Hybrid working - 3 days a week in central London office - An exciting opportunity for an experienced Event Director to step into a senior, high-impact role within a progressive and collaborative agency, taking ownership of one of their most important and fastest-growing client accounts.

• Contemporary, inspiring office space
• Private pension and private medical cover
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Outstanding culture and an impressive client portfolio

The Company

This global, independent, creatively led experience marketing agency is a recognised leader in the delivery of B2B events. Working in partnership with some of the world’s most influential brands across tech, software and IT, they continue to thrive through long-standing client relationships and a strong pipeline of new business.

With fully integrated in-house teams across creative, production and digital, the UK-based team works collaboratively to deliver ambitious solutions across live, hybrid and virtual experiences. Their work spans a broad spectrum of event formats, from large-scale expos and conferences to experiential activations, product launches, exhibitions and international roadshows. Renowned for quality, creativity and consistency, this agency is a premium name within the events industry — and continues to go from strength to strength.

 The Role
 

As a result of continued growth, there is now an opportunity for an Event Director to play a pivotal role overseeing one of the agency’s largest accounts. This newly created position offers real influence, responsibility and visibility across a wide portfolio of projects. Key responsibilities include:

• Taking full operational ownership across the account
• Driving best practice and ensuring consistency across all projects
• Overseeing delivery, identifying risks and resolving challenges
• Planning and allocating appropriate resource across multiple events
• Leading the delivery of events from planning through to execution
• Managing timelines, communication and stakeholder alignment
• Working closely with internal teams, including creative and production
• Managing, negotiating and nurturing supplier relationships
• Line management, leadership and development of a growing team
• Full budget ownership and financial oversight

The Candidate

To be successful in this Event Director role, candidates must demonstrate a strong track record of delivering large-scale, logistically complex events, ideally gained within an agency or corporate environment. Experience managing multiple projects concurrently — including expos, conferences and brand activations — will be highly advantageous. The successful Event Director will be a confident, credible leader with proven line management experience, excellent client-facing skills and the ability to work collaboratively with internal teams to deliver outstanding results.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Event Director to join a passionate, creative and highly driven team, working on a diverse portfolio of ambitious, high-profile events.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn’t quite right for you, please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all current opportunities.

As a specialist events recruitment agency, we are committed to building talented and diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and strive to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations, please let us know.

Vacancy Ref: LGK15149