Event Manager in Glasgow

Braehead Arena is currently searching for an Event Manager to join the team.

A 5,200 capacity Events venue, which is also home to the Glasgow Clan Ice Hockey Team, regularly sells over 3,500 tickets multiple times per week. Braehead Arena hosts a wide variety of sport, conferences, live entertainment & industry events all year round, with ambition to do much more.

Braehead Arena is looking for an events professional to help achieve the bold ambitions for an ever-expanding calendar of events.

Working across both Arena Events & Glasgow Clan Ice Hockey Games the Event Manager will play a central supporting role in the planning, organisation, and operational delivery of every aspect of all events hosted at the venue.

This role requires an organised, proactive and hands‑on professional who can coordinate across multiple departments and maintain strong relationships with promoters, stakeholders, internal teams and our customers.

Reporting to the Head of Venue Operations, The Event Manager will be a key organisational and operational lead in matters relating to event management, ensuring that every event is delivered to the highest possible professional standard.

Key Responsibilities:

Event Planning & Coordination

• Assist the head of Venue Operations in the end-to-end planning, organisation, and delivery of all venue events of all types.
• Engage with all departments involved in successful event execution, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration.
• Lead organisational processes, timelines, and documentation relating to events.
• Support the planning and operational delivery of core ice hockey fixtures.

Stakeholder & Promoter Relations

• Maintain excellent, professional relationships with promoters, partners, suppliers, and key stakeholders.
• Ensure efficient, timely sharing of information with all relevant parties.
• Event Timeline & Administration
• Contribute to all phases of the event lifecycle, including:
• Availability checks and booking requests
• Due diligence activities
• Contractual discussions and coordination
• Assist with onsite event operations, ensuring all elements are prepared, safe, and meet required standards.

Cross-Department Collaboration
Work closely and develop excellent understandings of the wider team to ensure successful event delivery across:

• Ticketing
• Marketing & Communications
• Security & Crowd Management
• Food, Beverage & Hospitality
• Technical Services & Production
• Volunteers & Support Staff

Operational Delivery

• Assist and lead event day operations, ensuring all elements are prepared, safe, and meet venue standards.
• Troubleshoot issues during events and support continuous improvement and successful delivery of event operations.

Preferred skills & attributes:

Braehead Arena want to consider applications from all backgrounds, this role may appeal to you if you are:

• Highly organised, with strong time-management and multitasking abilities.
• Able to demonstrate considerable, suitable experience within a similar events-led environment, at a similar level, within a similar industry.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Possess an ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders in a professional manner.
• Are proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-driven.
• All whilst remaining comfortable working in an event-focused environment, including evenings, early mornings and weekends as standard.

Applications Close 18th December, with Interviews held in Early January.