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Event Director

Event Director (293448MM) Bristol, England

Salary: GBP40000 - GBP50000 per annum + benefits

Event Director                       Bristol                        £40-50k

Stunning Events Director job to manage and drive all aspects within this technology events business. The role will be managing a team of 20+ people to deliver three large-scale exhibitions Europe and the US. This includes management of the sales team, marketing & conference producers and overseeing the account management and key relationships with clients. The managing director will help define business strategy and develop initiatives and ideas for revenue growth within the fast paced and ever- changing industry. 

Key requirements:

  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a event director role with a strong commercial and operational background
  • The goal is to enable key networking opportunities
  • An insight into the technology sectors of the event is desirable
  • Proven experience of managing large-scale exhibitions or events, delivering excellent attendees and exhibitor value, and growing large-scale exhibitions 
  • Experience in managing a sales team, conference production timelines and delivering on event attendance numbers  
  • Experienced in the management of people and who can clearly demonstrate an ability to motivate and communicate well to teams 
  • Strong sales process, methodology and understanding of clients’ retention initiatives 
  • Must be very organized and detail-oriented
  • Experience in sponsorship and exhibition / tradeshow sales, and key strategic partnerships to grow large scale exhibitions 

Key Responsibilities within the role:

  • Traveling to international trade shows in the UK, Europe and US
  • Managing conference production cycles
  • Managing sales team; conducting team meetings, training, series selling, ensuring there is a solid a re-book process
  • Develop and execute effective customer retention, sales and business development plans to support market penetration and growth and brand positioning of all of the shows
  • Working with a management team across operations, sales, conference and marketing 
  • Building in KPIs and incentive structures across all teams 
  • Ensuring the event reaches it financial and operational targets

Next steps:

We’d love to see your CV and share the job description with you, so send it to us quoting reference 293448MM

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