Festival Director, Riyadh: Strategy, Partnerships & Experience

Informa Group Plc.; Riyadh; In loco; SAR 600.000 - 1.200.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Informa Group Plc. is seeking an Event Director for LIONS Riyadh to translate a bold regional vision into a concrete business and delivery plan, aligning commercial, content, marketing, audience and experience teams around shared priorities.

The role drives a distinctive festival proposition within the global LIONS ecosystem, building a commercially sustainable platform across creativity, marketing, media and culture while engaging senior government, partners and international players.

Competenze

• Significant senior-level experience leading large-scale events, exhibitions, festivals, conferences or major commercial platforms.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing senior functional heads.
• Strong business acumen with experience in budgeting and forecasting.
• Excellent communicator with presentation, negotiation and relationship-management skills.
• Strong understanding of the global creative, advertising, marketing, media and communications industries.
• Understanding of the Saudi and GCC market with international outlook is an advantage.
• Experience working with global brands, IP owners or international partners is highly desirable.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills across government, private sector and international partners.

Mansioni

• Develop and own the overall event strategy, business plan, budget and long-term growth roadmap.
• Oversee revenue, expenditure and operating profit, driving sponsorships, partnerships and brand experiences.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver a distinctive world-class festival.
• Build and manage relationships with government bodies, strategic partners and global brands.
• Own the master event plan, milestones, dependencies and onsite delivery.
• Establish governance reporting and decision-making processes, manage risks.
• Maintain understanding of global creative, advertising, marketing, media and cultural landscape.
• Champion Lions Riyadh's positioning within the global creative ecosystem.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Commercial acumen

People development

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Events, Communications or related discipline

Descrizione del lavoro

Informa Group Plc. is seeking an Event Director for LIONS Riyadh to translate a bold regional vision into a concrete business and delivery plan, aligning commercial, content, marketing, audience and experience teams around shared priorities.

The role drives a distinctive festival proposition within the global LIONS ecosystem, building a commercially sustainable platform across creativity, marketing, media and culture while engaging senior government, partners and international players.