Event Project Manager

Live Recruitment Limited; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

8 bank holidays

Annual bonus

Private health cover (Medicash)

Dental cover (BUPA)

Life insurance at 2x salary with EAP

TOIL for late evenings and weekend

Discounted staff travel

Perkbox discount platform

Job summary

Live Recruitment Limited is seeking an Event Project Manager in the UK to lead end-to-end delivery of events up to £500k. You will manage client relationships, source venues, negotiate with suppliers, and ensure successful project execution, while driving growth within accounts.

The role combines hands-on delivery with commercial ownership in a hybrid working setup, requiring occasional travel to client sites and events.

Qualifications

• Solid grounding in end-to-end event management and budget oversight.
• Experience managing client accounts and supplier negotiations.
• Ability to drive growth within existing accounts.
• Organised and commercially aware, able to own projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end event delivery from brief to reconciliations.
• Manage client relationships with quarterly updates and debriefs.
• Oversee venue sourcing, suppliers and contract negotiations.
• Create and manage event project plans and delegate tasks.
• Control budgets and negotiate costs to improve profitability.
• Identify growth opportunities within existing and new accounts.
• Travel on-site for delivery and client meetings as needed.

Skills

End-to-end event management

Client relationship management

Budget oversight

Supplier negotiation

Account growth

Travel on-site

Job description

Hybrid working: 3 days in office

Beauty and lifestyle clients bringing influencer activations, incentive travel, brand dinners and major conferences to the table, with a good chunk of it delivered abroad. If that sounds like the kind of portfolio you'd like to work on, the Event Project Manager opening is worth a closer look.

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Annual bonus
• Private health cover (Medicash) and dental cover (BUPA)
• Life insurance at 2x salary with Employee Assistance Programme
• TOIL for late evenings and weekend work
• Discounted staff travel and Perkbox discount platform

The Company

This is a 360 end-to-end event agency with a no-ego culture and a client roster spanning beauty, tech, gaming and financial sectors. The EMEA team is boutique, close-knit and entirely female-led, covering everything from intimate dinners to large-scale international conferences. An Event Project Manager here works across a wide range of events, and people tend to stay once they're in.

The Role

The Event Project Manager sits within the bespoke team, leading full delivery of events up to £500k, managing client relationships and driving account growth alongside day-to-end project execution.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of events from brief to financial reconciliation
• Manage client relationships, delivering quarterly updates and event debriefs
• Oversee venue sourcing, supplier management and contract negotiation
• Produce and manage event project plans and delegate management
• Handle budget management and cost negotiation to optimise profitability
• Identify and pursue growth opportunities within existing and new accounts
• Travel onsite for event delivery and client meetings as required

The Candidate

A strong Event Project Manager for this role will have solid grounding in end-to-end event management, including budget oversight, supplier negotiation and client account management within an agency or similar environment. Organised, commercially aware and comfortable owning projects independently.

Experience with delegate management tools or an understanding of account growth and new-business development would be beneficial but is not essential.

Salary sits between £35,000 and £42,000, with a strong suite of perks, genuine commercial ownership and a team that backs the people in it.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

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.

Vacancy Ref: CC18260