Job description
Working from Home: WFH with the opportunity for European travel
Autonomy: Working in an autonomous role
High Profile Events: Working with A list music celebrities
Holiday Entitlement: 22 days of annual leave, in addition to bank holidays.
The Company:
This boutique, founder-led music agency is renowned for creating captivating, one-of-a-kind performances at luxury events across the globe. Specialising in high-end corporate events, exclusive parties, and lavish weddings, they deliver around 25–30 intimate, high-value events worldwide each year. With unrivalled access to international A-list musicians, pop stars and DJs, they bring stadium-sized talent into the most exclusive environments, creating unforgettable experiences for their elite client base.
With a reputation for excellence, deep industry connections, and a truly global reach, this is a unique opportunity to join a world-class business as Talent & Events Manager at the very heart of the luxury events and music industry.
The Role:
Due to continued growth, we are seeking a Talent & Events Manager to work closely with the company founder/Chairman. You and be responsible for
- Coordinating and managing talent bookings
- Planning and delivering performances
- Advancing all relevant show arrangements and maintaining strong relationships with both artists, event organisers and clients.
- Daily communication with artists and event planners
- Participating in administrative tasks related to each show (contracts and invoices) alongside the business administration manager
- Overseeing event logistics, managing client and artist requests, scheduling,
- Travel planning, hotels, production riders,
- Hospitality & budgeting
- Managing talent at the event and ensuring the successful delivery of performances in a luxury environment.
- You will also be expected to stay updated on industry trends and drive the overall success of the companies wherever required, including utilising existing and making new relationships with potential client leads and talent relations.
The Candidate:
We are looking for a proactive Talent & Events Manager, discreet and highly capable individual who thrives in a high-pressure, premium environment.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Strong skills in coordinating and managing talent bookings, including contract/administration experience, riders and logistics
- Event or concert planning and execution experience
- Experience of music touring and production management a real advantage
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Self-motivated, disciplined with a proven ability to work independently and remotely
- Comfortable in a luxury and precious environment
- Comfortable multi-tasking across many performances simultaneously
- Able to travel when required to events/meetings
- Knowledge of the music and entertainment industry is a plus
- Exceptional organisational skills and real attention to detail
- Experience of managing a music artist and their team in a live environment
- Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Communications, Business, or related field
- An understanding of production and hospitality riders an advantage.
- Experience in a small fast-moving founder led business.
- Ability to be discreet is essential, the details of all events are strictly confidential.
- A knowledge of performer contract terms and conditions is a real benefit.
- Able to capture content and post at events and within the role for the company social media and marketing
- Not suitable for Monday-Friday 9am-5pm candidates, most events are at weekends, and most artists are US based with time difference factors. Candidates must be able and willing to adapt to the industry and company environment
In return they offer autonomy, the opportunity to work from home and great exposure to high-net-worth events with occasional travel opportunities.
Please only apply if you have previous high networth Events Management experience.
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 Ref: DP/16620