Jobs - August 2006
Volunteers Wanted
I have a client who is looking for event volunteers over the summer / early autumn period. If students are interested in getting into the charity event fundraising arena they can contact me and I’ll put them in touch with the organisation.
Claire Derrick
Event Management Consultant
CLD Events
Telephone: 01825 790974
Mobile: 07967 663401
website: www.cldevents.com
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Event Manager
GPJ is looking for Event Manager – below are requirements and job description. If you are interested, or know someone, please e-mail Nicola Mosley: at nicola.mosley@gpjco.com.
George P Johnson is one of the top 20 international marketing agencies worldwide, serving top automotive and IT clients across the globe. We provide strategic event marketing thinking and event portfolio planning for our clients, as well as creative event concepts, architecture, trade show build, conference organisation, registration, production and event management. We are looking for an experienced Event Manager who will be dedicated to the IBM EMEA Account and will work alongside an RPM/Operations Manager on a Regional/Country basis providing event marketing consulting and strategic thinking.
Responsibilities:
- Event Manager is the internal team and client project lead
- Champion GPJ best practises
- Ensure both project message plan and campaign message guidelines are adhered to within all design elements
- Help drive efficiencies
- Budget management to ensure costs stay below agreed client estimates
- Ensure project documentation is accurate and shared internally / externally in a timely manner
- Drive agreed procurement process
- Help drive negotiated cost savings with suppliers
- Critical path creation and management
- Define scope of GPJ resource requirements
- Pre-event briefing lead
- Management of all internal services (2D / 3D, multimedia, technical production, registration) / external supplier (labour, AV, transportation, networking, graphics, ground services) pre-event and on-site to ensure successful delivery
- Post event evaluation process
- Final budget reconciliation
The Right Candidate:
- Strong customer focus is essential to succeed in this position
- Proven self-starter
- Pro-active and hands on approach at all times
- Strong team player
- Must thrive on working in a fast moving environment
- Proven ability to think out of the box and be solution orientated
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and an enthusiasm for creatively applying technology in a global event management environment.
Requirements:
Necessary skills / characteristics
- Passionate
- Flexible
- Highly motivated
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to multi task
- Excellent change management skills
- Strong administration and organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Genuine team player
- Client solution focused
- Experienced negotiation skills
- Keen eye for detail
- Confident presentation skills
- Ability to understand and take a brief
- Proactive
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Ability to build relationships internally and with suppliers
- Strong and effective team management
- Tradeshow and conference experience
Ideal skills:
- Fluency in Spanish, Swedish, Danish, French or German
- Hands on experience with registration, technical production (conference & exhibition), video and multimedia, graphics
- Ability to translate marketing objectives into the 2D / 3D event space
- Worked throughout EMEA at hotels and convention / exhibition centres
- 3 years Client Management experience minimum
- Understanding of forecasting and budgeting
- Experienced contract negotiator
-Proven experience in responding to client RFP’s
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Director – London
Blueskies Marketing Recruitment
Description:
The Events sector of this award winning, global Agency delivers strategic and fully integrated brand experience programs using a blend of traditional marketing techniques as well as guerrilla and viral marketing, events, roadshows and sampling, dealing with premium brands. Its people are self-starters, ambitious, innovative and smart - but down to earth and fun with it, adopting the Agency’s clear philosophy that people have and always will come first.
Given our clients ambition around growth for its Events sector, there is a potential opportunity for a new Director to join the team. This person will have to have a real passion for experiential marketing, rapidly build a substantial, profitable and sustainable portfolio of clients, demonstrate excellent operational and financial insight and understanding, be a spokesperson within the industry, an opinion former not follower, complement and add to the Agency’s culture, help attract best-in-industry talent and ‘spark’ with the stakeholders and vice versa.
The primary purpose of the Director is to protect, build and advocate the core values and culture of the Agency, to profitably grow client relationships and agency capabilities, and to attract and motivate the most talented people in the industry.
Please email your CV to Ali Wallace if you are interested in this role.
Salary: £dependant upon experience
Location: London
Contact Name: Ali Walace
Phone: 020 8241 9070
Email: aliw@blueskiescareers.co.uk
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Volunteers Wanted
‘New Bands @ Old Billingsgate’
Are you anevent enthusiast?
Want to boost your event’s CV?
Have you got some free time?
Mustang Productions is hosting ‘New Bands @ Old Billingsgate’, raising funds on behalf of Rainbow Trust on Sunday 1st October 2006.
With a collection of Britain’s most talented emerging bands, supported by the brilliant Athlete at a one day festival all joining together to raise money for Britain’s bravest little people.
If you are interested in assisting us to put on this fantastic charity concert and to find out more details on how you can help, contact:
Kelly-Suzanne Perry
07980 819 199
kp@mustangprods.com
www.bandsuntold.com / http://www.bandsuntold.com/media/
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Event Manager – London
ESP Recruitment
Description:
A publisher of B2B magazines seeks a Spanish speaking Event Manager to co-ordinate their worldwide events. Duties will include full logistical management from concept to completion including marketing, sponsorship and website materials as well as organising exhibitor contracts. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience and be a competent copywriter. Frequent travel will be required with some weekend work on occasion. A proficiency in the Spanish language to mother-tongue level is essential for this role.
Salary: £26K + performance related bonus
Location: London
Contact Name: Anna Wales
Phone: 020 8772 9199
Email: anna@esprecruitment.co.uk
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Event Manager – Exhibitions - SW London
ESP Recruitment
Description:
An exciting opportunity as arose for an Event Manager to join an existing team on an established successful trade exhibition. This will involve overseeing the event, identifying areas for growth, managing the show team across sales, marketing and operational functions. This position would suit someone who is already a proven successful business development exhibition individual who is looking for the next career step into a more senior management role.
Contact: Anna Wales
Salary: £35-45K + comm.
Location: London
Phone: 020 8772 9199
Email: anna@esprecruitment.co.uk
