Commercial Events Manager - Major Venue Owner - Retail Sector

A fantastic opportunity to manage events at a major company based in central London who are the owner many major UK retail sites/venues across the UK. In this role you will work with the Head of Sales and General Manager of a major group of venues, to develop and implement a Commercial Events programme in line with the Commercial Events Strategy, focusing on large scale events at their biggest sites

Areas of Responsibility

• To plan and deliver a calendar of commercial, revenue generating events at the company's sites.

• To work with exhibition companies, agencies and other appropriate partners to deliver events.

• To organise events and co-ordinate the services and resources relating to the planning, staging, marketing and support of events and functions held at the centres in the context of the overall business objectives.

• To produce, manage and present budgets for approval.

• To develop new event initiatives which support brand values of being; creative, bold and genuine.

• To work alongside Marketing and PR to ensure maximum publicity of all events including a strong social media presence.

• Generate sponsorship and commercial partnerships for the events to achieve the commercial revenue target.

• To oversee the ongoing management of all relevant Health & Safety and operational documentation to support all planned initiatives, events and activities across the group.

• To ensure strong communication processes are maintained with colleagues, management, other departments, retail partners and external organisations.

• To ensure timely and accurate submission of all reports, correspondence, minutes and appraisals.

• Work closely with other teams to ensure smooth delivery of events and effective management of on-site partners.

Person Specification

• A capable and experienced event manager with a proven track record of developing and delivering high impact events and activities.

• Strong time management skills and project management experience.

• Experience of working in a commercial events environment and managing projects.

• Experience in commissioning/briefing agencies or other event partners and managing multiple teams to deliver under pressure towards a common goal.

• Creative, energetic and passionate about growing business through the use of experiential and event based marketing activities.