Senior Events Manager - THG Nutrition | Myprotein

THG; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Staff discount on THG brands

On-site gym

Bus pass subsidy

Referral bonus

Job summary

THG Nutrition’s Myprotein brand is seeking a Senior Events Manager to own the end-to-end events calendar, from concept through delivery, and to build a high-performing events team.

You will lead B2B and influencer-led activations, manage senior partners, budgets, and on-site delivery, and partner with leadership to translate business goals into bold, scalable experiences.

Qualifications

• 5 years of event management experience, senior/leadership level, in brand marketing/retail/corporate environment.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale influencer-focused and PR-driven events end-to-end.
• Ability to manage multiple complex, high-profile events from concept to execution.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders, internal teams, external partners, and vendors, including exec level.
• Extensive budgeting and negotiation experience, securing cost-effective, high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

• Events and activations strategy & calendar ownership.
• Team leadership, coaching & development.
• Budget ownership per activation.
• Senior stakeholder & leadership engagement.
• Supplier & vendor negotiation at scale.
• B2B & flagship event execution.
• On-site event leadership.
• Speaker, talent & influencer partnerships.

Skills

Event management

Brand marketing

Leadership

Budgeting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Strategic planning

Crisis management

Job description

About THG

We are THG, a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.

About THG

We are THG, a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.

Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC, Myprotein, ESPA, Perricone MD, and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition.

From Manchester to New York, we’re powered by a team of over 2500 people who work together, lead by example, and think BIG.

With us, you’ll go further, faster. What are you waiting for?

Role: Senior Events Manager

Brand / Area: Myprotein

Reporting to: Head of Social Media

Location: THG ICON 1, 7-9 Sunbank Lane, WA15 0AF (Fully Office Based)

Life at THG Nutrition

THG Nutrition is home to some of the world’s most trusted and best-loved wellbeing and nutrition brands, including Myprotein, the world’s largest online sports nutrition brand, alongside Myvegan, Myvitamins and MP Activewear.

Our brands and people exist to break boundaries — to power and empower those who want more. We move fast, challenge convention, and back ourselves to win. These values shape how we work every day.

About the role:

We are looking to hire a Senior Events Manager to join our Brand Marketing team at Myprotein, the world’s largest online sports nutrition brand. In this senior role, you’ll take ownership of our end-to-end events strategy – leading a dynamic events calendar from concept through delivery, managing and developing a team of event professionals, and setting the standard for high-impact, brand-defining activations. With a strong focus on B2B and influencer-led events, you’ll build and maintain relationships with senior industry partners, stakeholders, and clients, shaping how the brand shows up at every touchpoint. You’ll partner closely with senior leadership, internal teams, and external partners to translate business objectives into bold event concepts delivered at scale.

What You'll Be Doing

• Events and Activations strategy & calendar ownership
• Team leadership, coaching & development
• Budget ownership per activation
• Senior stakeholder & leadership engagement
• Supplier & vendor negotiation at scale
• B2B & flagship event execution
• On-site event leadership
• Speaker, talent & influencer partnerships (in collaboration with the influencer team)
• Brand direction for event materials & creative
• Multi-market event roll-out
• Logistics, scheduling & risk management
• Permits, compliance & health and safety
• Post-event reporting, ROI analysis & insight sharing

What We Look For your Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience: 5 years of event management experience, including experience operating at a senior or leadership level, ideally within a brand marketing, retail, or corporate environment.
• Brand Events: Proven track record delivering large-scale, influencer-focused and PR-driven events (e.g. global brand launches, PR previews, creator activations) end-to-end.
• Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple complex, high-profile events simultaneously, from concept to execution.
• Stakeholder Management: Confident operating with senior stakeholders, internal teams, external partners, and vendors, including at exec level.
• Budgeting & Negotiation: Extensive experience owning event budgets, negotiating high-value contracts, and securing cost-effective, high-quality solutions.
• Team Leadership: Proven experience leading, developing, and mentoring an events team, delegating effectively and overseeing event staff or external agencies.
• Strategic Planning: Experience shaping and owning an events strategy that ties directly to broader marketing and business objectives.
• Crisis & Risk Management: Comfortable managing risk, compliance, and on-the-day issues under pressure.

What’s in it for me?

Career Development

• Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.
• Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.

Enhanced Leave

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us!
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
• Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
• Buy back up to 3 days each year.
• Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.

Wellbeing Support

• Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
• Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
• State-of-the-art on-site gym.
• Access to our on-site physio.

Other Perks

• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.
• Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
• On-site staff shop.
• Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation.
• Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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