Role: Event Director
Salary: up to £75,000
Location: London, Hybrid

Company

This company is a leading organiser of impactful events across various industries and sectors. Through conferences, exhibitions and summits, they provide valuable platforms for industry leaders to connect, collaborate and stay ahead of emerging trends.

Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a versatile Events professional to spearhead the development and launch of a new event within a global portfolio.
We are seeking a candidate with a strong commercial mindset and a proven track record of successfully launching events.
The ideal candidate will be a well-rounded expert with extensive experience in the media and events industry.

Responsibilities

• Taking the lead on event strategy, planning, delivery and ensuring financial budgets are achieved
• Leading progress meetings and reporting to the senior leadership team
• Delivering internal strategy through collaboration with senior leadership team
• Contributing thoughtfully to the overall strategy as part of the event leadership team & being a role model of the company culture and values. 
• Displaying thoroughness and detail orientation about customer experience from prospect through to event execution. 
  

Requirements

• 7+ years within senior management of a B2B events environment. A senior marketing background is preferable
• Essential to have experience of launching an event, ideally on an international basis.
• Experience in budget management, with an analytical, data-driven and structured approach to decision-making
• Proven ability to manage teams and foster a culture of success
• Ability to develop relationships across the business in order to share best practice and enhance team learning
• Experience in stakeholder (internal and external) management
• Proven track record in setting and hitting targets and KPIs with weekly reporting on performance updates