Assistant Events Producer

TN United Kingdom; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading events company as an Assistant Events Producer in Glasgow. This role offers a unique opportunity to learn from industry experts while managing exciting events that create unforgettable experiences for attendees. You'll be at the forefront of event production, mastering venue management, supplier negotiations, and team leadership. With a supportive culture and numerous perks, including health care and flexible working options, this position is perfect for someone passionate about the events industry and eager to grow their career. Seize this chance to make a meaningful impact in a vibrant team!

Benefits

Private Health Care

Employee Assistance Programme

15% itison discount

Learning grant

Paid company socials

On-site gym

Lunchtime Pilates classes

Enhanced maternity/paternity

Holiday-buy scheme

Birthday day off

Qualifications

• At least two years of professional events experience.
• Degree educated with a first-class or 2:1 honours classification.

Responsibilities

• Master all aspects of producing events across core disciplines.
• Coordinate internal teams and manage supplier relationships.
• Lead event teams on-site to ensure a fantastic experience.

Skills

Event Management

Team Leadership

Budget Management

Supplier Negotiation

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Degree in Creative Arts

Job description

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Assistant Events Producer - Fast Track Progamme *Open to candidates who have at least two years of professional events experience* *The start date for this role is w/c 11th August 2025* About itison At itison we believe life is about the experience.

We match our 1.7 million members with the best local experiences; work with over 5,000 of the best local and national businesses; create Scotland’s most spectacular major events; own and operate some of the best local venues, and set up our own charity, itison us, to give experiences to those who need them the most. We also believe that the experience starts with us, with an amazing culture, benefits and working environment. itison events itison is one of Scotland’s largest event owners and producers, putting on world class events for over 300,000 event goers annually.

We’re the market leader at what we do and we’re looking for the best to join our team to help expand our events.

Our model is to create and fund world class unique events, each with their own execution plan, business model, and delivery teams; usually made up of internal itison teams supplemented by the best freelance technical and creative talent around.

Our goal is to light up the dark months and deliver exceptional experiences that bring joy and escapism whilst leaving lasting positive impact in the communities we work.

We’re looking for either an ambitious graduate (with some events experience) or an events professional to join our team and learn how to be the best in event producing.

You'll work with the country’s leading creative, marketing and in-house expertise; receive lots of training and support and be mentored by one of our leading events team.

This is a busy role, where your learning and development will be fast-tracked.

You’ll be based in our award-winning Glasgow head office, and also on-site at our event locations.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate, with the possibility of longer-term career progression and leadership opportunities. What’s the role? You will be responsible for mastering all aspects of producing events across the core disciplines of: Venue and outdoor space management Licencing and compliance Building and co-ordinating design and production teams Co-ordinating an internal team and bank of freelancers to support each event Running a production budget – income & expenditure Supplier management and negotiation Working and directing multi-disciplinary teams Operational & logistical management Planning & scheduling – overall planning of all aspects of events & timescales including build and de-rig Community & stakeholder engagement Development of new events including business modelling, ticket modelling and building creative Working closely with a designated, experienced Senior Producer to support their daily activities, assisting with administration and research tasks You will be paired with our Senior Producer, who will coach & mentor your development over a six-month period, at which point you will ‘graduate’ to become an Assistant Producer.

During the planning stage of events, you will be mainly office based and involved in all aspects of administration, supplier liaison, planning and scheduling.

Once events are live, you’ll be a key face on site, leading and motivating our event teams, and helping to make sure every event goer has a fantastic experience at our events.

For all parts of this role, you’ll need to be great with people, confident dealing with different teams and personalities, and have bags of determination and resilience.

The right candidate We only work with the very best people and we’re looking for someone super-smart, confident, personable and energetic, who is passionate about carving out a successful career in event producing.

Skills We'd love to hear from you if you are: Passionate about the events industry Degree educated with a first-class or 2:1 honours classification in a creative arts-based discipline You have at least two years’ professional events experience An events freelancer Intelligent, confident, personable, responsible and resilient, with bags of enthusiasm A quick learner & good listener with the ability to take instruction and work independently Comfortable using systems and savvy enough to learn/find out what you don’t know Excellent at administration and organisation A desire to go the extra mile and make every event unique, magical and nothing less than a 5* star experience for each and every event goer Enjoy lots of fun and reward, but also hard work – you’ll need to thrive in a fast-paced environment, be able to think on your feet and deal with the occasional curve-ball Thrive on a hands-on approach to problem solving and a curiosity to learn Strong leadership and a brilliant motivator – working on site can be tough, you’ll be responsible for galvanising great teams and maintaining our approach for each itison event crew to have as good an experience as the event goers.

The recruitment process Please submit a cover letter with your application, telling us why you would be the perfect person for this role.

Please don’t use AI tools to write your letter – we really want to hear from you and get a feel for your personality.

If we progress your application, the first stage will be a short one-way video interview to find out a little more about your experience, then candidates who are shortlisted from this will be invited to an in-person interview at our Glasgow HQ. If you progress to the final stage, you will be asked back for a second interview with some tasks designed to give you a flavour of the type of things you would be doing in the role. We expect the full interview process to take around 4-8 weeks (for candidates who complete all three stages), with an estimated start date of w/c 11th August 2025 The salary and benefits package: Salary of£28k - £32k dependingon experience Private Health Care Salary exchange smart pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme 15% itison discount & 50% discount in all itison owned venues Learning grant Paid company socials Home & Tech discount scheme On-site gym and lunchtime Pilates classes Enhanced maternity/paternity Holiday-buy scheme Duvet days and Summer school/Winter school (our equivalent of flexi-time) Birthday day off Charity day – paid time off to volunteer for a charity of your choice Fantastic work environment...and unending fruit bowl, cereal bar and full bar set-up on the office for Friday Prosecco, or a healthy drink if preferred Powered by JazzHR