Press Night and Events Manager

Royal Shakespeare Company; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Shakespeare Company is seeking a Press Night and Events Manager to oversee press night events and season launches. This full-time role requires significant event management experience, excellent organisational skills, and strong financial management. The position is based in Stratford-upon-Avon with some flexibility in hours and location.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Creative Environment

Qualifications

• Significant event management experience in a creative setting.
• Excellent organisational skills with methodical attention to detail.
• Strong financial management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage every aspect of press night events ensuring high quality.
• Organise guest lists, invitations, and RSVPs.
• Deliver organisational events such as staff celebrations.

Skills

Event Management

Organisational Skills

Financial Management

Job description

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Do you have significant event management experience in a creative setting? Are you well versed in event planning, delivery and evaluation? Can you work effectively with multiple stakeholders and cross-departmentally? Are you highly organised, methodical in your approach, with a keen eye for detail?

In this newly created role, we are looking for a Press Night and Events Manager to take the lead on working with the production producers, Co-Artistic Directors, Press & Communications team and creative teams to deliver the event aspects of press nights and season launches, ensuring the smooth running of events in Stratford-upon-Avon and at the Barbican Centre.

Reporting to the Deputy Executive Director key areas of responsibility include (please see the full job description and person specification for the comprehensive list):

• Collaborating with RSC colleagues, Board and volunteer leadership to manage every aspect of Stratford-upon-Avon and Barbican press night events ensuring the highest quality standards for success
• Managing ticket allocations, coordinating guest lists, invitations and RSVPs across the organisation
• Organising pre-show, interval and post-show entertainment and hospitality
• Working with Co-Artistic Directors and departments to deliver season launches across the year, securing venues and coordinating guest lists.
• Delivering organisational events, such as staff celebrations and supporting with Board and Governor events.
• Building strong relationships with guests attending events
• Managing budgets, generating invoices and ensuring financial data is accurate

To be suitable for this role, it is essential that you have:

• Experience of working with artists and creatives in a producer environment
• Well developed skills in event planning, deliver and evaluation
• Excellent organisational skills with methodical attention to detail
• Strong financial management skills
• Experience of working in a multi-stakeholder / cross-departmental setting.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Stratford-upon-Avon, with occasional travel to London.

You will be working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, although occasional weekend and evening work will be required. We are committed to a culture of flexible working and this role will provide the opportunity for some flexibility in hours and location of work, ensuring that the specific remit of the role is delivered.

Application Process

All applications should be made online using the RSC website. If you need any assistance when applying, please email [e-mail]

First interviews will be online in early June, the second stage will be in person, in Stratford-upon-Avon on 12 June.

About the RSC

The RSC strives for excellence, and values creativity, inclusivity, sustainability, collaboration, and accountability.

We can offer great benefits and aim to create a welcoming, supportive environment which is happy, healthy and safe. We place great importance upon developing a diverse, highly motivated and energised workforce to help achieve our priorities. We put our values at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all individuals.

We believe that safeguarding children and adults is everyone's responsibility, and everybody working at the RSC has a duty to place safeguarding at the heart of their work. We welcome candidates who will support and advocate the RSC's environmental objectives continuing to improve our sustainability work and actions both on and off stage.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (no. 212481) is a registered charity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Art/Creative and Management

• Industries

  Theater Companies and Events Services

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