A fantastic opportunity to join an exciting and fast-growing team, within an inspirational brand. You'll join and lead a small team on its scale-up journey - becoming imperative in its success from day one.
We are looking for someone who can lead our team through growing and diversifying flourishing events portfolio and representing the brand through their impeccable communication skills.
If you are a commercially minded events marketing professional, who shares the passion for trends, technology, and innovation, then this could be the perfect role for you!
It'll require a passion for driving revenue, growing audiences and delivering stand-out events and experiences that are second to none.
In this role you will lead the Events team and work closely with the editorial team in London to create and deliver events, conferences and experiences that illuminate how technology is changing every aspect of our lives.
Leadership:
- Managing and leading the Events team as the brand grows and developing the brand within a bigger network
- Great interpersonal skills
- Strong ability to inspire and motivate the team
Audience Development:
- Generating the audience for all events and experiences, with the support and coordination of the Events team
- Ensuring all events and experiences have the right balance of audience, through the execution of a segmented marketing communication plan
- Growing the revenue generated through events
- Ongoing customer community engagement, marketing, and operations implementation
Strategy / Planning:
- Setting the budget, forecast and planning (annual and continuous) for the portfolio
- Working with the Editorial team to set the strategy and vision of the events portfolio
- Strategically forward thinking to help grow events alongside the company-leading approach to business services activity
- Managing the P&L for Events and Bespoke portfolio, including ledger checks / balances
Delivery:
- Ensuring a best-in-class experience for delegates whether in real life or online
- Leading on creation of scripts through and supported by excellent written skills
- Managing, negotiating, and onboarding all event-related suppliers
- Managing all operational and technical requirements for onsite events, including but not limited to floor planning, vendor management, event execution and catering for Events
Essential Skills & Requirements:
- At least 8-10 years of experience in B2B events marketing (full-time roles)
- You must be energetic, tenacious, and passionate about delivering great programmes and events.
- Very clear knowledge and understanding of the brand is and what makes it unique
- Great leadership, team, and project management skills
- Impeccable written and in-person communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Deadline and target driven
- Keen interest in technology, and innovation
- Self-motivated and independent, but proactive team player with interpersonal skills
- Advanced computer and marketing software literacy
- Flexible between creative, commercial, and analytical skills
- Problem-solving, resourceful, can-do attitude
- Must have the confidence and topic knowledge to be able to speak to senior-level executives
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
