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The progression paradox: why junior event talent is getting stuck
Industry Insights
Featured·6 Oct 2026·3 min read
The progression paradox: why junior event talent is getting stuck

Ask junior event professionals what they want from their careers and two answers come back consistently: flexibility and progression. Both are completely reasonable. But there’s a tension between them that the industry isn’t talking honestly – and it’s leaving a generation of coordinators stuck and frustrated. Events is still learned around other people More than […]

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Six years on from COVID, the events industry still has a technical talent crisis – and it’s about to get worse
Industry Insights
6 Oct 2026·4 min read
Six years on from COVID, the events industry still has a technical talent crisis – and it’s about to get worse

Across most of the events industry, the story of 2026 is a candidate-short market. But nowhere is the shortage sharper – or more structural...

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Is AI inflating salary expectations within the events industry?
Salary Guide
6 Oct 2026·4 min read
Is AI inflating salary expectations within the events industry?

Speak to anyone recruiting junior event talent right now and you’ll hear a version of the same story: a candidate with a year or...

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What does a healthy recruitment process actually look like?
Hiring
6 Oct 2026·5 min read
What does a healthy recruitment process actually look like?

With insight from Jenny McCarthy, Senior Candidate Manager at Live Recruitment   The events industry talks endlessly about the talent shortage. It talks far...

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Sustainability in events: progress matters more than perfection
Sustainbility
1 Jul 2026·3 min read
Sustainability in events: progress matters more than perfection

Sustainability in the events industry has evolved rapidly over the last decade. What was once viewed as an added bonus or marketing differentiator is...

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The next generation won’t work for businesses that ignore sustainability
Sustainbility
1 Jun 2026·3 min read
The next generation won’t work for businesses that ignore sustainability

For the next generation of event professionals, sustainability is no longer a secondary consideration – it’s an expectation. Today’s emerging talent has grown up...

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Not just greenwashing: 10 event businesses actually walking the sustainability talk
Sustainbility
1 Jun 2026·6 min read
Not just greenwashing: 10 event businesses actually walking the sustainability talk

Sustainability in events isn’t driven by a single organisation – it takes agencies, production partners, venues, suppliers, and consultants all pulling in the same...

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Event industry graduates: why experience matters more than just degrees in 2026
Careers
1 Jun 2026·7 min read
Event industry graduates: why experience matters more than just degrees in 2026

For years, many people assumed an events degree was the only route into the industry. The events sector has always placed huge value on...

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Freelance event hiring in 2026: why planning ahead matters more than ever
Hiring
1 Jun 2026·4 min read
Freelance event hiring in 2026: why planning ahead matters more than ever

The events industry has always relied heavily on freelance talent. From Production Managers and technical crew to event coordinators and onsite support staff, freelance...

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Behind Wimbledon: the hundreds of event jobs you never see
Careers
1 Jun 2026·4 min read
Behind Wimbledon: the hundreds of event jobs you never see

When people think about Wimbledon, they picture Centre Court, strawberries and cream, famous athletes and global TV coverage. What they often don’t see is...

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