Events & Activations Producer

Food & Drink Specialist Agency in Central London

Salary: Competitive salary, plus benefits (Full-Time, 4 day working week)

Location: Head Office - Shoreditch, London

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 26th February 2026

Passionate about events and love food? Look no further for your perfect job. SALT is excited to be hiring an experienced Events and Activations Producer to join our expanding team. You’ll be responsible for executing exceptional events and experiences across our diverse and dynamic portfolio, working closely with our Strategy and Creative teams.

SALT is a marketing consultancy unlocking the world of food and drink through strategy, activations, and talent. We lead the field in quality, innovation, and brand dedication. We’re a people-centred company that operates with trust, authenticity, and care—because we believe that’s the foundation for people loving their work, giving their all, and unleashing their brilliance.

SALT is growing fast, with a roster that includes household-name global clients, world-renowned chefs and hospitality talent, and ground-breaking projects. Recent highlights include curating and producing a Michelin-star chef-led activation for Mercedes F1 featuring Max Coen and Jeremy Chan, providing on-the-ground support at Cannes Lions for our long-standing client NBCU, and hosting a major event aboard the superyacht Kismet. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a breakthrough agency and work on some truly exciting brands and activations.

The right job for you?

• You are an experienced Events & Activations Producer with a love of all things Food & Beverage.
• Driven by your curiosity and creativity, you’re inspired by the power of real-world experiences and eager to bring bold, engaging projects to life.
• You are organised and a clear communicator with a keen eye for detail.
• You are obsessed with food and understand industry language and social norms.
• With a good amount of experience, you have successfully built and expanded client accounts while strengthening relationships with both new and existing clients.
• You’re all about the people and have grown engagement through activations and experiences in a genuine, meaningful way.
• You are organised, pro-active and capable of managing multiple projects and stakeholders at the same time, in a fast-paced environment.
• You have experience in effectively communicating results of your work in a way that resonates with clients.
• You are deeply passionate about activations and have an innate understanding of every aspect it takes to bring them to life—from production and exceptional event management to seamless delivery and maintaining strong client relationships.
• You’re also culturally tuned in and stay up to date with evolving trends across the industry and creative space.

The Role:

You will be responsible for managing and executing a wide range of activations, working closely with a cross-functional project team to bring client campaigns to life—from initial concept through to seamless delivery. In collaboration with project managers, creatives, and strategists, you’ll lead the production and execution of each activation in alignment with the approved scope and objectives. From intimate, one-of-a-kind experiences to large-scale food festivals, you’ll contribute to a dynamic portfolio of work that elevates our marketing services with bold, innovative execution.

Your role will be instrumental in strengthening SALT’s reputation in the activations space. You’ll manage multiple projects simultaneously while staying tapped into the latest event and cultural trends—ensuring our work is not only impactful but always ahead of the curve.

Job Specification:

• Produce and deliver immersive end-to-end activations for clients globally.
• Work collaboratively with the creative, project management, and strategy teams to develop creative and tailored proposals demonstrating a detailed understanding of the client’s objectives and budgets.
• Ensure all activations are being delivered at SALT’s and the client’s standard.
• Foster a collaborative and creative environment on project teams.
• Engage and respond to clients in a timely manner, monitor, track and report, demonstrating exceptional time management skills.
• Proactively lead on supplier meetings, arriving prepared to make informed decisions.
• Liaise with all internal and external stakeholders in the planning and delivery stages of each activation.
• Collate all relevant information for the invoice process and keep oversight of all income and expenditure.
• Produce and manage detailed pre-event briefing documents.
• Plan, organise and order all relevant event-related services.
• Strong finance/budget management, reporting and tracking across multiple projects.
• Negotiate, manage and maintain excellent professional relationships with suppliers.
• Build and retain strong relationships with clients throughout the planning and delivery process.
• Compile risk assessments and write event management plans as required.
• Produce accurate event P&Ls and post-event reports for internal purposes.
• Be present and onsite for all events you are responsible for.
• Support the wider team as required.
• Follow up with clients post-event and provide detailed debriefs.
• Regularly gather market intelligence including benchmarking and competitor analysis.

Job Requirements:

• A minimum of 4+ years of events and activation experience, ideally having worked with food and drink partners and suppliers.
• Experience working on client account management with an events focus.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• A strong financial grounding with experience in planning commercial events.
• An ability to think strategically and challenge the status quo.
• Confident public speaker, comfortable communicating with key decision makers.
• Ability to effectively network with existing and potential clients.
• Demonstrate ability to adopt new working practices.
• Intermediate understanding of culinary terms and cooking methods.
• Experienced and confident in liaising with clients and managing expectations.
• Excellent communication skills and able to collaborate.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A keen eye for aesthetics and story.
• An ownership mentality: going above and beyond to achieve goals.
• A team player: happy either driving your own project or supporting team members.
• Strong appetite for learning and staying motivated!

4 day working week… that’s right!

Competitive benefits package, including private medical insurance and enhanced parental leave.

Opportunities for travelling overseas.

Superb career prospects as part of a fast-growing company.

Eating some of the best food on the planet.

Team meals and a social environment.

We’ll begin with screening calls, followed by formal interviews held via Teams.

To apply send your CV with a cover letter explaining why SALT excites you.