Job description
SENIOR EVENT MANAGER - AGENCY
LONDON
£NEG
SP16016
THE COMPANY
Our client is a full service events, marketing and communications agency that deliver live events as part of wider marketing campaigns for an impressive portfolio of blue chip clients across sectors including automotive, telecoms and IT.
Events include large road shows, award ceremonies and experiential events through to large-scale conferences both in the UK and overseas. With in house design, creative, video, production and event logistics they are winning new accounts, growing existing clients and rapidly becoming a key agency to work for.
With a client list to die for and incredible opportunities for future progression this is an opportunity not to be missed!
THE ROLE
Due to their on-going success there is now an opportunity for a Senior Event Manager to join their team and take lead across a broad range of auto projects from initial brief through to on site delivery.
Overseeing a small team on an event by event basis and working with some of their premium brands the role is broad and covers;
Taking the initial brief from the client
Being the central point of client contact
Proposal generation and pitch
Full end to end event logistics
Liaising with internal departments (design, video, production etc.)
Supplier management and liaison
Budget management
On-site management
THE CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will currently be working for an agency with a solid and proven background of event delivery, having managed their own events end to end.
Logistics experience is key, as is a strong production understanding, be it from liaising with internal production departments or gained from working closely with production agencies. More importantly however is the ability to understand a clients messaging and translate this into interesting and engaging content.
Candidates must be client facing and any exposure to working with automotive clients would be an added benefit but is not essential for this role.
The successful applicant will have had a minimum of 5 years' experience and must have worked with automotive clients.
In return they offer the chance to join a forward thinking progressive agency where no two days will be the same, where you can broaden your experience and get involved in some really interesting creative events… this is it!
Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across marketing, creative and events. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit www.live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.
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