Join a prestigious law firm in Dublin 2 on a 12-month fixed-term contract as an Events Manager.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced candidate to enhance the firm's brand and profile through high-impact client-focused events and sponsorship programmes.
You will play a crucial role in a dynamic team, managing hybrid, in-person, and virtual events, and collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders.
If you have a strong work ethic, excellent project management skills, and a passion for delivering exceptional events, this role is perfect for you.
This is a 12 month FTC starting in June 2024.
Key Responsibilities:
- Event Management: Deliver the firm-wide events calendar, project managing hybrid, in-person, and virtual events to the highest standards.
- Communication: Support event communications including writing, editing, reviewing, and issuing communications.
- Project Updates: Provide regular updates to your manager on the status of each event/project.
- Collaboration: Work with internal and external suppliers to create, design, and deliver bespoke event collateral and thought leadership pieces.
- Budget Management: Deliver events within budget and on deadline.
- Marketing: Develop and execute a full suite of event marketing activities including PR, digital, design, email marketing, and advertising.
- Client Initiatives: Collaborate closely with Practice Area Marketing and Business Development teams to support client initiatives.
- Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate a commitment to becoming an expert in events marketing by continuously evolving and improving processes.
- Creative Solutions: Deliver pragmatic and creative solutions that add real value through timely and fit-for-purpose solutions.
Person Specification:
- Strong Work Ethic: Able to work under pressure and deliver excellent client service to internal and external stakeholders.
- Continuous Learner: Growth mindset, creative problem solver, always seeking improvements and efficiencies.
- Collaborator: Enjoys working with others, believing that the best results come from shared investment and buy-in across all team levels.
- Analytical and Creative: Combines analysis with innovation, uses data to surface key insights and improve results.
- Excellence: Enjoys their work, nurtures excellence in team execution, and continuously challenges and refines processes.
Essential Skills / Experience:
- Educational Background: Marketing/events graduate with event management/sponsorship experience, ideally in a professional services environment.
- Event Management: Proven track record of running successful B2B corporate events with excellent project management skills.
- Client Focus: Highly credible, strong client focus, able to build relationships internally and externally.
- Virtual Events: Strong knowledge and experience of virtual event platforms.
- Organisational Skills: Excellent organisational, time management, and reporting skills combined with a creative approach.
- Communication: Effective communicator with a high level of accuracy, able to mentor and develop team members.
- Campaign Execution: Proven success in designing and executing communication campaigns, extensive writing and editing experience.
- Social Media: Experienced in using social media and online platforms to promote events and improve the registration process.
- IT Skills: Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote).
If you meet the requirements and can start a new position in June, please send your CV to Ellen via the enclosed link.