Festival Event Manager (Freelance)

U-Live; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading event management company is looking for an experienced Event Manager to oversee the delivery of two large festivals in the Greater London area. This freelance role requires a dedicated professional to manage operational plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and high standards of safety. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in managing large-scale events and the ability to work well under pressure. Competitive salary and flexible workload are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in event management, particularly in large-scale festivals.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational plans for two significant weekend festivals.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, best practices, and company policies.
• Oversee safety and high standards of event delivery.

Job description

Job Description

Reporting to : Head of Operations

Assisted by : Event Assistant

Salary : £27,000

Type : Freelance – expected workload between 2-5 days a week, variable with monthly deliverables. Plus on site dates.

Start Date : January 2026 / ASAP until October 2026

On Site Dates :

24thJune – 8thJuly 2026

20thAugust – 3rdSeptember 2026

Overview

The Event Manager will work with the Operations team to deliver two much-loved weekend festivals, Love Supreme (24,000 capacity) & The Long Road (13,000 capacity).Both events are carefully curated and produced to create distinctive customer experiences, requiring an experienced, passionate, dynamic, and diligent Event Manager to successfully fulfil the post.

Duties

The Event Manager will be broadly responsible for ensuring all operational plans are in place and for delivering both events safely and to a high standard in line with relevant regulations / legislation, best practice, and company policies and values, and within the overall Production budget target.

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