Assistant Events Manager (Birmingham)
A bit about the role
As an Assistant Events Manager, you’ll develop and produce a programme of exclusive market leading events & experiences, projects and customer engagement strategies which utilise all elements of the communications mix to surprise, amaze and amuse our customers throughout the year. You’ll deliver on multiple, simultaneous, complex projects, whilst managing various stakeholders and working with teams across the business. You will ensure that Selfridges remains a leader in experiences for all our customers. You will be an excellent communicator who will keep everyone up to speed and will bring teams and stakeholders on the journey with you along the way.
You will support the Category Experiences Team in delivering innovative, highly effective, market leading events which deliver against key business objectives. You will research, create and produce market leading events that drive engagement within our customers. You will act as a strong and influential ‘voice’ across both Experiences Team, Buying & Merchandising Team, & Retail operations teams in ensuring that project needs are articulated and understood, whilst ensuring that business wide objectives are met.
You won’t be afraid to push the boundaries, ensuring that Selfridges remains a leader in experiences for all our customers. You will be an excellent communicator who will keep everyone up to speed and will bring teams and stakeholders on the journey with you along the way.
As an Assistant Events Manager, you will:
Support the Category Experiences Team to curate, develop & deliver strategic communications, events and experiences across all categories and calendar events
Work directly with key leads within category marketing team to produce a comprehensive, strategy led programme of events and experiences
Be the main contact for the Cinema and drive awareness and footfall as well as deliver key events and partnerships in the space
Produce, Project Manage and Deliver events and activities to an exceptionally high standard
Collaborate with Membership, Customer Marketing, Performance Marketing, CRM, Social and Digital to communicate projects effectively
Attend large steering meetings for large scale projects and communicate effectively across the business with all project stakeholders in Customer, Communications, Creative, Buying, Finance, Legal and Retail Teams
Attend and be a considered voice within workshops and project meetings, collaborating with team members to push objectives
Manage Project budgets and affectively monitor and report finance, raise POs and manage suppliers
Manage internal business stakeholders such as Graphics, Multimedia Creative, 3D Creative, Visual Merchandising and Retail Operations to ensure projects are briefed and delivered seamlessly
Utilise strong leadership skills to develop event and project proposals to ensure they reflect the Selfridges vision and are market leading
Ensure that Senior Leadership teams receive regular updates regarding all planned activity and act upon feedback where appropriate
Generate and present detailed project reports analysing status and KPIs for senior audiences .
A bit about you
Birmingham based, and office based 4 days a week
High level Event Production experience required (essential)
Excellent planning and project management (essential)
Excel, Power Point (essential)
Proven track record in producing multiple projects
Experience in partnerships
Exceptionally good networker and people manager who possesses effective leadership and mentoring skills
Possess strong financial acumen with P & L management (costs & revenue)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent presentation, pitching skills
Exceptional research skills
Creative flair and a commitment to quality programming
Highly effective negotiating skills
Strong organisational skills
Has the ability to work under pressure calmly and effectively, and to tight deadlines
Proven external network with the latest event & creative companies
Experience managing partners across multiple disciplines
Event Management skills including Health & Safety, Security and Food Tech Experience