Global Events Operations Manager

Argus Media group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & bonus

Group pension

Flexible working environment

25 days holiday per annum

Job summary

Argus Media Group is seeking an energetic Events Marketing Manager on a 12-month FTC to lead logistics for a broad portfolio of international events. You will drive on-site delivery, negotiate with venues and suppliers, manage budgets, and collaborate with Product & Regional Marketing to promote events.

Ideal candidates have 2–3 years in events logistics, strong communication and negotiation skills, and a proven ability to analyse event data.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in logistics coordination for marketing events, business events or conferences
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Process driven and skilled problem solver
• Able to take initiative and own projects while collaborating in a team
• Excellent coordination, organizational and time management skills
• Experience researching and analysing event data and recommending improvements
• Excellent IT skills with detailed work in Excel

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research and negotiate with venues and suppliers for forums and 3rd party events
• Manage contracting process through to signed contracts and coordinate with legal per policy
• Own logistics decisions: supplier choices; lead on-site team from start to finish
• Coordinate with Product & Regional Marketing on event promotion
• Track each event's budget and make decisions to stay within budget while ensuring attendee quality
• Organise and produce onsite signage and merch, print materials
• Provide accurate reporting of event spend and performance against metrics
• Build internal relationships to ensure commercial alignment and event coordination
• Keep client experience and brand exposure central to event delivery

Skills

Logistics coordination

Communication

Negotiation

Problem solving

Initiative & ownership

Time management

Event data analysis

Tools

Excel

Job description

Argus Media Group is seeking an energetic Events Marketing Manager on a 12-month FTC to lead logistics for a broad portfolio of international events. You will drive on-site delivery, negotiate with venues and suppliers, manage budgets, and collaborate with Product & Regional Marketing to promote events.

Ideal candidates have 2–3 years in events logistics, strong communication and negotiation skills, and a proven ability to analyse event data.