Events and Production Specialist

WE ARE MORE THAN JUST A CLOTHING BRAND; WE ARE ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE FUTURE OF FASHION

Are you looking for a company that pushes the boundaries and creates a community inclusive of everyone? A shared vision beyond only us?

If you answered yes, why not join us? This could be your first step towards a new and exciting career at COS! We are now looking for an Events and Production Specialist to join our Brand and Communications team on a full time Permanent contract.

About COS: Offering innovative design, elevated essentials and wardrobe icons, COS is a fashion brand rooted in contemporary culture. From the beginning, our design ethos has always put lasting style, quality and sustainability first. Today 92% of the materials in our collection are more sustainably sourced.

As Global Events and Production Specialist at COS, you will work in collaboration with the wider PR & Communications team to develop and implement world-class brand experiences. You will guide the ways of working for events, aligning with the brands wider strategic goals and targets.

What you will do:

• Build successful event guidelines and proposals as required to further develop global and local alignment
• Ensure the timely management of COS assets such as samples or set elements, always working in a sustainable way, ensuring key deadlines and met ahead of events
• Collate all event KPI data, share full overview including event imagery, and feed key learnings and takeaways into the event strategy moving forward
• Support with event production, research, negotiations and budgeting – including guest logistics to ensure best working practices are followed throughout
• Ensure all suppliers, venues and vendors from sourcing to post-production align with COS sustainability vision and goals
• Stay abreast of any event trends globally to ensure consistent development of concepts across global and regional events, providing relevant competitive insights
• Work with the wider PR & Communications teams, cross-departmental stakeholders and external partners to ensure that all COS events reflect brand strategy and guidelines in alignment with wider strategic goals and targets globally
• Co-create and implement the global annual events strategy alongside the global and regional PR & Communications teams – supporting seasonal moments, collaborations, product launches, expansion etc.

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.

In addition to our values for this role we are also looking for:

• Have experience working within an Event production or PM role for a global fashion company
• Passionate about creating luxury experience with meticulous attention to detail and firesight
• Experience within budget management to ensure correct planning and reconciliation
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills to manage multiple global events at once.
• Strong negotiation skills with knowledge of global suppliers and local particularities.

COS, alongside Arket, Monki, Weekday, Afound, & Other Stories and H&M, is one of several unique brands that make up the H&M group. The H&M Group employs over 170,000 people in 74 markets across the globe, and we are the 2nd largest fashion company in the world. Since launching COS in 2007, we have opened more than 200 stores worldwide.

At COS we love welcoming new people and work hard to provide an environment where everyone feels appreciated and valued. We celebrate individual differences and recognise the contribution that all our colleagues make, regardless of their background.

When you first join COS, you will have a full introduction, excellent training, and a team that will support you during your first days, weeks and months. In addition to this you will also receive lots of fantastic benefits including.

• 25% Staff Discount
• Up to 25 days holiday
• Annual Health Checks
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Private Health & Dental care
• Discounts on everyday brands, lifestyle and activities
• Discounted Gym Membership

In this role you will be able to take advantage of a hybrid working arrangement. You will have the flexibility to work both remotely and, from the office. While remote working is an integral part of our part of our offer, approx. 3 days per week office presence will be required to foster strong collaborations and team work.

Ready to apply? Click on the I’M INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV securely. Once we have received your application, we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!