Events Manager

Events & Seminars Manager

- £35,000 annual salary

- Quarterly bonus of £2,500 (£10k a year)

- Full-time

- Office-based

- Hinckley, Leicestershire

We are working with a national business compliance company that offers expert advice on HR, Employment Law and Health & Safety to business owners across the UK. As a group, they are the global leader in HR consultancy and software with over 130,000 Group clients worldwide.

They are currently looking for an Events & Seminars Manager to join their busy team and make some positive changes in their events processes.

About the job:

In this role you will be responsible for taking ownership for the company’s existing events and seminars team. You will own, review and deliver every element of the events programme with a goal of making improvements and taking it to the next level.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Directly supporting the Head of Events
• Growing the events business via webinars and seminars
• Meeting KPI’s
• Managing the team to deliver your strategy and events programme for the financial year
• Reviewing every element of the events process and making recommendations in all areas
• Managing 12 virtual webinars per quarter with the scope to grow rapidly
• Writing initial briefs with the marketing team to ensure events generate engagement from the right audience, supporting associations, partners and more
• Assisting with software such as Marketo, developing newsletters and a variety of email communications
• Reviewing invitations, data and how attendance to events is currently driven and making recommendations to enhance the effectiveness from a cost, attendee and conversion perspective
• Recruiting, training and managing speakers who deliver the seminars
• Supporting and training the events team to enhance performance
• Reviewing the content of events and ensuring they are engaging, educational and drive sales opportunities
• Regularly attending events and trialling new approaches and ideas based on findings
• Keeping up to date with industry knowledge and external event offerings, ensuring the company remains at the cutting edge of seminars and webinars
• Working with Marketing, PR and external agencies to strategize and maximise exposure and attendance to events
• Working with the field sales management team to ensure they are managing the events in the correct way
• Writing and proof-reading any marketing documents
• Working with internal and external teams to produce quality event collateral that maximises response and speaks to/engages with the target market
• Maintaining reliable and accurate management information on all seminars and events
• Assisting the Head of Digital Growth in reviewing and updating marketing and brand material
• Maximising the use of social media to drive awareness of events
• Regularly reviewing tools and digital resources to maximise attendance
• Attending quarterly sales conference and reporting and updating on the performance of events

You

• Previous experience managing and delivering seminars and webinars
• Ability to motivate, lead and coach a team with a focus on driving results and improvement
• Exceptional organisational and planning skills
• Commercially focused
• Enjoys hitting targets
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Strong attention to detail, resourcefulness and initiative
• Effective decision-maker
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, written and verbal

On Offer

• £35,000 annual salary
• £10,000 yearly bonus
• Office-based in Hinckley, Leicestershire
• Full-time
• Fantastic company benefits