Event Director

Live Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious events agency in London is seeking an experienced Event Director to oversee operational delivery across major accounts. This role involves managing resources, leading event delivery, and ensuring communication across projects. The ideal candidate has a proven background in large-scale event management, strong client-facing skills, and line management experience. The agency offers a hybrid working model and is known for its creative and collaborative culture.

Benefits

Private pension

Private medical

Fantastic offices

Extensive benefits

Brilliant culture

Qualifications

• Proven background in managing large scale, logistically complex events.
• Experience in agency or corporate environment preferred.
• Line management experience is key.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational delivery across the account.
• Manage and align resources across projects.
• Lead the delivery of events.
• Ensure communication & timelines are met.

Skills

Client facing skills

Event management

Budget management

Team management

Job description

Hybrid working - 3 days a week in central London office- A brilliant opportunity for an Event Director to take on a pivotal role for this collaborative and forward thinking agency, working across one of their largest growing accounts.

• Fantastic offices
• Private pension and private medical
• Extensive benefits
• Brilliant culture and a fabulous client portfolio

The Company

This global, independent, creatively driven full service experience marketing agency are a market leader across B2B event project delivery. Partnering with the world top brands across sectors including tech, software and IT they have an enviable client base and continue to grow through the development of existing accounts and new business. With internal teams including digital, production and creative their collaborative UK based team are consistently pushing boundaries to provide global solutions to their clients across hybrid and virtual projects.

A premium player in the events market, this agency have a fantastic reputation for delivering award winning large-scale events for global clients. Events range from large scale expo style events through to promotional road shows, experiential events, conferences, launch events, exhibitions and everything in-between.

With a fantastic team, impressive offices and an enviable client base there has never been a better time for an experienced Event Director to join this leading agency!

The Role

Due to continued growth there is now an opportunity for an Event Director to come on board and take a pivotal role for one of their largest accounts. A newly created role responsibilities include:

• Taking overall responsibility for operational delivery across the board on the account
• Overseeing all elements including driving best practices and troubleshooting
• Managing and aligning appropriate resource across projects
• Taking the lead on the delivery of events
• Ensuring communication and timeframes across projects
• Working closely with internal teams including creative and production
• Supplier management, engagement and negotiation
• Line management and development of a team
• Budget management

The Candidate

To be considered for this Event Director role candidates must have a proven background of managing large scale, logistically complex events ideally from an agency or corporate environment. Exposure to managing a range of events concurrently including expos and brand activations would be an added benefit. Line management experience is key and candidates must have strong client facing skills coupled with the ability to work closely with internal teams.

The successful Event Director will get the chance to join a creative, passionate and highly committed team where you will get to work across a range of truly unique, creative and engaging events!

We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.