Marketing & Events Manager

VMA GROUP; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Marketing & Events Manager to oversee a dynamic calendar of events. The role is crucial for planning, coordinating, and delivering in-person and online events while collaborating with leadership. Candidates should have a strong background in marketing and events, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in industry-relevant tools.

Qualifications

• 2 - 3 years of experience in marketing and events.
• Strong interest in communications, marketing, and digital sectors.
• Demonstrable experience planning and delivering both in-person and online events.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver a strategic calendar of events.
• Lead all aspects of event logistics, guest management, and venue coordination.
• Produce data-led insight reports and develop engaging written content.

Skills

Event planning

Project management

Writing skills

Communication

Creativity

Tools

Eventbrite

Mailchimp

Canva

Job description

Since 1978 VMA GROUP has been a recruitment and executive search partner to the communications, marketing and digital industries.

With over 45 years of experience, our organisation has developed an incomparable network and a reputation for professional excellence. We are passionate about what we do and want to ensure we’re always providing the best possible service to the communications, marketing and digital professionals we support.

Marketing and events for VMA GROUP have always been of the utmost importance to us. A central and essential function, aligned closely to the sales team and working in partnership with our Executive Directors and CEO.

We are now seeking a Marketing & Events Manager to work closely with the CEO and help lead and manage our firm’s events calendar and associated marketing activities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of the marketing industry, developing your marketing and event management knowledge, experience and network.

If you’re looking for a broad, varied and exciting marketing and events opportunity, working with a professional and friendly team, this role could be for you.

Position Overview

The Marketing & Events Manager will play a pivotal role in designing and executing our events calendar, delivering both in-person and online events, and producing content and industry research that compliments this event activity.

You’ll have ownership of a busy calendar of events and marketing initiatives, including event planning, speaker management, industry reports, and multi-channel campaigns. This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives on both creativity and execution, and who wants to work closely with leadership in a highly visible role.

Responsibilities

This is a varied role with wide ranging responsibilities, including:

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver a strategic calendar of events including in-person roundtables, industry breakfasts, networking receptions, webinars, panel discussions, and virtual thought leadership sessions
• Lead all aspects of event logistics, guest management, venue and technology coordination and performance tracking
• Ensure events align with relevant sector trends and the commercial priorities of the business
• Source and secure high-quality speakers and panelists from the communications, marketing, and digital sectors
• Coordinate pre-event briefing sessions, content preparation and speaker promotional assets (bios, headshots, etc.)
• Collaborate with speakers' post-event for content follow-up, amplification, and future engagement
• Plan and execute promotional campaigns in the run-up to events, including email marketing, social media content, and registration landing pages
• Drive strong attendance through targeted outreach and stakeholder engagement
• Deliver post-event communications such as thank-you notes, feedback surveys, highlights content, video snippets, and lead nurturing sequences
• Collaborate with consultants to repurpose event insights into evergreen content and sales assets
• Further collaboration with members of the sales team to produce event guest lists via use of sales CRM and coordination of sales business development activity, both pre and post event
• Conduct industry research across communications, marketing, and digital landscapes to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities
• Produce data-led insight reports, whitepapers, market updates, and salary guides
• Develop engaging written content including blog posts, commentary, and analysis that reflect your findings and reinforce our expertise
• Use research to inform event themes, marketing campaigns, and business development tools

Skills & Experience Required

• 2 - 3 years of experience in marketing and events
• Strong interest in, and understanding of the communications, marketing, and digital sectors
• Demonstrable experience planning and delivering both in-person and online events
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to translate research and insights into engaging, professional content
• Proficient in relevant tools such as Eventbrite, Mailchimp, Canva and webinar platforms
• Highly organised, with strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and external partners

Due to a high volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to everyone. We will get in touch if you are successful in your application.

VMA GROUP is a leading international interim, contract, temporary and permanent recruitment and executive search specialist. We are specifically focused on providing support to the communications, marketing, digital and change communities.

Our specialist practice areas cover: communications, corporate communications, internal communications, change communications, PR, media relations, financial communications, CSR, public affairs, investor relations, marketing, brand, digital marketing and agency services.

We have a reputation for providing expert consultancy services and advice, supported by in-depth knowledge of the professions we recruit for. Our thought leadership and benchmarking studies have become go-to resources for the communications, marketing, digital and change industries, supporting planning and decision-making for organisations of all shapes and sizes.

In the UK, VMA GROUP has offices in London, Bristol and Manchester and in Europe, VMA GROUP has offices in Amsterdam and Brussels, but we work with organisations and individuals on a global basis.

VMA GROUP is committed to equal opportunities and is an Inclusive+ Recruiter.