Our client, an Award Winning Events company within Yorkshire is looking for a highly experienced Senior Events Manager to join their expanding team. This company is a leader within their field, delivering a range of extraordinary events to clients on a worldwide basis within a variety of sectors. The company offers excellent benefits and working conditions including your birthday off, dress down Friday, hybrid working, the opportunity to travel worldwide and many more excellent benefits. Within this role, you will have responsibility for leading a small team whilst managing some key clients for the business.
What the role will involve:
- Project leading on large scale events from an 'end to end' process through the full event life cycle
- You will be a key point of contact throughout the event, liaising with stakeholders on regular live updates
- Working with Business Development in the handling of new business
- Full event evaluation, post event, to assess the success and areas for improvement
- Producing monthly reports for Account Director review
- Financial and budgeting responsibility with additional negotiations for venues, budgets etc
- Training and assessing the ongoing personal development of members of your team
- Account Management - continually assessing clients' ROI, having quarterly updates with clients to provide possible solutions and facilitate new strategic opportunities
- Taking a brief and being able to create a pitch and offer to a client directly from that brief
What we are looking for:
- You will have 3+ years' experience gained working at a similar level within an integrated, events or experiential agency, with leadership experience as a key part of your role
- You will be a highly experienced Events Manager with a proven track record in managing and planning events and will attend some of the events which could be UK, European or International
- You will be able to cope well under pressure and remain productive in high pressure situations
- We are looking for strong finance knowledge and experience with managing budgets
- Multi tasking will come natural to you with managing multiple event projects and accounts
- Flexiblility to work additional hours and attend some Events as the workload dictates, which maybe International
- Self-motivated, you will work with initiative and be focused on quality and detail within all areas of your work
- Full UK Driving Licence required
This is a superb opportunity to join a creative, exciting, and highly successful Events business in West Yorkshire. If you have the skills and experience outlined above, please send your CV or contact us immediately to be considered. Our client is offering an excellent salary and benefits package and a superb working culture.