Project Director - event agency

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking creative agency in Manchester, renowned for delivering unique events across various sectors. This hybrid role offers the chance to lead your own team and manage exciting projects with some of the UK's most established brands. If you have over 5 years of experience in event management and a passion for creative problem-solving, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic environment. Be part of a passionate team that values creativity and attention to detail, and take the next step in your professional journey!

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in event management within an agency.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to manage diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery for a wide range of clients and ensure project success.
• Act as the main point of contact for key accounts.

Skills

Event Management

Client Engagement

Team Leadership

Creative Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Event Management or related field

Job description

Job Description

Hybrid working - 3 days in the office - Do you have over 5 years' experience working within an event agency and feel it's time for something new? This could be the role for you - working with Manchester's most creative agency, successfully winning work with some of the UK's most established brands. You will have the opportunity to take the lead and grow with this forward-thinking agency!

The Company

This hugely experienced creative agency, known for being "the agency to work for," delivers truly unique events! With creativity at the heart of everything they do, they deliver flawless events across a range of industry sectors. From conferences, award ceremonies, and incentives through to venue finding and team building events, they are renowned for their expert execution and attention to detail!

Working with some of the best in the business, with an enthusiastic and passionate team, there has never been a better time to join this thriving agency!

The Role

Managing your own team, you'll oversee delivery for a wide range of clients, drive themes and ideas, ensure pitches are financially sound, assist senior team members with planning, and engage in client-facing activities where needed. The ideal candidate is someone people turn to for wise words, a calm head, and extensive experience in delivering events.

- It's a broad role where you can focus on areas of need.

- Working with and overseeing a team of senior to junior delivery experts.

- Overseeing delivery across various accounts.

- Acting as the main point of contact for one account.

- Contributing to pitches from a project, finance, and delivery perspective.

- Ensuring proper resourcing across accounts and projects.

- Stepping in as the "senior person" with key clients.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will come from an agency background with experience working on creative events from the initial proposal stage. They should be personable, able to work well with different types of clients, and possess a range of experience across disciplines such as events, experiential, and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for, please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all available opportunities.