Events Manager - Exhibitions
£35,000 -£40,000 + Excellent Benefits
Hybrid Working
London
Independent media events business seeks highly talented Events Manager to take full ownership of a number of leading b2b exhibitions. There is scope to travel with this role, approximately 3 times a year, mainly to Europe.
Our clients is looking to hire a resourceful, enthusiastic and highly organised individual with strong experience with in-person, live b2b events.
The Events Manager will manage the end-to-end delivery together of both larger events and a number of smaller events.
Role Responsibilities: Events Manager
- Overseeing conference event delivery - with end to end accountability for operational management of all events including customer journeys and improving onsite experience
- Maximising the profitability, sustainability and quality of each event through effective procurement
- Project managing events and control costs to deliver within budget
- Managing end-to-end delivery of events each year of varying size, format and complexity across a range of geographies
- Responsible for risk and compliance at events - ensure security plans are adhered to and that each event has a full risk assessment (including risks to consider around the return to live events)
- Manage ad-hoc projects, both departmental or event related as directed by the Director, Sales Operations and Senior Operations Manager
Profile Required: Events Manager
- Experience of event management - 2 years + is a must - ideally exhibitions
- Strong negotiation and contracting skills with venues and suppliers
- Experience in risk policies affecting international events such as VAT, modern slavery, anti-bribery, trade sanctions, data protections, security and compliance as well as the event risk management & awareness framework
- Proactive and takes initiative by being able to identify problems, research and evaluate options creatively and innovatively.
- Self-motivator and team player
- Confident decision-making, thought leadership and a focus on finding solutions and achieving results by taking accountability and ownership of decisions made
Company Benefits:
- Flexible hybrid working
- Summer and Xmas parties
- Discounted vouchers for food and retail outlets
- Laptop and other office equipment provided
- Excellent pension and private healthcare options
- Numerous other company benefits
Lipton Media is a dynamic, proactive and progressive media recruitment agency solely dedicated to the media industry. We are leaders across media sales and creative opportunities.
We cover: media, digital media, print, exhibition, event, conference, outdoor and radio sales, in addition to marketing, conference production and editorial jobs.
Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next move.