Senior Event Manager in London, United Kingdom
At Bloomberg, we focus on what makes each person unique, interesting, unexpected, and even untraditional. The job descriptions here include everything we think would help someone to perform the role. We work hard and fast while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. You're the type of person who has a passion for event planning, people, and systems, is versatile, meticulous, and a task master.
Marketing's Global Event Team creates in-person, virtual, and hybrid event experiences convening audiences across business, government, and philanthropy. We aim to connect regional and global teams to create a strategic, data-driven approach that’s unified and delivers on our company-wide priorities while still meeting individual business objectives. Annually, we create, plan, and execute 2,400+ events across a portfolio of virtual, in-person, and hybrid events reaching 239K clients, prospects, and employees in over 60 countries.
If you think you may be a good candidate, even if you don’t match every detail listed, we’d really like to hear from you. Let’s get the conversation started.
We'll trust you to:
In this position, you will be responsible for the development, planning, management, and execution across all business events across Bloomberg:
- Develop, plan, and execute sales and marketing event programs to support business objectives.
- Use Bloomberg-specific event execution tools, systems, and infrastructure.
- Collaborate with marketing managers to ensure the successful deployment & integration of events with external partners (government agencies, conference organizers, key associations, etc.) and creation of unique event experiences that communicate our key messages.
- Project manage high-level complex events (in-person, virtual, and hybrid programs) effectively to infuse customized, innovative ideas and solutions for events.
- Lead the creative process, including invitations, in-person & virtual event production, audio-visual requirements (including show calling), virtual platforms & components, etc.
- Lead projects with multiple partners (across different geographies and businesses) and teams from inception to delivery.
- Leverage relationships with business stakeholders to connect the products, audiences, and markets to event formats and programs. Identify cross-business event opportunities and help connect the dots across the MKTG teams.
- Use event data, metrics, and qualitative feedback to guide and influence decision-making across business event portfolios, including audience targeting, promotion tactics, and budget allocation.
- Prepare and align event budgets, negotiate with vendors, and ensure payments & reconciliations take place in a timely manner.
You'll need to have:
- Min 8 years of event/experiential planning.
- The ability to multi-task & work flexibly under tight deadlines.
- Experience integrating events into marketing campaigns: Understands the role that events play within the integrated marketing communications framework and works to ensure that the right type of events are being planned at the right time.
- Ability to work successfully and efficiently with minimal supervision, feel comfortable taking risks, and take direction appropriately.
- Strong interpersonal skills and very effective working in a team environment.
We’d love to see:
- Track record of success working in and influencing a fast-paced, fast-growing global organization on in-person and virtual events.
- High energy, problem-solving, self-starter, results-oriented, proactive individual with a high sense of urgency.
- Ability to effectively lead and influence internal/external partners towards intended and successful results.
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