vacation: 15 days Other benefits under Cayman Islands law include 50% of healthcare premiums and 50% towards pension (pension starts after the first 9 months of employment).