Event Manager - Hybrid (Permanent) in City of London

We’re looking for a Marketing Events Lead to join our UK Marketing team. This is a brilliant opportunity to shape and deliver a best-in-class programme of consumer, cultural, fashion and entertainment experiences across our UK portfolio.

You’ll be close to the action, working across Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City and the newly branded St James Quarter, alongside Marketing, Leasing, Westfield Rise, Operations and Security. If you combine creative ambition with exceptional project management and love bringing bold ideas to life, we’d love to hear from you.

In this role, you’ll lead the events and activations that bring our UK destinations to life, helping to drive footfall, strengthen our brand and create value for customers, communities and retail partners. You’ll own the journey from early concept and planning through to live delivery and performance review, ensuring every experience is creative, relevant, safe and commercially effective.

• Leading the planning and delivery of major events, activations and seasonal campaigns across the UK portfolio, from concept through to onsite execution and post-event review.
• Developing and managing the annual events calendar, aligning activity with destination marketing plans, customer needs and commercial objectives.
• Bringing consumer and cultural trends to life through relevant physical experiences, while managing event briefs, timelines, production plans and budgets.
• Appointing and managing agencies, freelancers, suppliers and production partners, ensuring quality, value and accountability throughout delivery.
• Partnering with Centre Marketing Managers, Leasing, Westfield Rise, Operations and Security to deliver a seamless and exceptional guest experience.
• Measuring event performance across footfall, engagement, brand impact and commercial outcomes, while ensuring health, safety, accessibility and compliance requirements are met.

Have proven experience delivering large-scale consumer, experiential, cultural, fashion, entertainment or destination events. Combine strong creative judgement with excellent project management and attention to detail. Are confident building relationships and coordinating cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders and external partners. Can manage multiple complex projects, deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment. Are commercially minded and understand how events can drive customer engagement, brand impact and business performance. Remain calm and solutions-focused during live delivery and are comfortable working evenings or weekends when events require it.

A strong network of experiential agencies, freelancers, production specialists and event suppliers. Experience managing event budgets, supplier negotiations, forecasting and reconciliation. Knowledge of event health, safety, security, risk and compliance requirements. Experience within retail, mixed-use destinations, hospitality, entertainment or another customer-facing environment.

At Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, we create and operate some of the most recognised retail, lifestyle and mixed-use destinations across Europe and the United States. Our purpose is to reinvent being together - creating places where people come together to shop, work, socialise, discover and experience something memorable.

In Northern Europe, our portfolio spans the UK, Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden, including destinations such as Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Westfield Mall of the Netherlands and Stadshart Amstelveen. Behind those destinations are talented teams who care deeply about creating great experiences, supporting local communities, and shaping the future of urban places.

At URW, you'll have access to learning, development and growth opportunities that help you build your skills, confidence and career. Whether that's through technical training, leadership development, internal mobility or international exposure, we encourage people to keep learning and growing.

With diverse roles, projects and opportunities across our Northern Europe region, you'll have the chance to broaden your experience, develop new skills and build a career that's uniquely your own. Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance:

• Bonus schemes and pension plans
• Health and wellbeing support
• Medical and dental options (where applicable)
• Internal mobility and international career opportunities
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous holiday allowances
• Employee wellbeing initiatives and mental health support

Depending on your location within Northern Europe, additional local benefits may include extended annual leave, wellbeing allowances, meal allowances and commuting support. No matter where you're based, you'll be joining a business that is passionate about helping people grow, develop and make a meaningful impact.

Passion - You care about what you do and bring energy to your work. We evaluate applications fairly and without discrimination based on disability, age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other legally protected characteristic.

These may include identity verification, employment history and criminal record screening, in line with applicable laws and regulations. Apply today and join a team that’s helping shape places, experiences and communities across Northern Europe.