Events Manager - London, United Kingdom - Lipton Media

Lipton Media

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Operations Manager

£30,000 -£37,000 + Bonus

Fully Remote working option available

Global market leading b2b media events business seeks an experienced Operations Manager to work across a number of flagship international events, mostly conferences, exhibitions and awards.

The Operations Manager will be an events manager who can manage end-to-end delivery of their allocated events.

Key Role Responsibilities:

Overseeing awards event delivery both physical and virtual with end to end accountability for operational management of all events including customer journeys and improving onsite experience
Maximising the profitability, sustainability and quality of each event through effective procurement
Project managing events and control costs to deliver within budget
Managing endtoend delivery of events each year of varying size, format and complexity across a range of geographies
Assist with venue selection, negotiating contracts and date choices
Responsible for risk and compliance at events ensure security plans are adhered to and that each event has a full risk assessment (including risks to consider around the return to live events)
Manage events onsite including management of onsite staff
Arrange trophy ordering, rehearsals and table plans for physical awards dinners
Manage adhoc projects, both departmental or event related as directed by the Director, Sales Operations and Senior Operations Manager
Assist with virtual platform choice and build procure suitable virtual platforms and apps and act as lead contact for platform supplier in compliance with company preferred supplier list

Key Responsibilities:

Experience of managing b2b events, and creating / understanding business processes
Experience of working on awards in a corporate environment
An understanding of the business development landscape of customers
Strong negotiation and contracting skills with venues and suppliers
Experience in risk policies affecting international events such as VAT, modern slavery, antibribery, trade sanctions, data protections, security and compliance as well as the event risk management & awareness framework
Proactive and takes initiative by being able to identify problems, research and evaluate options creatively and innovatively
Selfmotivator and team player
Confident decisionmaking, thought leadership and a focus on finding solutions and achieving results by taking accountability and ownership of decisions made

Company Benefits:

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25-30 Days annual leave:

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Fully remote working offered:

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Laptop and other office equipment provided:

Excellent pension and private healthcare options:

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Numerous other company benefits

_Lipton Media is a dynamic, proactive and progressive media recruitment agency solely dedicated to the media industry. We are leaders across media sales and creative opportunities._

_We cover:
media, digital media, print, exhibition, event, conference, outdoor and radio sales, in addition to marketing, conference production and editorial jobs.
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**_Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking fortheir next move._