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Real Recruitment Solutions
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Bournemouth, Dorset
Senior Event Manager
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £30,000 per annum |
Overview
PERMANENT JOB - Bournemouth - SENIOR EVENT MANAGER - £30,0000 - £35,000 Bonuses EXCELLENT BENEFITS Senior Event Manager Location: Based in Bournemouth, flexibility to travel UK wide to events is essential. Must have at least 4 years experience in the creative events field. £30,000 - £35,000 bonuses excellent benefits Job Role: An exciting opportunity to join this fast paced and growing Bournemouth based events agency as a Senior Event Manager. This role works across a variety of projects and briefs across the UK, taking them from initial enquiry through to completion. Being able to take the creative lead on each project is key; as well as working with the wider team to motivate and encourage creative thinking in their approach to each brief and client. Are you a Senior Events Manager who would love the opportunity to live in beautiful Bournemouth? The successful candidate will be extremely organised, have excellent communication skills and be highly motivated with the ability to work in a changing environment. Sitting within a fast-moving team, the capability to be able to multitask while maintaining attention to detail and excellent customer service skills is a must Events can include: • Awards ceremonies • Summer and Christmas parties • Promotion and product launches • Brand activations • Pop-up events • Private parties and events • Pop-up restaurants and bars • Social events Attributes & Skills: The role is hands-on and involves working as part of a team as well as managing junior team members. The following skill set is required: • Confident in business development and building and maintaining client liaisons • Faultless attention to detail • Extremely organised with managing workloads and events • Works well under pressure, ensuring the smooth coordination and running of an event with a frightening level of effectiveness • Clear interpersonal and communication skills • The ability to relish the challenge of negotiating supplier deals • Must understand the balance of making an event look great without excessive expenditure • The ability to liaise with both suppliers and clients in a timely and professional manner • Forward thinking and proactive with both clients and suppliers • Excellent time management skills - the ability to multi task as well as managing own task list • Budget management - ability to manage budgets set as well as actively looking for ways to reduce costs for clients • Enjoys the organisational process of an event • Motivation and passion for the events industry • Naturally using own initiative with a lot of 'get up and go’ Responsibilities: • Client management including overseeing service levels, post event reports and budgets • Researching areas for new business/new clients and completing business development action plans • Liaise with current clients to ascertain their precise event requirements as and when required • Produce detailed event proposals and event financial forecasts • Creative input in briefs as required - i.e. creative lead on a project as well as assisting junior team members • Review and sign off team proposals and budgets to ensure quality level and profit margins • Negotiate with venues and suppliers and secure services • Work on multiple day events at any one time, ensuring that service levels are achieved • Co-ordinate venue management, caterers, contractors, suppliers, equipment hire etc • Plan room layouts, entertainment design, decoration/theming design etc • Co-ordinate staffing requirements and briefings • Work with designers on any event branding • Oversee set up of events, on site event management and de-sets of events. Including co-ordinating suppliers, client enquiries, venue staff, entertainment programmes, décor/theming teams and all troubleshooting to ensure events run smoothly. • Post event de-set and evaluation. Oversee the dismantling and removal of the event and clearing the venue efficiently. Plus any data entry, analysis and reports required. • Marketing and social media - have a clear understanding of the business and the messaging that needs to be conveyed through social media channels and work with the Marketing Manager on this. • Assist the Managing and Operation Directors with day-to-day running of a business as a senior member of the team including; • Weekly reporting on Creative team input and output • Target, revenue and budget management • Team KPI’s • Organise and attend any meetings required What’s in it for you? • Competitive salary • Company bonus scheme • Personal bonus scheme • 28 days holiday • Free parking and use of company vehicles • Company Benefits such as restaurant and hotel discounts, office snacks, birthdays off and regular team events. The successful candidate will have the freedom and flexibility to expand the role to the very limits of their ambition and capabilities. If this excites you, then apply now Immediate interviews offered for the position of Senior Events Manager based in Bournemouth. We receive a high number of applications on a daily basis so we can only respond to successful applications. If you do not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has not been taken forward on this occasion. We may contact you in the future about other suitable positions. Real Recruitment Solutions place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with this policy and consistently review regulations to ensure our policy is updated and relevant across all aspects of recruitment in order to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination.