Senior Events Manager

Overview

Coventry based
We’re looking for a high-calibre Senior Events Professional to join our Coventry-based team. If you thrive on the precision of logistics and have a proven track record of delivering high-impact PR and Media events for luxury Automotive brands, we want to meet you.

This is your chance to manage end-to-end experiences where every detail matters.

The Senior Event Manager will support the project team in the development and delivery of logistics projects including proposals, project delivery, budgets and schedules. You will take the lead in delivering projects and collaborate on larger more complex projects.  This role will be client facing and will include building new relationships.

Events will range from high-profile Launch events, Retailer Training, Awards, Conferences, as well as smaller hosted Media and Influencer events. The role will oversee the day-to-day planning and successful delivery of these types of events.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of project execution and supplier management.
• Develop project proposals, write effective, compelling project briefs, presentations and working documents.
• Developing timelines, project proposals and running projects.
• Demonstrate financial responsibility through effective proposal costing, budget development and timely reconciliation.
• Develop and write project briefs, proposals and presentations.
• Delegate to, manage and oversee team and resource.
• Maintain and develop client and supplier relationships.
• Understanding clients, competition and strategy.
• Ensuring schedules are adhered to and project documentation is complete.
• Demonstrate understanding of services and be able to sell these effectively.
• Demonstrate successful onsite management and delivery ensuring projects reflect briefs and meet objectives.
• Mentor junior team members
• Willing and able to travel internationally for work, and from time to time work unsociable hours(inc. weekends) for extended periods

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Solid experience delivering and managing global projects within events, conferences or brand experience within an agency environment
• Good interpersonal, presentation, relationship building and negotiation skills
• Experience and ability to manage large scale budgets
• People management experience
• Capable of devising and implementing revenue-generating projects
• Experience with delegate management systems

Job Benefits

What we can offer you:

- Work with a state-of-the-art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands.

- Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth.

Wellness

• Private Medical Insurance (including discounted gym options)
• Discounted Healthcare Cash Plan
• Help at hand EAP
• In-Office Gym (London office only)
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Dedicated DE&I Board

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Birthday day off and gift
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Generous Family Leave policies with New Parent Coaching & Support
• Various learning & development platforms for e-learning
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Cyclescheme
• Discounted Private Dental
• Income Protection (Employee)
• Subsidised Electric Car Scheme
• Home technology tax free loan

Perks

• Hybrid Working (3 office days)
• Company socials
• Pet friendly office
• Lunch & Learns
• Wellness webinars
• Educational webinars
• Subsidised Cafe (London office only)

Application

If you are not a perfect fit for the description above, please feel free to make a case for why you’re the right person for the job.

Send us a cover letter and state why you think we should consider you.

Talent comes in all forms and we want to encourage applications from as many different backgrounds as possible.

- Role Senior Events Manager
- Location Coventry, UK
- Department Live Production – Logistics
- FTE Full Time