417 Event Manager jobs in the United Kingdom

• Develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve event revenue targets for the venue.
• Generate leads and proactively prospect for new business opportunities within the corporate, social, and wedding markets.
• Manage the entire sales cycle from initial enquiry to contract signing and handover to the events team.
• Conduct venue tours and effectively present the venue's offerings and capabilities to potential clients.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, event planners, and corporate accounts.
• Negotiate contracts and pricing to maximize revenue and client satisfaction.
• Collaborate closely with the Banqueting Manager and Executive Chef to ensure seamless event execution and client expectations are met.
• Prepare accurate proposals, quotations, and sales reports.
• Attend industry networking events and trade shows to promote the venue and build brand awareness.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activities to identify new opportunities and challenges.
• Achieve individual and team sales targets on a consistent basis.
• Provide exceptional customer service throughout the sales process.
• Gather client feedback and use it to improve service offerings and sales strategies.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of all venue facilities, services, and current promotions.
• Contribute to the overall marketing and promotional efforts of the venue.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in event sales or a related role within the hospitality industry.
• Proven track record of successfully meeting and exceeding sales targets.
• Excellent understanding of the events industry, including corporate functions, weddings, and banqueting.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in using CRM software and sales management tools.
• A passion for delivering outstanding customer service and creating memorable experiences.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive and results-oriented approach to sales.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required by business needs.
• A degree in Hospitality Management, Marketing, or a related field is advantageous.
• A strong network within the local Aberdeen business and events community is a plus.
• Impeccable presentation and professionalism.

• Proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities within the events sector.
• Respond promptly and professionally to all incoming event inquiries, providing detailed proposals and quotations.
• Conduct venue tours and effectively showcase facilities to prospective clients.
• Negotiate and secure event bookings, ensuring optimal utilization of venue space and services.
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with clients, agencies, and stakeholders.
• Achieve and exceed individual and team sales targets.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and implement effective sales and promotional strategies.
• Work closely with the operations and catering teams to ensure seamless event execution and client satisfaction.
• Keep abreast of industry trends, competitor activities, and market developments.
• Prepare regular sales reports and forecasts for senior management.

• Proven experience in event sales, venue sales, or a related hospitality sales role.
• Demonstrated success in achieving and exceeding sales targets.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of event management principles and venue operations.
• Proficiency in CRM software and sales management tools.
• Ability to build rapport and trust with a diverse range of clients.
• A proactive, self-starter attitude with a passion for sales and customer service.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required by business needs.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• A degree or diploma in Hospitality Management, Marketing, or Business is advantageous.

Senior Commercial Sales Manager - Events & Sponsorship

Location: Wimbledon (Flexible Working)

I am seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Sales Manager to join a growing sales team and take ownership of sponsorship sales across a flagship event series that attracts more than 13,000 delegates and 450 sponsors annually. This is a newly created senior role, reporting into the Director of Sales, with responsibility for driving revenue and building long-term commercial partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of UK, US, and EU clients.
• Generate new business through proactive outbound sales, as well as managing warm inbound leads.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through calls and face-to-face meetings.
• Identify new routes to market and explore cross-selling opportunities with digital publications.

About You:

• Proven background in B2B sales, ideally within events or exhibitions.
• Confident in outbound sales and comfortable making high volumes of proactive calls.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to spot growth opportunities.
• Experienced in face-to-face sales and client meetings.
• Motivated, results-driven, and able to hit the ground running.

Send you CV now for more information and to express your interest.

We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer

Senior Commercial Sales Manager - Events & Sponsorship

Location: Wimbledon (Flexible Working)

I am seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Sales Manager to join a growing sales team and take ownership of sponsorship sales across a flagship event series that attracts more than 13,000 delegates and 450 sponsors annually. This is a newly created senior role, reporting into the Director of Sales, with responsibility for driving revenue and building long-term commercial partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of UK, US, and EU clients.
• Generate new business through proactive outbound sales, as well as managing warm inbound leads.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through calls and face-to-face meetings.
• Identify new routes to market and explore cross-selling opportunities with digital publications.

About You:

• Proven background in B2B sales, ideally within events or exhibitions.
• Confident in outbound sales and comfortable making high volumes of proactive calls.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to spot growth opportunities.
• Experienced in face-to-face sales and client meetings.
• Motivated, results-driven, and able to hit the ground running.

Send you CV now for more information and to express your interest.

We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer

Our established client is seeking a full-time permanent Event Manager to work in their events production department. The successful candidate will work alongside the Account Manager and Event Production team to assist in delivering complex multi-faceted events. Such as incentive trips, test drive campaigns, training events, brand partnerships and experimental activations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the event management process from planning, execution, reconciliation, including travel and accommodation booking
• Opportunities to project lead on some events throughout the year
• Assist with the creation of bespoke event templates and project coordination
• Understand event kits and their logistical implications
• Ensure excellent customer service, guest management, and quality delivery
• Manage supplier relationships, sourcing new suppliers, and achieving cost efficiencies
• Assist with venue sourcing and attend site visits as needed.
• Work with the talent team to appoint and manage casual event staff, ensuring necessary skills and presentation

Key Skills:

• Passionate about the events industry and highly motivated.
• Resourceful, self-starting, versatile, organized, and flexible with excellent multi-tasking skills.
• Computer literate with good knowledge of Microsoft packages.
• Confident communicator, capable of building strong relationships both internally and externally.
• Attention to detail, able to prioritize, work to tight deadlines, and produce high-standard documents.
• Holds a full UK driver's license, confident driving a van, and willing to load/unload equipment.

FS1 Recruitment is a UK-based recruitment agency providing solutions within the Sales, Marketing and Creative fields for permanent, freelance and contract positions please contact us to discuss one of our many positions.

Event Manager; London; 11-month contract; £25.41 ph paye;35 hours per week; Inside IR35
We have a requirement for an Event Manager to support our prestigious defence sector-based client. The role will be based at the client’s London based offices, with a minimum of 3 days required on site, although this could change to meet the demands of the business. There will also be some frequent travel required.
Overview of role and responsibilities
Engage with Senior Management and their offices for all hospitality and VIP visits
Work closely with UK Public Affairs and Communications team to ensure consistent communication, visibility and best practice sharing
Define the concept of in-person, hybrid or digital events according to business brief, working with internal suppliers or agencies in line with our branding guidelines.
Be responsible for the event preparation and execution in the most efficient manner and according to strategic priorities.
Apply our standards, be customer oriented and customize visits and events according to the stakeholder’s culture, expectations and requirements.
During the delivery, ensure a perfect and smooth execution by supervising the overall setup and service providers engaged for hospitality functions to ensure a high level of service.
Ensure that protocol arrangements are in place at ceremonial, official, and other major events within established protocol procedures and policies.
Plan and monitor expenditure, optimize costs and ensure that all purchases are compliant with our procurement policy.
Ensure Health & Safety procedures are respected.
Continuously improve our ways of working including sustainability, share best practices in Event and Protocol management.
Report on activities and assess performance of our events and the performance of our suppliers.
Undertake duties outside of normal office hours on a regular basis.
Experience and Qualifications required:
Academic background in Communications and Protocol or a related discipline
Experience in corporate event management and protocol ( minimum 5 years) Ability to pre plan and manage large scale and high-profile events Excellent organizational skills and flexibility
Knowledge in Branding, Protocol & Hospitality, Ethics & Compliance, Project management will be a plus.
Great service attitude with high intercultural awareness and protocol skills, strong quality/accuracy focus (as friendly, reliable, trusted, instant service is our top business card)
Able to work efficiently on very short deadlines, able to work in a fast-changing environment, calm under pressure. Ability to work on several projects simultaneously
True team-player, proactive, working in a continuous improvement mindset. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work with people from all levels, from local contractors to VIPs and senior management (external and internal)
Excellent English language skills (oral and written), any additional language is a plus
Ability to manage a budget, good knowledge of procurement processes. Very good knowledge of compliance regulations and processes
This role also requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation of our clients success, reputation and sustainable growth
Please note that the successful candidate will we required to undertake security clearance prior to starting the role .

Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

PR; Events Manager; Public Relations; Protocol Manager; Communications; Events Organiser; Marketing; Aventri; VIP Visits; Corporate hospitality; Organise and Manage events; Booking venues, Media Relations; Hospitality;

Our established client is seeking a full-time permanent Event Manager to work in their events production department. The successful candidate will work alongside the Account Manager and Event Production team to assist in delivering complex multi-faceted events. Such as incentive trips, test drive campaigns, training events, brand partnerships and experimental activations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the event management process from planning, execution, reconciliation, including travel and accommodation booking
• Opportunities to project lead on some events throughout the year
• Assist with the creation of bespoke event templates and project coordination
• Understand event kits and their logistical implications
• Ensure excellent customer service, guest management, and quality delivery
• Manage supplier relationships, sourcing new suppliers, and achieving cost efficiencies
• Assist with venue sourcing and attend site visits as needed.
• Work with the talent team to appoint and manage casual event staff, ensuring necessary skills and presentation

Key Skills:

• Passionate about the events industry and highly motivated.
• Resourceful, self-starting, versatile, organized, and flexible with excellent multi-tasking skills.
• Computer literate with good knowledge of Microsoft packages.
• Confident communicator, capable of building strong relationships both internally and externally.
• Attention to detail, able to prioritize, work to tight deadlines, and produce high-standard documents.
• Holds a full UK driver's license, confident driving a van, and willing to load/unload equipment.

FS1 Recruitment is a UK-based recruitment agency providing solutions within the Sales, Marketing and Creative fields for permanent, freelance and contract positions please contact us to discuss one of our many positions.

Event Manager; London; 11-month contract; £25.41 ph paye;35 hours per week; Inside IR35
We have a requirement for an Event Manager to support our prestigious defence sector-based client. The role will be based at the client’s London based offices, with a minimum of 3 days required on site, although this could change to meet the demands of the business. There will also be some frequent travel required.
Overview of role and responsibilities
Engage with Senior Management and their offices for all hospitality and VIP visits
Work closely with UK Public Affairs and Communications team to ensure consistent communication, visibility and best practice sharing
Define the concept of in-person, hybrid or digital events according to business brief, working with internal suppliers or agencies in line with our branding guidelines.
Be responsible for the event preparation and execution in the most efficient manner and according to strategic priorities.
Apply our standards, be customer oriented and customize visits and events according to the stakeholder’s culture, expectations and requirements.
During the delivery, ensure a perfect and smooth execution by supervising the overall setup and service providers engaged for hospitality functions to ensure a high level of service.
Ensure that protocol arrangements are in place at ceremonial, official, and other major events within established protocol procedures and policies.
Plan and monitor expenditure, optimize costs and ensure that all purchases are compliant with our procurement policy.
Ensure Health & Safety procedures are respected.
Continuously improve our ways of working including sustainability, share best practices in Event and Protocol management.
Report on activities and assess performance of our events and the performance of our suppliers.
Undertake duties outside of normal office hours on a regular basis.
Experience and Qualifications required:
Academic background in Communications and Protocol or a related discipline
Experience in corporate event management and protocol ( minimum 5 years) Ability to pre plan and manage large scale and high-profile events Excellent organizational skills and flexibility
Knowledge in Branding, Protocol & Hospitality, Ethics & Compliance, Project management will be a plus.
Great service attitude with high intercultural awareness and protocol skills, strong quality/accuracy focus (as friendly, reliable, trusted, instant service is our top business card)
Able to work efficiently on very short deadlines, able to work in a fast-changing environment, calm under pressure. Ability to work on several projects simultaneously
True team-player, proactive, working in a continuous improvement mindset. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work with people from all levels, from local contractors to VIPs and senior management (external and internal)
Excellent English language skills (oral and written), any additional language is a plus
Ability to manage a budget, good knowledge of procurement processes. Very good knowledge of compliance regulations and processes
This role also requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation of our clients success, reputation and sustainable growth
Please note that the successful candidate will we required to undertake security clearance prior to starting the role .

Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

PR; Events Manager; Public Relations; Protocol Manager; Communications; Events Organiser; Marketing; Aventri; VIP Visits; Corporate hospitality; Organise and Manage events; Booking venues, Media Relations; Hospitality;

• Manage the planning and execution of a wide range of events, including corporate functions, conferences, weddings, and social gatherings.
• Liaise with clients to understand their event requirements, budget, and objectives.
• Develop comprehensive event proposals, timelines, and detailed operational plans.
• Source and manage relationships with vendors, including caterers, decorators, AV technicians, and entertainment providers.
• Oversee event budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and profitability.
• Coordinate on-site event logistics, including venue setup, staffing, and guest management.
• Troubleshoot any issues that arise before, during, or after the event to ensure a smooth experience.
• Conduct post-event evaluations and gather client feedback for continuous improvement.
• Stay updated on the latest trends and innovations in the event management and hospitality industry.
• Maintain a high standard of service and professionalism at all times.

• Proven experience as an Event Manager or in a similar role within the hospitality or event industry.
• Strong portfolio showcasing successful planning and execution of diverse events.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking skills.
• Proficiency in event planning software and tools.
• Strong negotiation and vendor management abilities.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and client-facing skills.
• Ability to work independently, problem-solve creatively, and manage pressure effectively in a remote environment.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and licensing regulations pertaining to events.
• A degree or qualification in Hospitality Management, Event Management, or a related field is preferred.
• Flexibility to travel to event locations as and when required, despite the role being largely remote.