Event Delivery Manager

The Lowry; Salford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary and discounted theatre/t

Free car parking nearby

Paid day off for your birthday

Discounts at the Bars/Restaurant/Gift店

Wellbeing Hub access and counselling/

Job summary

The Lowry in Salford is seeking an Event Delivery Manager to lead live event delivery, ensuring safety, professionalism and client satisfaction. This hands-on role covers event set-up, team briefings, service levels and timing, with close collaboration across kitchen, technical, facilities and hospitality teams.

You will provide clear leadership to event teams, help them understand roles, and deliver consistent experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience leading events or high-volume hospitality service.
• Attention to detail with sound operational judgement.
• Ability to foster a positive team culture.
• Strong client liaison and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead live delivery of events ensuring safety and client satisfaction.
• Oversee event set-up, team briefings and service standards.
• Coordinate timings and liaise with client throughout delivery.
• Work with departments to resolve issues quickly for a seamless service.
• Provide leadership to event teams and contribute operational insight for planning.

Skills

Leadership

Event management

Customer service

Team coordination

Job description

Event Delivery Manager, Permanent 40hpw (including bank holidays and weekends), £32,305.00 per annum, plus staff benefits

Lowry is a visual and performing arts venue situated at the heart of MediaCityUK in Salford, one of the world's most exciting culture and media destinations.

We are looking for an Event Delivery Manager to lead the live delivery of events across Lowry, ensuring each one is safe, professional and delivered in line with the client's expectations. This is a hands-on, floor-focused role for someone who enjoys turning detailed plans into well-run experiences and can remain calm and practical when circumstances change.

You will take responsibility for event set-up, team briefings, service standards, timings and client liaison throughout delivery. Working closely with the Conference and Events Operations Manager, kitchen, technical, facilities and wider hospitality colleagues, you will coordinate activity across departments and resolve issues quickly so that guests experience a confident and seamless service.

You will provide clear and supportive leadership to our event teams, helping colleagues understand their roles and giving them the confidence to deliver consistently. You will also contribute operational insight to future planning, including ways to improve event flow, efficiency, customer experience and commercial performance.

If you have experience leading events or high-volume hospitality service, combine attention to detail with sound operational judgement and care about creating a positive team culture, this role offers the opportunity to deliver memorable events in one of Greater Manchester's leading cultural venues.

The role has a number of staff benefits including:

• Complimentary and discounted theatre and live event tickets.


• Free car parking just a few minutes' walk from the Lowry building.


• Paid day off for your birthday.


• Discounts at the bars, restaurant and gift shop located within the Lowry building.


• Access to Lowry's Wellbeing Hub and to other health and wellbeing services, including counselling, physiotherapy and remote GP appointments.


• Group Life Assurance Scheme.

Please note that MediaCityUK is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options - bus, car, tram and bike.

The application deadline for this vacancy is 13th October 2026.

Interviews will be on 23rd October 2026, please ensure your availability for this date.

Lowry is committed to creating an inclusive workforce by reflecting and representing the diversity of Salford and the UK. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of Lowry - whether that is to work in our creative or support roles. We particularly encourage applications from the following two people groups who are currently under-represented in our workforce and in the wider performing and visual arts sector; those people who experience racism and marginalisation, including those from African, Caribbean, North African, LatinX, South Asian, East Asian and South East Asian heritage and their diasporas, those who are disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent or have long-term health conditions.