Hybrid working - 2 days London office, 3 from home - A senior leadership opportunity within a leading and growing global event agency
The Company
This global, creatively driven full-service experience marketing agency are a market leader across B2B and B2C event project delivery, especially in the large-scale expo events market for technology industry clients.
Affiliated with the world top brands across sectors including tech, software and IT, they have an enviable client base and continue to grow through the development of existing accounts and new business. With internal teams including digital, production, and creative their collaborative global team are consistently pushing boundaries to provide global solutions to their clients across hybrid and virtual projects.
A trusted player in the events market, this agency has a fantastic reputation for delivering award winning large-scale events for global clients. Events range from large scale expo style events through to promotional road shows, experiential events, conferences, launch events, exhibitions, and everything in-between.
The Role
Due to continued growth, there is now an opportunity for an Executive Producer to take a pivotal role in the delivery of projects for one of their largest accounts, translating clients' objectives and messaging into truly engaging events. Working closely with internal teams including design, production, digital, and logistics, responsibilities include:
- Taking the lead of large-scale projects for 6000+ pax
- Managing and aligning appropriate resource across projects
- Managing all elements of the pitch process
- Client management, strategy and commercial forecasting
- Supplier management, engagement and negotiation
- Taking overall responsibility for delivery across the portfolio including the management of project delivery schedules, overarching delivery strategies and budget control
- Ensuring that sustainability targets are met on all assigned projects
- Line management and development of a global team of 40 staff across 3 locations
- Budget management, forecasting, and reconciliation of £multi-million, multi-currency budgets.
The Candidate
Candidates must have a proven background of managing large scale, complex events ideally from an agency or corporate environment with experience of leading large project teams across multiple disciplines. Extensive experience in all elements of live event production is key as is experience of managing budgets in excess of £1m. Candidates must have strong client facing skills and a creative flair coupled with the ability to work closely with internal teams.
In return they offer the chance to join a creative, passionate and highly committed team where you will get to work across a range of truly creative and engaging events!
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 our website 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: LGK12688