Event Manager, Live Nation

• For this role you should have exceptional organisational, communication and leadership skills. Previous experience in, event management, project management; event co-ordination; production co-ordinator would be an advantage
• Detailed project management / planning experience
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and tight deadlines
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office and Excel
• Experience in budget management
• Confidence to lead and manage
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem solving
• High level of integrity and discretion
• Flexibility
• Maturity and level-headedness

Desirable

• The event manager will work within the operations team and be a key role in the planning and delivery of festivals, concerts and tours at Cuffe & Taylor
• In this role, the successful candidate will be involved with all aspects of the event management including but not limited to procurement and budget management. Alongside, working with the finance, marketing, ticketing, promoting team to deliver a successful event
• Delivery, planning and operational management of festivals, concerts and events
• Regular liaison with and progress reports to Senior Event Manager and Director of Operations via weekly meetings or any other means as appropriate
• Budget management of festivals and concerts
• Procurement, management and contracting of suppliers including but not limited to stages, structures, marquees, cabins, fencing, trakway, power, toilets, showers, catering, accommodation, Wi-Fi, CCTV, signage etc
• Procurement management and contracting of site management, health and safety management, waste management, artist liaison, production management, traffic management, security and medical etc
• Assisting with the preparation of site plans, specifications and the event management safety paperwork
• Strong liaison with statutory and non-statutory local agencies (e.g., police, fire, ambulance service, landowner, environmental health, licensing, building control, emergency planning, planning and Highways Agency where required) to include attendance at Safety Advisory Group meetings and meetings with agencies and regular updates
• Liaison with residents including management of the local resident information and ticket schemes
• Ensuring sustainability best practice through Green Nation
• Working with the promoting department to ensure the budgets are up to date and artist requirements are delivered
• Working with the marketing team to ensure the website customer information and graphical maps are correct and up to date
• Working with ticketing team throughout the ticketing process from set up to delivery
• Working with the finance team to maintain up to date budgets and to approve and submit invoices
• Working with the festival assistant on the management and response to customers
• Liaising with sponsors, sponsor activations, sponsorship teams and bars / traders (including boutique camping) and ensuring their requirements have been negotiated, booked and met
• Ad hoc tasks as required