Sr. Event Manager
Description
Job Title: Sr. Event Manager
Group/Team: Opus - London office
Reports to: Director of Strategic Accounts & Growth
Location: London/Hybrid
Employment Type: FT, salaried
Travel Requirements: 20-25%
WHO WE ARE
Opus Agency partners with world-shaping brands like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce to catalyze movements through shared experiences. Crafted through our end-to-end capabilities and propelled from the epicenter of events, content, and community, these experiences are renowned for accelerating momentum—and success—for everyone involved.
Built across four decades, we scale excellence at the forefront of focused strategy, fearless creativity, emerging technology, and agile delivery. Today, as the flagship of The Opus Group, our team members are outperforming from hubs throughout the United States, in the heart of London, and around the world.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are searching for a Sr. Event Manager to join our Opus team. This role will be responsible for the success of the project by ensuring stakeholders, internal teams, vendors, and additional contributors understand what is expected of them and to drive seamless execution. Senior Event Managers ensure that client needs are anticipated and exceeded by driving planning schedules, managing budgets, and implementing Opus processes to deliver unique experiences.
Must be results oriented, able to meet demanding deadlines and balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
YOU SHOULD HAVE
- 4+ years of project management experience preferably within the event industry
- Minimum of 2 years team management experience
- Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) preferred
- Managed complex workstreams or programs at a large scale (e.g., 750+ attendees in person) Please specify events worked on and role in CV.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Independently manages and supervises all components on a variety of events and experiential campaigns.
- Demonstrates leadership, expertise, management, and consultation skills when conducting business with clients, vendors and Opus team members.
- Exhibits strong critical thinking, multi-tasking, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to anticipate areas of risk and implement creative solutions.
- Effectively manages a high volume of work and consistently provides a high quality of work output.
- Meets on a regular basis with members of the project team to discuss project progress, challenges, and solutions.
- Accurately manage budgets, obtains written client approval and maintains timely updates. Preventing budget overruns and increasing client expenditure awareness.
- Maintains independent working relationships and establishes excellent customer service with clients and vendors.
- Negotiates with vendors to achieve higher caliber service and/or cost savings on behalf of the client.
- Maintains a thorough knowledge of Opus best practices and overall agency operations.
- Actively participates and contributes to department meetings, training, initiatives, and committees.
- Able to effectively prioritize and delegate to staff above and below this position.
- Maintains clear communication with manager and/or client, regarding special problems or exceptions to policies and procedures.
- Shows a growing sense of business acumen
- Train and mentor junior members of the team.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Line manage and support with the continual professional development of a Project Co-ordinator or Senior Project Co-ordinator as allocated by your Director.
COMPETENCIES
- Understanding of event cycles
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Leadership skills
- Relationship builder
- Project / Task Management
- Autonomy / Self-Direction
- Team focused motivator
- Professional written & verbal communication
- Microsoft Office & Google suite program experience
- Displays strong critical thinking, organizational, and analytical capabilities
- Strong project management skills
- Cross-functional team / agency awareness
- Delivering seamless execution
- Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication, presentation skills, email & memo writing
- Ability to effectively prioritize workload on multiple projects & events simultaneously
- Successfully perform in high stress, fast-paced environment
- Accept changes with short notice and tolerate frequent interruptions
- Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality
- Work cooperatively with other employees, vendors, and clients
- Portray professional presence through superior communication, presentation, promptness, and appearance
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN RETURN
- Full time position
- Opportunities for growth and development
- Health & dental insurance options
- London Bridge office with rooftop working and social spaces
- Hybrid/remote working flexibility
- Regular team social occasions
- Extended Bank holiday weekends in May and August
- Christmas and New Year period office closure
NOT SURE IF YOU SHOULD APPLY?
Studies show that those identifying as under-represented individuals might have talked themselves out of applying at this point. Don’t worry about checking every single box. At Opus Agency, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic team – so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every single qualification in this job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this role or we may have other roles that better align with your skillset.
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Physical Requirements:
Individuals will be required to sit for the majority of the day and will be required to stand as needed. May require walking primarily on a level surface for periodic periods throughout the day. Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the workday. Proper lifting techniques required. Individuals will be required to travel via airplane, train, taxi, car and/or other means of transportation as needed.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
OTHER DUTIES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the employee/ candidate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of the position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the employee/ candidate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of the position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Opus Agency does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.