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Over the past seventeen years Owen James has delivered events for key influencers across the financial services spectrum.

Owen James’ mission is to continue to be considered an invaluable industry resource for bringing the right people to work through the strategic issues facing their industry and, where appropriate, come up with an action plan to drive change forward.

At Owen James, we pride ourselves as being recognised as delivering the best high-end events in the market underpinned by substantial research and consultancy.

Current Vacancies: 

1. Event Executive – Hybrid role

What is the opportunity?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, growing events and research company specialising in the world of financial services.

Here at Owen James, we value our people and as we grow and we believe it is ever more important to maintain a relatively relaxed culture.

We have a substantial pipeline of work and now need to build out the team and seek an experienced and ambitious individual.

We are looking for a bright, energetic and personable Event Executive to join our super friendly event team and support the Event Manager and Event Coordinator.

Core responsibilities

  • Supporting the Event Manager on a portfolio of in-house and bespoke events
  • Undertaking administrative duties, including post-event evaluation
  • Liaising with suppliers, arranging and overseeing all event details, such as venues, audio and visual, entertainment and branding etc
  • Liaising with delegates, sponsors, facilitators and speakers in the run up and at the event to ensure everything is in order
  • Supporting with all aspects of event delivery, including building strong relationships with new or existing suppliers
  • Maintaining many tech platforms and keeping relevant systems up to date such as CRM, microsites, events Apps
  • Ensuring the event production is consistent with all brand guidelines
  • Communicate clearly with your line manager and ensure that documentation is finally approved before being sent out
  • Contributing to Owen James projects (events and ad-hoc) which may require research, negotiation skills, creative thinking and provide new innovative ideas or materials which may be of use to the wider team
  • Assist on site checks – scouting and checking new venues

Attitude, skills and experience  

  • Have an energetic and lively personality, a curious mind eager to learn
  • Have a genuine passion for events, able to work under pressure, while remaining calm and focused
  • Great attention to detail and a keen multi-tasker
  • Self-motivated – we are a very fast paced company and we are looking for someone who will take the initiative rather than wait for a to-do list
  • Well-presented and super-efficient – as the Event Executive, you are encouraged to socialise with delegates  and sponsors at the event and will act as an ambassador for the company
  • Creative problem solver
  • Well organised – ability to adhere to and develop processes to build consistency, efficiency and excellence throughout the business
  • Have strong prioritisation skills and the ability to manage multiple workloads
  • Able to communicate clearly and efficiently to a wide range of clients, including those at the most senior levels, in an appropriate and sensitive manner, through all forms of communication media
  • Tech savvy - familiar with virtual event platforms, event apps and CRM system is a plus

Hybrid working

  • We work from the office on Monday and Wednesday and the rest of the week from home

Position details 

  • Salary available upon application and based on experience (as a guide we would anticipate paying up to £25,000)
  • Contract type: Permanent role, 5 days a week
  • Location: London. Our head office is located in Godalming, Surrey and we do ask all employees to make the journey at least once a month. Plus, it is worth mentioning, that we typically run 50 in-person events a year which you are expected to attend (very early start) and the majority of them are based in London, so commutable to London is essential.
  • Reports to: Event Manager

To apply, please send your CV and covering email to stephaniewalsh@owenjamesgroup.com


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