Events Lead

Eight Financial Advice; Whiteley; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Performance bonus

Company-wide bonus

28 days holiday + bank holidays + your

Birthday off

Private medical insurance

Life assurance (4x salary)

Wellbeing support (EAP)

Mortgage and pension advice

Volunteer time (8 hours)

Regular socials & events

Job summary

Eight Financial Advice is seeking an Events Lead to drive planning, execution and guest experience for client events across the UK. You will own on-site delivery, coordinate venues, suppliers, registrations and post-event follow-up.

The role requires weekend/evening work, a hybrid working model (3 days in the office, 2 days remotely), and close collaboration with the marketing team to reflect the Eight brand at every event. Travel between Whiteley, Totton and Bournemouth as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable driving or independently reaching event locations
• 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

Responsibilities

• Attend and contribute to internal planning and operational meetings to ensure seamless event delivery
• Execute all events to a high standard, following agreed event strategies and plans
• Manage all event logistics including venues, suppliers, equipment, timings, and on-the-day coordination
• Ensure guests receive clear, timely communications before and after events, including joining instructions and follow-up
• Manage guest registration, attendance tracking, and confirmations across all events
• Inform and coordinate New Enquiries Manager of upcoming events and post-event follow-up
• Capture high-quality social media content at events and schedule content across channels

Skills

Event planning

Event execution

On-site delivery

Stakeholder coordination

UK work eligibility

Driving

Job description

Events Lead
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 Lead, 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 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)
• Wellbeing support: EAP, mental health helpline, cycle-to-work scheme
• Free mortgage and pension advicefrom our in-house experts
• Volunteering time: 8 paid hours annually via The Eight Foundation
• Regular socials & epic events