About this job

As our activity continues to grow, we are looking for an experienced Event Manager to support our current Events Team with the delivery of several large-scale events and festivals. The Event Manager is responsible for the administration and delivery of a diverse and dynamic events schedule, including big brand clients and well-known promoters. They will manage allocated events from start to finish and be the main point of contact for logistics - communicating the operational needs between production, suppliers, internal and external teams, acting as the venue's representative to clients and promoters, and contributing to the delivery of our commercial hires and artistic programme.

The Trust does not receive ongoing revenue funding or subsidy, and as such all income is used to run the organisation for the benefit of our community. The Event Manager will have exceptional customer service skills, helping to build the reputation of Woolwich Works as a leading events venue, whilst also promoting the commercial opportunities available. They will be able to track and draw up settlements for post event recharges and have a firm understanding of event reconciliation from a venue perspective.

Is this job for you?

We're looking for an experienced events professional to focus on the delivery of both commercial and programmed events, which include brand activations, full venue takeovers, summer music and food festivals, and high-profile commercial conferences.

This role may suit those with producing, or stage and production management experience, bringing together administration with operational delivery. An understanding of production and technical terminology would be useful, but is not essential.

You'll be comfortable jumping into a busy events calendar, having worked operationally in a fast-paced arts, commercial, or festival environment. You will have a good understanding of event safety management, risk assessments and method statements, and you will be used to dealing with high profile clients directly.

You'll have worked with a range of suppliers from caterers to production to security and will be used to managing these teams onsite in a live event environment. You'll need to be comfortable managing conflicting demands and priorities, and with contributing to setting something up from scratch in a flexible blank canvas space.

Work with Artifax Event will be an advantage, but you will ideally have experience with any event CRMs, building function sheets, and administrating the logistics of the event to ensure the internal Operations, Technical and Catering teams receive information in a timely and efficient manner.

Mostly, you'll be excited by the potential of our venues, and passionate about the vital contirbution your success will make to the Trust's overarching ambitions and objectives.

How to apply

To apply for this role please visit our portal here to complete the online application form no later than 23.59 on Monday 24 February 2025 (the ‘closing date’). If you can’t complete the form electronically, we can arrange an alternative version for posting - please contact us by phone to arrange.

Interviews for this role will take place on Monday 3 and Wednesday 5 March 2025. If applying, please keep these dates free in case you’re shortlisted.

CVs won’t be accepted as an alternative to completing the form, and we operate an anonymous recruitment process. If you’re unable to complete a written application for any reason please either email us or call (020) 8035 8835 so that we can discuss alternative arrangements for assessing your suitability for the job. However, you must do so at least one week before the closing date above.

We aim to give feedback to anybody who requests it but due to the high number of applications we receive it may take us some time to do so. We will always let you know if you have been unsuccessful and we aim to stick to the time frame outlined in the job advert.

We’re proud of the diversity of our community and aim to build a team that represents it. We therefore particularly welcome applications from people from black, Asian and ethnically-diverse backgrounds, and those identifying as D/deaf or disabled.