At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting live, hybrid, and virtual events from start to finish.
- Company: Join a dynamic, high-growth events agency on the beautiful South Coast.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid flexibility, a vibrant culture, and opportunities for creativity.
- Other info: Great career growth potential and a fun coastal work environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a close-knit team without corporate red tape.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in managing complex events and strong client relationship skills.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
We are partnering with an ambitious, high-growth experiential and corporate events agency based on the South Coast. Known for delivering impactful global conferences, high-end incentive travel, and immersive corporate celebrations, they are looking for a Senior Project Manager to own the end-to-end delivery of high-stakes programmes.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will play a central role in driving execution, managing key client relationships, and scaling project workflows. This is a brilliant opportunity for a seasoned events professional who wants real influence within a close-knit, boutique agency environment—without corporate red tape.
Key Performance & Project Objectives
- Full-Lifecycle Delivery: Lead 8–12 live, hybrid, and virtual programmes per year from initial brief through to post-event debrief and insights.
- Commercial & Budget Precision: Manage event budgets (£150k+), maintaining target margins and keeping scope changes below 8%.
- Coach and develop junior project staff, helping build capability across the team while optimizing project resource utilization.
- Direct venues, technical partners, and internal creative teams to meet every milestone seamlessly.
- Operational Innovation: Identify process or tech improvements to streamline agency planning cycles without compromising quality.
- Extensive experience delivering multi-day complex conferences, engagement programmes, or incentive travel (£150k+ budgets).
- Technical & Platform Savvy: Fluent across live production environments as well as virtual and hybrid event tech.
- Commercial Acumen: Rigorous risk management skills, strong vendor SLA negotiation, and tight budget control.
- People & Client Management: Skilled at managing client expectations at a senior level while mentoring junior project managers.
- Flexibility: UK right to work, based within commuting distance of Brighton, and willing to travel for UK and European site visits and live event delivery.
- High degree of creative and operational autonomy to shape how the agency scales its European delivery.
- Fantastic culture with genuine hybrid flexibility, an off-site event commitment, and a vibrant coastal base.
Senior Virtual Events Manager employer: Royall
Join a dynamic and ambitious experiential events agency located in the vibrant coastal city of Brighton, where you will enjoy a supportive and collaborative work culture. With a focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to lead high-stakes projects while benefiting from hybrid working arrangements and a strong commitment to creativity and innovation. This is an ideal environment for seasoned professionals looking to make a meaningful impact without the constraints of a large corporate structure.
