Full job descriptionHybrid: minimum 2 days per week in office in London
High-profile automotive brand experiences, an in-house creative and production engine behind every project, and a team of experienced project managers ready to be led. If that sounds like the right next move, the Event Operations Lead - Automotive at a growing agency is where the travel stops and the influence starts.
- High-profile automotive brand projects for your portfolio
- Step into people leadership without leaving the sector
- 25 days annual leave plus your birthday and a charity day
- AXA private healthcare after six months
- Workplace pension with salary sacrifice option
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
The Company
This is a large-scale brand experience and events agency with in-house creative, design, logistics and production capability, operating across automotive, pharma, e-gaming and beyond. The business is still growing, acquiring new clients and studios, and has maintained a genuinely people-first culture throughout. The board is accessible, the environment is flexible and trusted, and the people who join tend to stay.
The Role
The Event Operations Lead - Automotive sits at the heart of a busy automotive events delivery team, overseeing a group of experienced event project managers and ensuring the operational engine runs effectively, on budget and on brief.
- Lead and develop a team of 10+ automotive event project managers through regular 1-to-1s
- Manage resource allocation and capacity planning across the team
- Review project costings and ensure ROI is delivered
- Support motivation and performance across the delivery function
- Provide occasional on-site support at peak periods when needed
- Work closely with senior leadership on operational effectiveness
The Candidate
The right person for this Event Operations Lead - Automotive role has built a serious career in automotive client events within an agency setting, and has reached a point where leading people is the motivation. You will have hands-on people management experience, a firm grip on cost control and ROI, and enough delivery credibility to command respect from an experienced team of event project managers.
International events experience is beneficial but not essential. Candidates who have stepped back from full event delivery and are ready to focus on team leadership are very much of interest, as are those currently at Project Director level looking to shift their focus from delivery to people management.
Salary of up to £70,000 comes with a clearly defined leadership remit, a respected team and an agency that genuinely invests in its people. First interviews are being lined up now, so get your CV across and we will be in touch to talk through the Event Operations Lead - Automotive in more detail.
Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn’t quite what you’re looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.
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