Junior Event Manager – Special PR

Special Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Special PR is looking for a Junior Event Manager to join our experiential team, working alongside our Head of Brand Experience to bring ambitious brand experiences, events and activations to life.

This is a hands-on role for someone with two years’ experience in events, PR or experiential industry who is ready to take the next step in their career and contribute ideas to briefs, sourcing venues, coordinating suppliers and delivering live events.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in events, PR or experiential industries.
• Experience supporting the delivery of live events or brand activations.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to juggle multiple projects, deadlines and moving parts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable with early starts, late finishes and working outside standard hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects from planning through to execution.
• Support production and delivery of events, activations and brand experiences.
• Research venues, suppliers, production partners, talent and other event requirements.
• Coordinate suppliers and manage project timelines and deliverables.
• Prepare production schedules, run sheets, and briefing documents.
• Support guest management, invitations, RSVPs, ticketing and event communications.
• Assist with budgets, quotes, purchase orders, invoices and cost tracking.
• Coordinate artwork, signage and branded assets.
• Attend site visits, supplier meetings, rehearsals and production meetings.
• Health & Safety planning and documentation.
• Be onsite for event builds, live events and pack-downs.
• Collaborate with Special PR team to ensure every element of the experience comes together.
• Build strong relationships with venues, suppliers and production partners.
• Keep projects moving, spotting potential issues early and helping find solutions when plans change.

Skills

Two years’ experience in events/PR/ex​

Excellent organisational skills

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Education

Relevant qualification in events, communications, marketing or PR

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Special PR is looking for a Junior Event Manager to join our experiential team, working alongside our Head of Brand Experience to bring ambitious brand experiences, events and activations to life.

This is a hands‑on role for someone with two years’ experience in the events, PR or experiential industry who is ready to take the next step in their career. You may currently be working in a PR agency, events agency, experiential agency, or in an in‑house role with relevant event experience.

You’ll work across a wide range of projects, helping take ideas from concept through to delivery. One day you could be sourcing venues and suppliers, the next pulling together a run sheet, managing guest lists, briefing production partners or being onsite helping deliver an epic experience!

You’ll be highly organised, calm under pressure and someone who genuinely loves making things happen.

What You’ll Do

Working closely with our Head of Brand Experience and wider PR team, you’ll help deliver projects from planning through to execution.

Your role will include:

Supporting all aspects of production and delivery of events, activations and brand experiences

Researching and sourcing venues, suppliers, production partners, talent and other event requirements

Coordinating suppliers and managing project timelines and deliverables

Preparing event documentation including production schedules, run sheets, and briefing documents

Supporting guest management, invitations, RSVPs, ticketing and event communications

Assisting with budgets, quotes, purchase orders, invoices and cost tracking

Coordinating artwork, signage and branded assets

Attending site visits, supplier meetings, rehearsals and production meetings

Health & Safety planning and documentation

Being onsite for event builds, live events and pack‑downs

Working collaboratively with the Special PR team to ensure every element of the experience comes together

Building strong relationships with venues, suppliers and production partners

Keeping projects moving, spotting potential issues early and helping find solutions when plans inevitably change

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who has already had experience in the industry and is keen to build their career in experiential.

Ideally, you’ll have:

Two years’ experience working within an events, experiential or PR environment, either agency‑side or in a relevant industry role

Experience supporting the delivery of live events or brand activations

Excellent organisational skills and an ability to juggle multiple projects, deadlines and moving parts

A creative mindset and the confidence to contribute ideas to a brief, with an eye for unique, interesting and unexpected ways to bring a brand experience to life

A natural curiosity for what’s new and interesting across events, hospitality, culture and experiences

Strong attention to detail – you’re the person who notices when something isn't quite right

Confidence communicating with clients, suppliers, venues and partners

A proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in, whether that means building a production schedule or helping onsite at an event

The ability to stay calm, think quickly and find solutions when things change

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Confidence using Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace

A strong interest in brands, culture, PR, events and creating memorable experiences!

A relevant qualification in events, communications, marketing or PR would be useful, but hands‑on industry experience is just as important to us.

You’ll also need to be comfortable with the reality of events – occasionally that means early starts, late finishes and working outside standard hours when a project requires it.

About Special PR

Special PR is part of Special Group, an independent creative company working with New Zealand’s most recognised brands.

Special PR combines creativity and strategy to create experiences that people want to be part of – from intimate media and influencer events through to large‑scale brand activations, launches, sponsorship experiences and live events.

This role is an opportunity to learn from an experienced team while quickly taking ownership of projects and building your skills.

If you love events, are fantastically organised and want to build a career creating experiences for great brands, we’d love to hear from you.