Senior Event Project Manager

Hybrid working - 3 days in the London office, 2 from home - Some agencies keep you in one lane. This one builds careers across the full spectrum of event management, from intimate executive dinners through to multi-million-pound international expo builds, all for a client roster that sits at the very top of the global tech and business world.

If you are a Senior Event Project Manager who wants genuine breadth across creative, strategic and logistical delivery, this is worth your attention.

•  End-to-end ownership of high-profile, large-scale events for globally recognised brands

•  Portfolio spanning executive dinners through to £4M+ expo and pavilion builds

•  Regular movement across accounts, building seniority and breadth in your project management career

•  Close knit collaborative working environment

The Company

This full-service creative production agency have a strong reputation in corporate and experiential events. Their client base spans leading global tech companies and major international forums, and the portfolio reflects that: production-heavy builds, executive experiences, pavilion projects and everything in between. People tend to stay once they join, which says something about how the team is run. Hiring has always been personality-led, and the culture reflects it.

The Role

As Senior Event Project Manager, you will take end-to-end ownership of medium to large-scale projects, leading delivery from initial brief through to post-event review. A broad role responsibilities include:

•  Leading event management across the full project lifecycle, brief through to debrief

•  Owning client relationships day-to-day

•  Collaborating with creative and technical teams to deliver bespoke experiential solutions

•  Budget management and reconciliation

•  Ensuring delivery across projects including monitoring timelines and project milestones

•  Stakeholder management

•  Leading on large-scale projects and delegating effectively across the team

•  Contributing to post-project reviews, tracking profitability and identifying improvements

The Candidate

You will be an experienced Senior Event Project Manager with a strong agency background and a track record of delivering complex events independently. Confidence across both the logistical and creative sides of event management is key. To be considered for this Senior Event Project Manager role candidates must have a solid and proven background in delivering a range of events from brief through on-site delivery and post-event review. You will be confident owning client and stakeholder relationships independently, comfortable delegating and leading a team across live project management, and across current technology and trends for interactive, experiential events. Experience managing logistically complex events outside the UK is beneficial but not essential, as is exposure to multiple simultaneous large-scale projects.

In return, a Senior Event Project Manager joining gets varied, high-profile work, a team with genuine personality, and the structure to develop into a lead.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

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