2 days home working offered! - Your chance to join a leading conference and exhibition organiser and take your career to the next level!

THE COMPANY

This leading conference and exhibition organiser are renowned for organising and delivering award winning exhibitions and conferences across the globe!  With a busy portfolio of events across the year, they operate in a range of markets including healthcare and technology.

Priding themselves on building a strong client base through flawless delivery and first-class service, this highly regarded agency has been recognised on multiple occasions as a leading innovator in their market.

Offering an excellent working environment, strong team ethos, competitive salaries and fantastic career opportunities, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

THE ROLE

Due to their ongoing success, they are now looking to hire a Conference & Logistics Manager to act as the conduit between Show Directors, Marketing Managers, Operations teams, suppliers and speakers to ensure each conference runs smoothly.

A broad role, your responsibilities will include:

• Training, developing and managing a minimum of 1 direct report
• Liaising with event teams to confirm theatre capacities and specific AV requirements.
• Providing AV suppliers with a detailed briefs of AV requirements and ensuring quotes received are accurate based on those requirements.
• Negotiating with AV suppliers to ensure best prices without compromising on quality
• Ensuring operations budgets are kept up to date with AV costs
• Staging set design
• Day to day liaison with speakers
• Managing speaker fees and expenses in line with event budgets
• Managing speaker accommodation schedules
• Liaising with marketing and operations teams to ensure all are aware of speaker requirements
• Compiling and coordinating staff schedules in collaboration with Event Directors and Operations teams.
• Conducting post-event reporting and analysis.

THE CANDIDATE

Candidates must have similar experience gained from working within a conference environment and have a proven background of supporting in corporate events. Candidates must be client facing and would benefit from experience in supplier management. You will possess the ability to work on your own initiative, provide leadership for direct reports, multi-task and prioritise within very tight deadlines.

In return this agency is giving you the opportunity to take your career to the next level, working with some of the best in the business - this is an opportunity not to be missed! 

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions.  If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit www.live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

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