Event Manager

GlobalPETS (& PETS International magazine)

Ownership of flagship B2B events for the pet industry while building a new one from scratch. Manage content, logistics, and senior executive relationships.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the program for both events: Pick the topics that matter to the industry, find and secure the right speakers, and shape an agenda that people will travel across an ocean for.
Logistics & vendor management: Find and negotiate with venues, hotels, AV suppliers, and caterers.
End-to-end operations: Run the operational side from timelines, supplier coordination and on-site execution to attendee experience, and communications.
Travel: Travel a handful of times a year for site visits, live event execution and tradeshows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A proven track record: You have actually run events end-to-end, not just supported them from the sidelines.
Program development experience: Real experience curating content that draws a senior audience.
Obsession with detail: The big-picture program work matters, but so does the spreadsheet, the run-of-show, and the badge order.
The 'fixer' instinct: Things will go wrong, suppliers will go quiet, speakers will cancel three weeks out. We need someone who chases, fixes, and finds a way.
Language: Highly proficient (or native-level) in English.
Relationship building: You can hold your own with senior executives, win over the speakers you want, and keep sponsors and partners close.
Nice-to-have: Pet industry knowledge is a plus, but absolutely not a must.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Great community
A respected brand
Future of expanding event portfolio

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Hard Skills & Tools

event managementprogram developmentlogistics managementvendor negotiationon-site executiontimeline coordinationsupplier coordinationcontent curationattendee experience management

Soft Skills

attention to detailproblem-solvingrelationship buildingcommunicationadaptabilityleadershipnegotiationorganizational skills