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Event Manager
Live Nation EntertainmentEvent Manager planning and delivering festivals, concerts and tours for UK live entertainment promoter Cuffe & Taylor. Managing budgets, suppliers, safety planning and on-site operations across major live events.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in event management, including planning, budgeting, and operational execution for large-scale festivals and concerts. Proven ability to lead teams, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
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Event ManagementBudget ManagementProject ManagementSupplier NegotiationSustainability Practices
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Hard Skills
Project ManagementBudget ManagementEvent PlanningProcurement ManagementCrowd Management TrainingHealth and Safety DocumentationOperational SpecificationsSite ManagementTechnical AdvancingMicrosoft Office
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsOrganisational SkillsSelf-MotivatedProblem SolvingFlexibility
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel
Certifications & Qualifications
Event Management TrainingSIA Training
Industry Keywords
Live Music IndustryFestival ManagementSafety Advisory GroupEnvironmental HealthLocal Authorities
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the planning, delivery and operational management of festivals, concerts and live events from initial planning through on-site delivery
- Maintain regular communication with the Senior Event Manager and Director of Operations through weekly meetings and other channels
- Manage event and festival budgets, including forecasting, tracking and cost control
- Procure, contract and manage suppliers for event infrastructure and services
- Procure, contract and oversee site management, health and safety, waste management, artist liaison, production management, traffic management, security and medical provision
- Support site plans, operational specifications, event management plans and health and safety documentation
- Build and maintain relationships with police, fire and ambulance services, landowners, Environmental Health, Licensing, Building Control, Emergency Planning, Planning and Highways
- Attend Safety Advisory Group and agency meetings
- Manage local resident communications, engagement, information and ticketing schemes
- Champion sustainability best practice in line with Green Nation initiatives and objectives
- Work with Promoting, Ticketing, Finance and Customer Service teams to deliver accurate budgets, ticketing, invoices and customer-facing information
- Oversee technical and hospitality advancing of shows
- Provide operational guidance and support to the Operations Administrator
- Liaise with sponsors, sponsorship teams, bars, traders and commercial partners to negotiate and deliver operational requirements
- Perform ad hoc responsibilities as required
Requirements
What you’ll need- Detailed project management and planning experience
- Experience in budget management
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure and tight deadlines
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and Excel
- Extremely well organised and self-motivated
- Confidence to lead and manage
- Excellent communication skills
- High level of integrity and discretion
- Flexibility, maturity and level-headedness
- Proactive approach to problem solving
- Procurement management experience desirable
- Event management training desirable
- SIA training desirable
- Crowd management training desirable
- Experience with sustainability practices desirable
- Experience planning large-scale events of 5,000+ people desirable
- Experience negotiating with suppliers desirable
- Experience liaising with local authorities desirable
- Knowledge of the live music industry and event management experience desirable
- Flexibility and willingness to travel and work on site, including evenings and weekends during event periods
Benefits
Comp & perks- Inclusive working environment
- Support to balance work and homelife
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- New experiences and learning from talented colleagues
- Generous vacation
- Healthcare benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Student loan repayment
- Tuition reimbursement
- Six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents, including fostering
- Roadie Babies perk helping new parents care for babies on work trips
- Access to free live events through the exclusive employee ticketing program