Event Manager/ SEM / Event Director - Agency

Posted 28 October 2025
Salary£30k - 60k per year
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
DisciplineEvent Recruitment Agency
Reference15955MR
Contact NameMatthew Rothwell

Job description

 Hybrid working set up

Great portfolio of corporate clients

International travel

Bonus available

Are you an experienced Event Manager or an established Senior Event Manager ready for your next career challenge? We are recruiting on behalf of a global client who has multiple vacancies for event professionals ready to own and deliver mid-size, large-scale, and complex, high-profile events for diverse domestic and international clients. If you thrive on providing end-to-end service delivery and innovative solutions, our client wants to hear from you.

The Client

Our client is a high-quality, professional events group with a truly global footprint. Their reputation is built on delivering innovative, creative, and exceptional event services across multiple territories for a diverse and demanding client base. They foster a collaborative, ambitious, and supportive culture, focused on teamwork and genuine partnership, ensuring every client experience is of the highest standard. They are dedicated to providing an inclusive environment where their employees can achieve their full potential.

The Roles

We are seeking both Event Managers and Senior Event Managers to provide a complete, comprehensive, and proactive event management service. Depending on the experience level, the successful candidate will either be fully responsible for autonomously managing mid-size events or leading the delivery of complex, large-scale projects while mentoring junior colleagues.

Key responsibilities across the opportunities include:

 

  • End-to-end Project Management, from initial enquiry and proposal development through to final on-site delivery and completion.
  • Developing strong, high-level client relationships and actively helping to secure repeat and new business.
  • Commercial and Financial Management, including supplier negotiation, cost management, maximising profitability, and managing full post-event financial reconciliation.
  • Overseeing all logistical elements, including Travel Management, Delegate Registration, and supplier coordination.
  • (For Senior Level) Team Leadership and Delegation of specific elements to non-senior members of the team.

 

The Candidates

Candidates must possess extensive Event Management and Event agency experience, comprehensive industry knowledge, and a proven track record of successful client management in a fast-paced environment. Candidates for the senior level must also demonstrate experience in delegating and overseeing the workloads of junior team members. Our client is looking for professional, consultative, self-motivated, and flexible individuals comfortable with the working hours required for client events (including evening and weekend work and travel).

In return, the client offers a competitive salary range of £35,000 - £50,000, based on experience and the level of role offered (Event Manager or Senior Event Manager). These vacancies present excellent opportunities for personal development, progression, and the chance to join a supportive, ambitious, and genuinely talented global team.

Agency Information Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for, please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency, we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity.

We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Reference - MR15955