Senior Event Manager

Live Recruitment; Banbury; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading event agency in England is seeking a Senior Event Manager to oversee diverse projects in a hybrid work environment. The role requires proven experience in managing events from start to finish, including budget oversight and effective client communication. Ideal candidates should be innovative and experienced in an event agency setting. Join a collaborative culture and manage high-end events for top clients.

Benefits

Excellent holidays

Collaborative culture

Working with luxury clients

Qualifications

• Proven background in delivering events from concept to completion.
• Creative flair to design unique events.
• Event agency experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead across a wide range of events as a Senior Event Manager.
• Manage client communications and project timelines.
• Oversee multi-currency budgets and logistics.

Skills

Client management

Event logistics

Budget management

Venue negotiation

Supplier management

Job description

Hybrid working 3 days pw in Oxfordshire office, 2 days per week at home - Your chance to join an established and thriving event agency as a Senior Event Manager, with an exciting and growing client base.

- Amazing team and collaborative culture

- Excellent holiday + benefits

- Working with high end, luxury clients

THE COMPANY

This vibrant agency boasts strengths in a range of events including product launches, exhibitions, brand experiences, incentives and roadshows to name a few.

With a strong existing client base they offer a distinctive and personal approach to the clients they partner with to deliver memorable and effective events both within the UK and internationally. Focusing mainly on the automotive sector they boast an impressive client base and pride themselves on their long standing relationships with their clients.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with some of the UK’s leading brands where you will manage a diverse range of projects.

THE ROLE

They are now looking for an experienced Senior Event Manager to lead across a wide range of events. Working as part of a close knit team this is a broad role with responsibilities.

As a Senior Event Manager, you will be;

• Taking briefs and creating proposals
• Client management and communication
• End to end event management
• Leading timelines, schedules and project deadlines
• Sourcing venues, including effective negotiation and contract details
• Selecting and managing suppliers
• Communicating with internal teams to ensure project briefs are followed accurately
• Delivering full event logistics
• Managing and reconciling multi-currency budgets
• Onsite management

THE CANDIDATE

To be considered for this Senior Event Manager role, you must have a proven background of delivering events from concept to completion, including budget management and reconciliation. Exposure to a broad range of events would be highly beneficial however we are looking for candidates who are naturally innovative and have the creative flair to think outside the box, making each event as unique as the last! Event agency experience is essential and any exposure to the automotive industry would be an added benefit but is not a requirement for the role.

If you want to join a fabulous agency team as a Senior Event Manager where you will be fully supported and can really start to expand your experience working on some of the biggest premium corporate events out there then this is the role for you.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) in events, exhibitions and experiential. If this position isn’t quite what you’re looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

Vacancy reference – RH 15560