Event Director

Live Recruitment; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in Reading is looking for an experienced Event Director to oversee strategic client accounts and manage high-profile events. The role involves leading multi-workstream projects, ensuring flawless delivery, and building strong client relationships. Ideal candidates will have substantial agency experience, strong commercial acumen, and excellent leadership skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment. This position offers a hybrid working model with travel opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale, multi-workstream events within an agency environment.
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen with excellent client leadership skills.
• Ability to oversee multiple projects and guide cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for senior client stakeholders.
• Lead the planning and direction of live and digital projects.
• Oversee project teams and ensure delivery excellence.
• Manage commercial performance, including forecasting and budgeting.
• Represent the agency onsite for key events.

Skills

Client leadership

Project management

Strategic acumen

Budget management

Communication skills

Tools

Procim

Job description

Hybrid working 3 days from Berkshire offfice, 2 from home - An exceptional opportunity for a senior, strategically minded Event Director to join a fast-growing creative agency delivering world-class brand experiences for an impressive global client portfolio.

The Company

This boutique brand experience agency continues to expand rapidly, backed by a stellar reputation and an enviable roster of globally recognised technology and telecoms brands. Their work spans everything from exclusive C-suite meetings and large-scale UK conferences to European roadshows, international incentive programmes, and global exhibition activations. Driven by creativity, innovation and a commitment to excellence, their passionate team works collaboratively to produce impactful experiences that strengthen brand engagement and deliver real commercial value.

Key Highlights

• High-profile, globally recognised clients
• Strategic oversight of complex, multi-workstream projects
• Leadership role within an extremely collaborative team
• UK and international travel

The Role

As the agency’s client portfolio and project scope continues to grow, they are now seeking an Event Director to take strategic ownership of a major client account and oversee the successful delivery of multiple event programmes. This is a senior role responsible for shaping client relationships, driving account growth, and ensuring flawless project delivery across a wide range of live and digital event formats. Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the strategic lead and primary point of contact for senior client stakeholders
• Leading the planning, oversight, and direction of live, digital, video, and design-led projects
• Providing insightful, proactive account development and identifying opportunities for growth
• Overseeing project teams, resource planning & ensuring excellence across all delivery touchpoints
• Guiding creative ideation and ensuring solutions align with client objectives and brand strategy
• Managing commercial performance across the account, including forecasting, budgeting & reporting
• Ensuring operational excellence across logistics, technical production, and content development
• Representing the agency onsite for key UK and international events

The Candidate

To excel in this Event Director position, you will bring substantial experience leading large-scale, multi-workstream events within an agency environment, with the confidence to operate as a strategic partner to senior client stakeholders. You will demonstrate strong commercial and strategic acumen, combining excellent client leadership with the ability to oversee multiple concurrent projects and guide cross-functional teams. To be considered for this Event Director role a solid understanding of end-to-end event delivery is essential, and experience in content creation, technical production or exhibition build projects would be a real advantage. You will be adept at managing budgets and forecasting, with the capability to identify and develop new opportunities within client accounts. A collaborative leadership style, strong communication skills, and the ability to inspire and influence both clients and colleagues are key to success, while familiarity with Procim would be beneficial though not essential. This Event Director role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment and is eager to shape the direction of an ambitious, evolving agency.

As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. 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.