Are you looking to develop your career within Events & Sponsorships?
Come and support our Brand team here at Markel !
What part will you play? If you're looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you've found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you'll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We're always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!
The opportunity:
The brand engagement and communications team manage the Markel brand, both internally and externally. The department is responsible for internal and external communications through employee communications and engagement initiatives, media relations, digital presence including social media channels and sponsorship. The department is responsible for the strategic direction and governance of the corporate brand in partnership with the corporate marketing and communications team.
What you'll be doing:
Responsible for the planning and execution of the international events & sponsorship strategy for the international business of Markel. Including high profile sponsorships such as The Markel Magnolia Cup, a charity horse race which takes place on Ladies Day of The Qatar Goodwood Festival and The National Theatre. Along with multiple employee engagement events and business conferences.
- Management of an events assistant and annual events calendar across the international business.
- Event management and delivery for all large scale and high-profile events (ranging from corporate hospitality, sponsorship, thought leadership seminars, breakfasts/lunches, through to a 750-person person formal event).
- Manage end to end event logistics, such as venue sourcing, contract negotiation, catering, theming, entertainment and AV.
- Produce detailed event proposals (including timelines, agendas, venues, suppliers, theme, brand activation and budgets).
- Manage the relationship with Markel's sponsorship partners such as Goodwood and the National Theatre. Handle contract negotiation and renewals.
- Work closely with our in-house creative team (and external suppliers when needed) to develop high-quality event materials.
- Manage third party agencies to support in the creative delivery, implementation and logistics of key events.
- Provide regular event reporting, ensuring each event is measured effectively
- Produce post-event evaluation opportunities to evaluate event success, gather stakeholder feedback and identify areas for improvement to enhance future events.
- Curate event packs, proposals, presentations, and any other event literature/documentation where required.
- Oversee the merchandise ordering and tracking spend for the international business
- Own, manage and update the internal event resources/tools (events tracker, Intranet page, SharePoint page etc.)
- Ad-hoc support for extended leadership travel and accommodation at flagship events.
- Ad-hoc support on various projects, as required.
Our must haves:
- Have previous event management experience, a proven track record of planning and executing successful events.
- Enjoy working as part of a supportive and collaborative team, with a desire to succeed.
- Experience of manging/coaching or influencing others.
- Be exceptionally organised, process driven, and detail orientated.
- Confident interacting with C-suite executives and demonstrating initiative.
- Be confident across all Microsoft Office standard tools such as Teams, SharePoint, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Experience with Hive workflow tool and ability to draft copy would be advantageous, but not necessary.
- Experience using Adobe creative suite such as; InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, would be advantageous, but not necessary.
Who we are:
Markel Group (NYSE - MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
We're all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further
What's in it for you?
- A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package...
- 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave
- Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
- There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!
Are you ready to play your part?
Choose 'Apply Now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.