Senior Event Manager

Company DescriptionJimmy's Jobs of the Future is a podcast hosted by Jimmy McLoughlin, a former Downing Street adviser, that focuses on discussing the future of jobs with entrepreneurs and business leaders. The podcast explores where the jobs of the future are coming from and the skills needed to build successful businesses over the next five years. Role DescriptionThis is a contract Senior Event Manager role based in Greater London with the flexibility for remote work. The Senior Event Manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing all aspects of events related to the podcast. We have hosted some low key live events of the podcast, but are exploring a major conference / festival of jobs style event in 2025.This includes coordinating with stakeholders, managing budgets, and ensuring the smooth execution of events. Ideally some sales experience would be beneficial. The role also involves collaborating with the production team to align event strategies with the podcast's goals and objectives.QualificationsResilience, the ability to think differently, most corporate events are dull, we want to change that.Event Planning, Organization, and Coordination skillsBudget Management and Vendor Negotiation skillsStrong Communication and Interpersonal skillsAbility to work independently and collaborativelyExperience in Marketing or Public RelationsKnowledge of the podcasting / YouTube industry is a plusWhy Join Us?Freedom: Enjoy the opportunity to innovate and experiment with events formats, most corporate events are stale and boring and have not really updated much since the pandemic. Innovative: This is a new industry, that is going to be around for years. Yet at the same time, we have a product that works, this an opportunity to join a small but well formed and incredibly ambitious team. The whole ethos of Jimmy’s Jobs and Boxlight is to encourage people to be ambitious. Impactful Work: Contribute to conversations that shape the future of work, business, and politics.Growth Potential: Develop your skills in a collaborative environment with plenty of room for growth.Development: We talk about careers and personal development a lot, it is literally the job. Please send an example of an event you have worked on, what your dream event would be? And what your dream job title would be to [email protected] with the title Senior Event ManagerPlease apply 22nd SeptemberThis platform can sometimes say a job has been closed or filled before it has not, so please do drop us an email with a link to your profile if that is the case.