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Event Manager

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
City of London, London, England
Salary
£31000 - £37000 per annum
Closing date
28 Jun 2023

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Sector
Conferences & Events
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Product

Job Details

Are you in experience in Event and Conference Production? Are you experienced and confident in Content Writing? WE HAVE THE ROLE FOR YOU!!!

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Event Manager to join one of the UK's largest travel brands. You will be involved in all aspects of event management, including conference and seminar production, speaker management, budgeting, venue booking and supplier management.

You will produce and deliver a range of events, including at least one large event per annum.

Duties:

Content Production:

  • For new events, carry out market research on a topic, write a commercially viable programme, produce marketing copy, source and secure senior industry speakers and partners
  • Develop and refresh existing events to ensure they are up-to-date and commercially viable
  • Liaise internally with other company departments to agree content and key messages, lead content calls with key speakers and panellists
  • Conduct telephone-based research and organise and attend meetings with senior travel industry figures
  • Identify new topics, formats and commercial opportunities for the travel industry.

Event management:

  • Source venues and online platforms and liaise to ensure correct set up at venues/portals on the day of events
  • Send speaker and delegate confirmation emails
  • Arrange event materials (digital and physical)
  • Welcome delegates, speakers and sponsors at events and ensure smooth event delivery.

Pre and post-event administration

  • Post-event de-brief
  • Negotiate and agree speaker fees and expenses, process event invoices, book travel
  • Budget reporting and management
  • Update CRM with event leads, speakers, event information.

Operations and budget management

  • Overseeing aspects of venue management, including building venue partnerships and ensuring sound venue negotiation and the securing of competitive cross event rates
  • Ensuring all delegate materials are professionally delivered, in conjunction with the marketing team
  • Assist Head of Events and Accounts team with budget management and cost reconciliation.

Project management

  • Brief sales, marketing and sponsorship teams and liaise closely to ensure financial targets are met
  • For larger events, produce timeline and plan.

Experience / Skills required:

  • At least 2 years experience in conference production including content development
  • Experience in event operations or delivery. Experience of live event management preferred.
  • Experience and confident in content writing / copywriting
  • Good educational qualifications e.g. university degree or equivalent
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of events, travel and associations.
  • Great communications skills and confident manner - able to communicate with senior figures in the travel industry at meeting, on phone and in writing
  • Excellent time management skills, the ability to prioritise, juggle projects and meet deadlines

The Package:

  • A salary of £31,000 - £37,000 (dependant on experience)
  • Hybrid working (2 days in the London office / 2 from home)
  • 25 days' annual holiday entitlement (28 days after 3 years' and 30 days after 5 years' service)
  • Touchdown holidays offer concessionary travel benefits available to airline and other travel industry staff members
  • Reimbursement for the cost of eye tests and glasses prescribed specifically for display screen work.

Interested?

Please contact joe@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk and click APPY below.

Company

TRAVEL TRADE RECRUITMENT
Travel Trade Recruitment handles vacancies from hundreds of employers each year. We have a wide variety of permanent and temporary job opportunities within all sectors of the travel industry, including business travel, tour operations, retail travel, and reservations.
We want to help you find the ideal travel industry job, make the next career step, and maximise your potential. We do this by finding out about you, as well as what is important to your career goals and lifestyle aspirations.

TRAINING
We also offer CRS training courses in the four major systems of Galileo, Sabre, Amadeus, Worldspan, and can advise which course would enhance your career.
Find more details at www.traveltradetraining.com

VOTED 'BEST UKTRAVEL RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY'
Travel Trade Recruitment won three awards in 2009 for Best Travel Recruitment Consultancy, including 'Best UK Travel Recruitment Consultancy' at the Globe Travel Awards, Star Recruitment Consultancy at the Travel Bulletin Awards, and Travel Recruitment Company of the Year at the recent British Travel Awards. We are an official ABTA Industry Partner, Members of the Institute of Travel and Tourism (IATA) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

All information supplied to Travel Trade Recruitment will be dealt with confidentiality. Your details will not be passed onto a Client without your specific permission.

Our service to job seekers is completely free. Contact your nearest office and speak our friendly consultants for free advice, or register for our online recruitment services at

www.traveltradejobs.com

London Office
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: london@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Birmingham Office
Tel: 0121 222 2624
Email: birmingham@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Manchester Office
Tel: 0161 923 6120
Email: manchester@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Leeds Office
Tel: 0113 394 4147
Email: leeds@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Scottish Division
Tel: 0141 248 5222
Email: scotland@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Temp Division
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: temps@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0203 887 9444
Location
3rd Floor, 1 Aldgate
London
EC3N 1RE
GB

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