Event Manager

Full Job Description

The Company

Speaking Office is a London-based speaker management company representing a talented and diverse range of thought leaders including: academics, politicians, authors, sportspeople, business leaders and cultural commentators. Unlike other talent management companies, speaking and the live experience is at the core of Speaking Office and our client’s brand (as opposed to media and literature).

A flavour of the role

We are looking for an Event Manager: a dynamic self-starter who wants to learn the agency business from the ground up. You’ll be primarily working alongside the Director, Senior Agent and Head of Events; you’ll be learning the 360-degree business, from daily artist management to long-term public relations and marketing strategies for our artists. This would be the ideal role for someone who wants to build a career and work their way up to becoming an agent, ultimately being responsible for their own artists.

Responsibilities and Duties

- Management of company database

- Managing the speaker booking process from enquiry to invoicing

- Booking travel, organising logistics, and preparing call sheets for live events

- Calendar management and scheduling

- Managing deadlines

- Liaising directly with companies/agencies that book our speakers

- Liaising directly with speakers managed by Speaking Office

- Copywriting and proofreading – drafting biographies, newsletters, speech titles and other marketing materials

Benefits

· £25,000 - £27,000 p.a. dependent on experience

· Hybrid working (3 days in the office Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) and Tuesday and Friday's WFH)

· 20 days holiday excluding public holidays with 1 holiday day accrued for every year of service.

· Pension scheme

· Personal development plan

· iPhone and equipment for home working (including laptop, second screen)

To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter or video introductory message specifying “Application for Event Manager's role"