Events Executive
Title: Events Executive
Language: English
Salary: £24,000 + bonus + additional benefits
Location: South west London (2 days in office, 3 days at home)
Do you have experience working in delivering virtual and in-person events? Do you possess great organisational skills? Our client is the leading publisher and event’s organiser for the fresh produce business with a portfolio of 12 international events a year.
We are looking for an organised dedicated Events Executive who is pro-active and has excellent organisation skills. The role will support the Head of Events and Marketing and the team in delivery of the event portfolio – ensuring that all events are delivered to a high standard, within budget and that delegate and partner expectations are met and if not exceeded.
Event Management
Your main responsibilities:
- Implementation of event project plans ensuring activities are delivered on time and on budget to a high quality.
- Work and form relationships with a wide range of event suppliers – event management, AV, branding, caterers, etc. -providing detailed briefs and ensuring
- Managing our presence at key overseas exhibitions, liaising with event organisers in a live and virtual capacity
- Brief and manage exhibition stand contractors for stand design and build to meet corporate and partner requirements
- Manage event suppliers as needed
- Develop briefing documents for sponsors, exhibitors, delegates, event staff and speakers
- Respond to queries from delegates in an efficient and timely manner
- Oversee transport provision as appropriate
- Evaluate each event and continually seek opportunities for improvements and development
- Events Administrative support
- Take the lead and be the expert on using our delegate registration/management system and virtual event software. Communicate updates alongside looking for more efficient ways of working through the use of technology and ways of enhancing the event experience
- Build registration forms and reporting tools which will enable us to collate the data needed to run events efficiently
- Constantly reviewing and keeping up to date with tools that would be beneficial for the team and events
- Ensure that the relevant information is mapped to our CRM system for reporting and evaluation purposes.
- Attend events to ensure their smooth running, manage contractors and help with onsite queries
The Successful Candidate Will Have
- Experience of supporting the delivery of a variety of events such as, in-person conferences, digital conferences and exhibition stand presence,
- Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload efficiently, work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Computer literate with excellent understanding of standard office packages, particularly Microsoft Excel as well as CRM and Event systems
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Organised and used to running various projects at the same time
- Ideally you will have 1-2 years’ experience in events
Job Overview
Marketing, Digital Marketing & PR
Vauxhall, London
Up to £24000 per annum + bonus and additional benefits