Events Senior Account Manager in London

About the CompanyA fantastic opportunity to join a successful and fast-growing Events / Tech company located in Sussex on a twelve-month fixed term contract basis as a Senior level Account Manager. The company are a three-pillar agency combining event management, venue sourcing and event technology. This allows the business to deliver a full events solution to their clients.

From finding the right events venue, to designing and delivering the guest experience and delivering a high-quality service. The technical side of the business has grown significantly and provides a high-end bespoke technology service to their clients. The full experience is very personal to each client.

About the RoleYou will possess demonstrable experience, ideally from an Agency background and have a mix of project managing and leading projects for and behalf of larger clients along with identifying any new business opportunities.

An Account Manager with some business development experience would be the ideal mix as you will have the opportunity to pitch to new clients and to have a business / sales perspective of growing existing clients. You will be passionate about working with the technical arm of the business and assist in promoting the bespoke event registration booking App.

You will be the conduit between the experienced technical team and the client. The role is client facing and some national and international travel will be required on occasions and full travel expenses are provided. The role is mainly based remotely, however there is a requirement to work occasional days in the office when required that is located in East Sussex.

The company is very much growing and this is a good chance to work with some amazing and well-known clients! There is a competitive salary on offer, great company benefits and a positive, professional and friendly working environment.

Required Skills and experience

Minimum of four solid years experience at a Senior Account Manager or Client Director level for an Events business / Agency working with larger clients

Experience of working with an Events Registration app

Knowledge of Cvent is highly desirable

Knowledge or experience of working with Jira or Figma is highly desirable

Highly professional with a personable and warm nature

Highly organised, ability to think on your feet and reactive

Strong problem solver

Strong relationship building skills and a good listener

Outstanding communication skills, face to face, verbally and written

Experience of people management and work delegationA natural passion / interest in Tech

Solid experience of Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint are all essential

Business development, pitching / presentation experience

Loves to be part of a close-knit team and work collaboratively

Highly motivated, enthusiastic and accountable for own workload

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