Event Sales Executives, Oxford Global
Location: Central Oxford
Salary: 22k OTE £18k + commission
Oxford Global is a dynamic growing conference company based in Oxford. Our international congress and summit events bring together industry leaders and sponsors at a senior level, creating the opportunity to partner, network and knowledge share.
We are looking for graduates to join our friendly and young sales team. Exceptionally good communication and telephone skills are required to sell delegate places at high quality networking events.
To succeed in event sales, you are required to sell and build long term business relationships with your clients. They could be Marketing Directors, Scientific Directors and Managing Directors, so intelligence, gravitas and strong communication skills are paramount.
International travel is also required as you will manage your events with your team.
To the right candidate we provide excellent remuneration, training, benefits and long term career plan.
Please send your CV to Cerlin Roberts by emailing c.roberts@oxfordglobal.co.uk, or by post to Oxford Global, Oxford Centre for Innovation, Mill Street, Oxford OX2 0JX, UK
 

Marketing & PR – Conference and events, THE CHAPEL BAR
Location: Islington, London
Salary: depending on skills and experience + bonuses
The successful candidate will be responsible for handling all events enquiries, ranging from birthdays and weddings to corporate and charity events. The successful candidate will be responsible for all elements of event coordinating and venue hire, from liaising with the kitchen, to booking bands, hiring equipment, and delivering bespoke, polished events on the day. They must also be able to optimise income generated from the events, and have a good grasp of the financial and administrative aspect of events planning.
The person will need to have excellent organisational skills, be a confident user in all computer programmes with design skills being a bonus. The person must be well spoken with an excellent telephone manner and be well presented. The Chapel Bar has an excellent reputation for the level of service at all of its private events and parties, and the successful candidate must be happy to work with this ethos in mind.
The person will also be responsible for handling the Directors diary and taking care of his administrative duties.
It is key that the successful candidate is happy to be flexible in terms of working hours and duties. The ability to multi-task and cope well under pressure is also a must, and a positive, energetic approach will benefit the successful candidate in this role.
Closing Date: 14th September 2008
Please email your CV with covering letter to alex@thechapelbar.co.uk, quoting ‘Guardian’ within your application.
Please see www.thechapelbar.co.uk for more information
 

Account Executive, Elizabeth Snell Ltd, Oxfordshire
Contact: Liz Snell
Qualifs: HND/HNC
Salary: to £35k
Leading PR agency now seeking an account executive with good writing skills, and who is a real news hound! You must have an active and generally inquisitive mind!
You need to be full of ideas, want to work in a professional and motivated environment, have first class understanding of how PR consultancies work, and be committed to a career in PR. You need to have some solid experience so far, in particular in media relations and press work.
One of the key elements of this job will be media relations, so it’s important that you are happy talking to the press and journalists and can demonstrate previous success in selling in stories and getting coverage for clients.
Great chance to further develop your good PR skills in a leading agency, part of a larger PR group.
Based near Oxfordshire… 01275 778 100        

 

Department of Health, Senior Events and Visits Officer.
Salary: £32,357 – £34,655
Do you have ambitions to work in one of the busiest, high profile Government departments, communicating on issues that affect millions of people? If so, read on.
£32,357 – £34,655 rising with progression to £43,844
The Events and Visits team at the Department of Health is looking for an enthusiastic Senior Events and Visits Officer. You will be responsible for managing a small team and delivering a series of Ministerial visits and key departmental events and exhibitions.
Working on a daily basis with Ministers’ private offices, communication colleagues and the NHS, you will ensure your work links to the communications priorities of the NHS Communications team. You will also provide strategic advice to colleagues across the department and manage external agencies to deliver a range of project-based activities.
Of graduate calibre, you will have a strong background in managing events, exhibitions and liaising with suppliers. You will have excellent management, organisation and relationship building skills, be resilient under pressure and relish working in a fast-paced environment. Experience of working in a Ministerial environment is desirable.
If you are interested in joining a busy, friendly team that is at the cutting edge of Government communications then please apply at http://www.dhcareers.co.uk quoting reference number 08/0201.
Closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 19 September 2008.
Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 6 October 2008.
The Department aims to be a modern and equitable employer.
We recognise and encourage the potential of a diverse workforce and positively welcome all applications and appoint on merit.
 

Press Office Contract, NASUWT, London

The Teachers’ Union
Salary £43,460 or £50,375 including London Allowance, depending on experience
30 days’ holiday + 8 statutory days per annum (pro rata)
This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in the press office of the largest UK-wide teachers’ union.
The post is a temporary one covering for maternity leave. It is based at the Union’s London office in King Street, Covent Garden. The successful applicant will work as part of a small team dedicated to ensuring the voice of teachers is heard in national, local and specialist Education media.
Working closely with the Union’s General Secretary, the successful applicant will be part of a team promoting the UK’s largest and most effective teachers’ union, and its campaigning and policy work, and will bring to the role journalistic and/or press experience and excellent communication skills.
This role is available for a minimum of 6 months and up to 1 year to cover a period of maternity leave.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday 15 September 2008
Interview date: Monday 6 October 2008
For a pack, including an application form, job description, person specification and conditions of employment, please apply, quoting reference POMC, to the Personnel Team at:
NASUWT, Hillscourt Education Centre, Rose Hill, Lickey, Rednal, Birmingham B45 8RS
E-mail: personnel@mail.nasuwt.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)121 457 6225        
Fax:+44 (0)121 453 5451
Website: http://www.teachersunion.org.uk

1st – 3rd           Festival of British Eventing, Gatcombe Park, Glos

1st – 23rd         Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

2nd – 9th          Skandia Cowes Week Sailing Regatta

2nd – 9th          Royal National Eisteddfod, Powys, Wales

3rd – 23rd         Edinburgh Fringe Festival

4th                  Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland & Ireland)

7th                  Ballater Highland Games, Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland

8th – 31st         Edinburgh International Festival

19th – 22nd      Tote Ebor Race Meeting, York

24th – 25th      Notting Hill Carnival, London

25th               Summer Bank Holiday

29th -31st       Chatsworth Country Fair, Bakewell, Derbyshire

Community and Events Fundraiser – South Tottenham

An opportunity has arisen to join our small, but incredibly committed, team. We are looking for an individual who can bring drive and enthusiasm to fundraising initiatives – expanding on existing events and developing new community and other events.

Based at the charity’s office in North Tottenham, you will need to have the determination to turn opportunities and ideas into reality. You need to have a year’s experience in the not-for-profit or commercial sector, and have a good understanding of community and events fundraising. You will need to be able to attract and motivate supporters and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

If you relish the challenge of working as part of a small team and can help us win support across all sectors of the community – you could make a significant impact in enabling us to maintain and extend our variety of volunteer-supported projects and services; these include social development projects, weekend clubs, a residential summer camp, long term friendship scheme, citizen advocacy and person centred self-advocacy projects. Date Closing: 07 July 2008

Contact: www.kithandkids.org.uk
Salary: £23,103 – £27,011

Event Manager – London

Incisive Media’s Risk division team is looking for a dynamic event manager to join its busy event operations team. This challenging position will entail the coordination of multiple events in varied locations over challenging timeframes. Responsibilities will include budget management, liaising with speakers and sponsors, coordinating venue logistics, event branding and managing suppliers and contractors.

The ideal candidate should possess excellent project management skills, demonstrate a strong creative instinct and have a flair for tenacious negotiation. The position requires an individual who can thrive in a fast-pace, high-pressured environment and who are prepared to hit the ground running.

Status:Full Time, Permanent

Career Level:Experienced (Non-Manager)

Job Category:Marketing/Product

Work Experience:2+ to 5 Years

Education Level:Bachelor’s Degree

Contact: Incisive Media plc

Event Manager – Media, City of London

STRAWBERRIES & CREAM – EVENT MANAGER urgently required by an award winning company based in London, near the City of London. Your amazing planning skills would allow my client to host a number of really successful events for their blue chip clients. Awards, Conference, Product Launch, Exhibition, Dinner Party or Soiree, your ideas would the creative direction and rhythm to one the many "Must Attend" events.
Having had a successful track record and team, you will bring this valuable experience and passion to the management of your new team, support their blossoming careers and the events they arrange such as round tables and networking events.
Reporting to the Head of Business Development, you will always be taking opportunities to develop the clients brand and market presence by identifying business opportunities, also by working closely with the new business team when pitching for event business.

If you are very passionate and ambitious and dynamic and a force to behold, then your next success awaits.
A very attractive salary and benefits package is the beginning of an interesting and successful journey.

Location:UK-London-City of London
Status:Full Time, Permanent
Salary:32,000.00 – 36,000.00 GBP per year

Contact: Ade Adetokunbo, Creative Personnel 020 7614 8000

Events / Conference Administrator – Part-Time

Working 3 days a week for this Victoria based exhibitions and conference company, this key support role is to provide event administration for your own portfolio of events as well as providing support to the other Administrator. This gem of a part-time opportunity would be perfect for a good Administrator with Word and Excel and strong written and spoken English skills. Benefits include pension, BUPA etc.

Essential requirements:
Good admin skills
Good Word and Excel skills
Strong written English and a good telephone manner
Ability to work under pressure
Punctual, professional, efficient approach
Ability to work as part of a team and individually on projects

Willingness to travel occasionally

Responsibilities:
Maintaining databases and spreadsheets
Liaising with Invoicing Department and monitoring billing
Updating sales reports
Reconciling contracts
Providing customer service and support to clients and assisting them with day-to-day queries
Distributing incoming enquiries to appropriate event staff
Co-ordinating packing and freight activities before each show
Attending selected events and working on the registration and sales stand
Monitoring stationery requirements
Collecting, sorting, franking post
Providing office support to the sales team
Plus more!

Contact: please email your CV immediately, in Word format, to dawnh@carousel.co.uk quoting "Part-Time Conference / Event Administrator" and reference 4992 VG.

Event Manager – Richmond, Surrey.

A Surrey based company which provides registration management services for event organizers are looking for an Events Manager to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a company that primarily work on corporate events such as car launches, product launches, incentive trips & annual sales meetings.

As an Events Manager, your key objective will be to help build the event registration service by managing event registration projects efficiently, maximise client satisfaction and encourage repeat business. Additionally your core responsibilities will include:

Liaise with clients during project planning stage
Manage event website development & liaise with developers
Provide database reports on registration activity & attendance
On site support (may include occasional overnight stays)
Assisting with business development

It is anticipated that in order to be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

2 years + event management experience
Good experience in the registration side of event management
Good Client/ Customer facing skills
Strong Microsoft Excel skills
Happy to visit client sites and occasionally stay overnight if required

Additionally if you can demonstrate experience of project management it would be beneficial although by no means essential.

Package: Competitive Salary, Bonus scheme, Standard Company benefits, 20 days holiday entitlement & Excellent working environment.
Contact: Send your CV to catriona.mason@blueglue.co.uk

Salary: £27k – £30k pa + bens

Spain’s Euro 2008 triumph draws more than 10m to BBC One

Spain’s 1-0 victory over Germany to win Euro 2008 pulled in an audience of 10.6m viewers on BBC One.

Spain’s triumph, delivered through a goal by Liverpool striker Fernando Torres in the first half, netted a 42% share of the audience for the BBC between 6.55pm and 10pm.

The BBC said that the audience peaked at 12.9m and achieved an average audience of 10.6m. The 10m-plus audience gave BBC One its highest viewing figures of the whole tournament and easily beat its coverage of Germany’s 3-2 win over Turkey in the semi-finals, which pulled in 7.2m.

The second episode in the new series of ’Top Gear’ attracted 4.7m viewers for BBC Two and a 17.9% share of the audience between 8pm and 9pm.

The show featured Richard Hammond racing an Audi RS6 estate in the French Alps against two French skiers, who narrowly beat him.

’Top Gear’ beat the second part of ITV drama ’The Royal’ which attracted 4.3m viewers and a 16.6% share of the 8pm slot.

ITV1’s detective series ’Taggart’ attracted 3.7m viewers and a 15.2% share of the 9pm to 10pm audience, while BBC Two’s repeat of ’Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of all Time’ netted 2.3m viewers and an 8.6% share.

’Top Gear’ presenter Clarkson told the story of the commando raid on the German occupied dry dock at St Nazaire in France on March 28 1942.

’Big Brother’ only managed to attract 2.5m viewers and a 9.5% share of the 9pm audience for Channel 4. Including Channel 4+1 it reached 3m viewers and an 11.5% share.

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Celebrities Celebrate Mandela’s 90th

Some of the world’s best known names have come together to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday.

The concert in London – hosted by actor Will Smith – raised cash for AIDS sufferers.

Looking frail but smiling, Mr Mandela was physically helped on stage and used a stick as he delivered his birthday speech at Hyde Park.

He told the audience: "We say tonight, after nearly 90 years of life, it’s time for new hands to lift the burdens. It’s in your hands now. I thank you."

He added: "Even as we celebrate, let us remind ourselves that our work is far from complete.

Where there is poverty and sickness, including AIDS, where human beings are being oppressed, there’s more work to be done. Our work is for freedom for all."

Stars performing included Leona Lewis, Queen, and Amy Winehouse – who defied her detractors to take the stage just days after coming out of hospital.

Victoria Beckham was booed by the crowd when she sent Mr Mandela a birthday wish via video link from LA.

The event took place 20 years after a 70th birthday concert at Wembley Stadium galvanised momentum for the end of apartheid.

Mr Mandela was finally released from prison in 1990 after 27 years behind bars and elected president of a democratic South Africa in 1994.

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Beckham stars in first Sharpie Markers UK TV ads

Sharpie Markers is launching its first UK TV campaign, starring footballer David Beckham. The global campaign is the first since Sharpie signed Beckham as the face of the brand earlier this year.

The execution shows Beckham using a Sharpie pen to autograph unusual items for fans. When the time comes to return the Sharpie to its owner, Beckham resists, finally swapping it for his signed shirt.

The ad launches in the UK on July 1 across ITV, Channel 4 and Five, as well as digital channels including MTV, Sky One, Living and Trouble.

Sharpie announced a two-year global partnership with Beckham in March (MW.co.uk March 10). He will star in marketing communications in key regions across the world including North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. He will also appear in in-store displays and packaging, and a revamped global web site.

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Labour MPs pile pressure on Heinz over gay kiss ad

Labour MP Diane Abbott has submitted a Parliamentary early day motion calling on Heinz to reinstate its "gay kiss" ad.

Heinz withdrew the ad for its Deli Mayo brand, which features two men kissing, after the Advertising Standards Agency received more than 200 complaints.

The motion has been signed by five other Labour MPs, and says Heinz’s decision is likely to offend millions of gay and lesbian people.

Diane Abbott told Campaign: "I think that Heinz totally misjudged this. I cannot find anyone who was offended by the ad, which was clearly intended as a joke.

"But I have spoke to lots of people – and not just gay and lesbian people – who think that the way Heinz pulled the ad was silly and offensive."

The text of the motion says: "Millions of children watch depictions of same-sex relationships in soap operas every day."

It continues that the ad was "not intended to be a realistic depiction of a same-sex relationship, and that the ad was intended to be humorous".

The original ad was created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO.
It was due to air for four weeks, but Heinz’s move to drop the ad led gay rights group Stonewall to call for a boycott of Heinz products.

Heinz and AMV BBDO are refusing to comment on the furore.

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Coverzones launches digital campaign to boost traffic

Online business insurance marketplace Coverzones is launching a digital marketing campaign to boost brand awareness and increase traffic from key business targets to its site.

The campaign, created by digital marketing agency iCrossing, combines paid search, natural search and display advertising.

iCrossing will use the data gained from the paid and natural search campaigns to pinpoint the most relevant websites for the display campaign. Coverzones works in partnership with major business insurance companies, including Allianz, Hiscox and AIG to provide cover for more than 700 types of small and medium-sized businesses.

SMEs can rapidly search the market, compare business insurance and then make their purchase all on the Coverzones website.

Users get an unlimited number of free online quotations, which they can save and manage in their own MyCoverzones account, alongside any insurance purchases they have made.

Mel Alcock, chief client officer of iCrossing in the UK, said: "Coverzones is an exciting challenger brand that offers its target business customers an intelligent way of buying and managing their insurance portfolios.

"To guarantee that we are delivering on the core objectives, we have blended our expertise in natural and paid search with our extensive knowledge of how consumers relate to brands online to develop a winning campaign for Coverzones that will deliver consistent and long-term results”.

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