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Group Events Executive
Arcadia Group
Greater London, , United Kingdom
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THE DEPARTMENT
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Group Events Executive to join our PR & Events team, supporting the Head of Press in the organisation and running of large scale events, providing creative direction and co-ordinating small to medium size events.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage the delivery of a busy calendar of up to 100 events per year
• Management and production on all corporate activities & events e.g. Group press day, brand events, mini press days, Christmas party, press breakfasts and fund raising events.
• Conduct research on all key events, finding relevant suppliers, venues and staffing agencies. Remaining on top of all key trends and a knowledge of the London scene.
• Compile event overview presentations for sign off
• Creative input and time management across all events. Including the Christmas Party which would require management from the agency brief through to pitch.
• Keep record of all imagery from each event and writing post event reports for larger scale events.
• Storage and logistics management for all props & furniture
• Develop relationships both internally across departments and externally with suppliers and venues.
• Effective problem solving in high pressured situations
• Managing an Events Assistant
• Budget management
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
• Must be enthusiastic with the ability to work in a fast paced and exciting fashion retail environment
• Experience working on events and an understanding of press events
• Able to work in a team and manage one direct report
• Must be able to communicate with people across all levels of the business from store staff to senior management
• Awareness of time management and able to prioritise
• Good computer skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint a must
• Organisation and attention to detail is essential
• Keen interested and knowledge of what is going on in the London scene
• Experience working with budgets and production schedules