Event Operations Executive

The Event Operations Executive will assist the existing event management team in the smooth running of their events, as well as taking the lead in planning selected events.

What you'll be doing...

The successful candidate will help to grow and continually improve the portfolio of events while providing the best possible experience for attendees, exhibitors, sponsors and speakers.

The job will encompass event planning and execution, event content coordination, costs management, staff coordination, liaison with internal and external stakeholders, and associated admin, and will report to Event Director, Ruth Folkard.

Event planning and operations lead for specified events, under the guidance of the event management team.

Duties include:

• Coordinating planning meetings
• Setting of event timeline
• Venue research and confirmation
• Liaison with internal teams such as commercial, editorial and management
• Liaison with external stakeholders as required
• Planning and coordination of content and AV requirement
• Presenter/talent recruitment as required
• Liaison with all suppliers and specification of their services such as AV, venue, presenters, event photographers/videographers, catering, signage and printers

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve...

• Perfect role for a hard worker with at least a year’s experience in events, looking to progress a career in events management
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Solid admin skills and organisation are a must
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Positive attitude
• Good negotiation skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) or Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets and Slides)

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level P7

The expected range for this role is £26,000 - £30,000

This is a Hybrid role from our London Office, working three days from the office, two from home

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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