Full Time Senior Project Manager / Senior Events Producer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant creative agency in Slough seeks a Senior Project Manager / Senior Events Producer to oversee the delivery of unique events in the beauty and lifestyle sectors. This full-time role involves managing projects from inception through to execution, working closely with internal and external teams to meet client expectations while fostering growth within the team. If you have over 5 years of experience in creative events and are passionate about delivering high-quality work, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus birthday off

Yearly bonus

Monthly team lunches

Commission on new business leads

Opportunities to develop and grow

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing creative events across multiple disciplines.
• Experience in advertising, marketing/PR agency, or in-house brand.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end production of events from conception to completion.
• Oversee supplier relationships and lead contract negotiations.
• Support the growth of junior team members.

Skills

Project Management

Event Production

Creative Problem Solving

Budget Tracking

Client Relationship Management

Tools

Monday.com

Google Drive

Google Sheets

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Full Time Senior Project Manager / Senior Events Producer, slough

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Client:

Fairholme Studio Ltd.

Location:

slough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Project Manager / Senior Events Producer

Location: Vauxhall, London. Hybrid working - minimum 3 days in the studio and out on site and at events/activations

Hours: 37.5 (9-5:30pm) with occasional evening and weekend hours required for events TOIL will be given

Contract: Full time Employment

Start Date: ASAP

The role:

Fairholme Studio Ltd. is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager / Senior Events Producer to join the team and manage the delivery and production of an exciting portfolio of events, creative projects, visual merchandising and 360 campaigns with our clients . Reporting directly to Founder / Creative Director and Operations Director, this is an exciting, varied role which will give you the opportunity to shape and execute creative impactful events and campaigns in the beauty, lifestyle and luxury sectors.

About Fairholme Studio:

Creative Director and Founder of Fairholme Studio, Tony Jack started his career at Estée Lauder Companies working in the PR teams at Smashbox Cosmetics and Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, over his five year stint at the beauty giant, Tony worked on the UK & Ireland communications as well as events for press, influencers and consumers. Fairholme Studio Ltd is a creative agency specialising in events, consultancy, visual merchandising, campaigns, creative mailers and more. Fairholme Studio’s clients include; Dr. Barbara Sturm, Airbnb, Kérastase, L'Oréal Paris, Estée Lauder, Lancôme, Rare Beauty, Kosas, MAC, Trish McEvoy, Dr. Jart+, Kiehl's, Space NK, Missoma and many more.

At Fairholme Studio we’re responsible for creative output, and work with multi-disciplinary client teams across beauty, lifestyle and luxury clients to help bring their creative vision to life. We’re a vibrant and dynamic bunch of creative thinkers spanning creative design, project management, production, social media, content and PR.

Now in its fifth year, Fairholme Studio is a growing business looking to expand the team with the addition of a Senior Project Manager / Senior Events Producer. We care about creating an inclusive team and welcome people from all backgrounds, with different perspectives, ideas and experiences to work with us. We are passionate about who we are and work at a fast pace, pouring thought, creativity and care into everything we do.

What you'll do:

• You’ll manage end-to-end production of events and campaigns from conception to completion. This includes being able to scope projects and make recommendations on design, budget, timelines and production efficiencies
• Brief in the internal design team to ensure tasks and design assets are delivered smoothly in a timely manner for event collateral and production builds
• You will work closely with our inhouse design team to bring concepts to life
• You’ll map the creative workflow into short term and long term plans to deliver smooth project running for our clients
• You will propose and manage freelance (design /events management) support when required
• Oversee supplier relationships, making sure we’re getting the best value without sacrificing quality
• Lead contract negotiations and ensure third-party vendors deliver high-quality work aligned with project expectations.
• You’ll develop and maintain excellent cross-team and client relationships
• You’ll use sharp negotiation skills to find the balance between managing clients budgets and delivery expectations across a spectrum from £25K-£200k+ projects
• You’ll be comfortable navigating conflicting priorities, negotiating with multiple project stakeholders and delivering feedback where required
• You will support with new business pitches and quotes, research, sourcing and development
• You will complete and deliver project documentation such as: budgets, events schedules, client presentations, RAMS, project timelines, installation schedules and relevant briefing documents
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to junior team members, fostering their growth and skill development
• You will be required on site at events in London, the UK, Europe and the US, managing the team, clients and suppliers. You will also be responsible for location and venue recce’s

Person specification:

• You have a strong understanding of the creative work we’re delivering and how long things take across design, print, production
• You will help to accurately scope tasks and deliver feedback
• You have extensive project management, production, events and industry experience (across beauty, fashion & lifestyle) and feel comfortable owning the full project process. Ideally you will have a strong supplier network to lean on where needed
• You are highly organised, ensuring smooth and timely delivery of projects. You will be able to think on feet
• You’re a creative problem solver who is solution orientated and raises unexpected problems early to ensure success
• You’ll be able to work in a fast-paced environment with a positive can-do attitude
• You’ll be excellent at budget tracking and can be trusted to deliver projects on time and within budget with an awareness of commerciality and profitability
• You communicate clearly and kindly, which helps you to develop excellent client relationships
• You have experience working with creative teams and are a pro at understanding and fixing blockers
• Able to occasionally work out of hours to attend events on site in London (or UK wide) from installation build, derig and post-event reconciliation

Experience:

• 5 + years managing creative events and multi-disciplinary project management across beauty, fashion, lifestyle campaigns, mailers, experiential activations
• Ideally you will come from a creative events, advertising, marketing/PR agency or will have worked in house brand side in events, marketing, PR teams (ideally in retail or PR)
• Able to influence and gain the trust and respect of clients at all levels
• Experience using Monday.com (our resource and project management tool) as well as Google Drive, Google Sheets etc, iOS, Keynote etc
• An understanding of design and production processes across the digital and production world with a firm understanding of production timings for creative delivery
• Extensive experience with events production, asset management and problem solving

In exchange we offer:

• 25 days holidays pro rata (exc. bank holidays) and an extra day off for your birthday
• A range of opportunities to develop and grow personally and professionally
• Commission on new business leads
• Yearly bonus
• Opportunities to work on a diverse range of client projects
• Company Laptop and phone
• Monthly Team lunches on a Friday (when working in the studio)

To apply:

Please submit your CV and a short covering letter (no more than one page) outlining your skills and experience for the role in line with the job description and send via email with the subject: ‘Project Manager application’ to [emailprotected]

Please do not apply if you have had NO experience working across Beauty/Fashion Events.

No recruitment agencies, thanks. We will only be able to respond to shortlisted applicants.