Events Executive

Eight Financial Advice; Merley; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Company bonus

Holiday entitlement (28 days + bank &

Private medical insurance

Life assurance 4x salary

Mortgage and pension advice

Volunteering time 8 hours

Regular socials

Job summary

Eight Financial Advice is seeking an Events Executive to lead the planning and delivery of client-focused events across Whiteley, Totton and Bournemouth. You will manage venues, suppliers and logistics while delivering an outstanding guest experience and handling registrations.

Responsibilities include planning meetings, post-event follow-up, and handing over attendee details to the New Enquiries Manager. The role requires in-person event work, some weekends, and hybrid working (3 days in

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating with venue teams and external suppliers.
• Must be comfortable driving or independently reaching event locations.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Attend and actively contribute to internal planning and meetings for seamless event delivery.
• Execute all events to a high standard following strategies and plans.
• Manage logistics including venues, suppliers, equipment, timings, and on-the-day coordination.
• Ensure guests receive clear, timely communications before and after events.
• Manage guest registration, attendance tracking and confirmations.
• Coordinate pre/post event communications and handover leads to the New Enquiries Manager.
• Capture social content at events and schedule content across channels reflecting brand guidelines.

Skills

Event planning

On-site delivery

Vendor coordination

Job description

Events Executive
Eight Financial Advice - Whiteley/Totton/Bournemouth

Eight Financial Advice is a UK-based wealth management and financial advice firm, offering tailored guidance across investments, pensions, tax planning, and related financial services. Our work is built around helping clients make confident financial decisions with support that is personal, practical, and trusted.

As Events Executive, you will play an important role within the marketing team, helping to deliver events that support client engagement and strengthen the firm’s presence. This role is well suited to someone thrives on owning event management and the day itself. Being able to think quickly on your feet and create a fantastic experience is key. This role will include events out of office hours including weekends.

Responsibilities:

Event Execution & Delivery:

• Attend and actively contribute to internal planning and operational meetings to ensure seamless event delivery
• Execute all EIGHT events to a consistently high standard, following agreed event strategies and plans.
• Manage all event logistics including venues, suppliers, equipment, timings, and on-the-day coordination.

Guest Experience & Registration Management:

• Ensure guests receive clear, timely, and professional communications before and after events, including: a) Event logistics b) Joining instructions c) Follow-up communications
• Manage guest registration, attendance tracking, and confirmations across all events.
• Ensure guests feel welcomed, informed, and well looked after at all times.

Event Communications (Pre & Post):

• Inform New Enquiries Manager of upcoming events.
• Coordinate and send event-related email communications in line with agreed timelines and messaging.
• Support post-event follow-up communications as directed, ensuring a professional close to each event.
• Collaborate and handover all lead and prospect event attendees to New Enquiries Manager. Providing full details and feedback they will need to begin pipeline management.

Social Content Capture & Scheduling (Events):

• Capture high-quality social media content at events, including photos and short-form video.
• Schedule approved event-related content across social channels in line with brand guidelines.
• Ensure all content reflects the EIGHT brand and the tone of the event as approved by Brand & Marketing Specialist.

Requirements

Requirements below

• Must be comfortable driving or independently reaching event locations as required
• Must be confident attending and contributing to planning and operational meetings
• Must be comfortable leading on-site delivery and acting as the primary point of contact during events.
• Experience coordinating with colleagues, venue teams, and external suppliers
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hybrid working: 3 days in the office, 2 days wherever you work best
• Performance bonus + Company-wide bonus (when Eight hits targets)
• 28 days' holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
• Private medical insurance & life assurance (4x salary)
• Free mortgage and pension advice from our in-house experts
• Volunteering time: 8 paid hours annually via The Eight Foundation
• Regular socials & epic events