Events Executive in Cambridge

We are looking for a motivated and organised Events Executive to join our marketing team and support the delivery of our growing events programme. Working closely with the Head of Events, you will help plan and execute a wide range of events including exhibitions, conferences, customer events, roundtables, webinars, and internal events. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with early experience in marketing or events who is looking to develop their career in a fast-paced B2B environment. You will play a key role in ensuring events are delivered professionally, run smoothly, and support our wider marketing and demand generation objectives.

Role accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Event Planning & Delivery
  • Support the planning and execution of a varied events programme including exhibitions, conferences, roundtables, webinars, and customer events.
  • Coordinate logistics including venues, suppliers, stand build, AV, catering, travel, and accommodation.
  • Manage event timelines and ensure key milestones and deadlines are met.
  • Assist with on-site event delivery, ensuring events run smoothly and deliver a great attendee experience.
• Marketing and Promotion
  • Work with the wider marketing team to support event promotion including email campaigns, landing pages, and social media.
  • Assist with event registrations and attendee communications.
  • Support the creation of event materials including presentations, signage, branded assets, and collateral.
• Stakeholder Coordination
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders including sales, Pre-Sales, customer success, and marketing teams.
  • Coordinate speaker briefings and support agenda development.
  • Help ensure teams attending events are fully briefed and prepared.
• Reporting and Performance
  • Track event registrations and attendance.
  • Support post-event reporting including leads generated, engagement, and pipeline contribution.
  • Assist with post-event follow-up campaigns and nurture activity.
• Administration and Organisation
  • Maintain event trackers, budgets, and project plans.
  • Support supplier management and purchase order administration.
  • Ensure event documentation and processes are organised and up to date.

Skills & experience

• Essential Skills/behaviours:
  • 3 years plus experience in an events, marketing, or marketing operations role.
  • Experience supporting corporate events, exhibitions, or conferences.
  • Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • A proactive and detail-oriented approach.
  • The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Qualifications and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or related field or 3+ years of B2B marketing experience.
• Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in marketing automation platforms (Marketo, HubSpot, or similar).
  • Strong experience with CRM systems, preferred HubSpot.
• It would also be beneficial if you have experience with:
  • B2B marketing environments.
  • Event platforms or CRM systems (e.g. HubSpot, Cvent, Swoogo or similar).
  • Working with sales teams to support lead generation events.

Benefits & culture

At Zellis we create market-leading HR & Payroll products and services, to power exceptional employee experiences so that you and your people do better. Our multi-award-winning products pay over five million employees a year, with almost half (42%) of the FTSE 100, 50% of the top retailers, and 30% of the top universities in the UK & Ireland as customers, making us the largest provider of Payroll and HR software and managed services. Our vision is to be the clear leader in pay, reward, analytics, and people experiences. We are passionate about creating an environment where people want to join, belong to, and be part of a progressive organisation. Our values, which were defined with input from all of our 2,000 colleagues, we live and breathe every day: Unstoppable together. Always learning. Make it count. Think scale. Our people are critical to our ongoing success; we are proud of our inclusive culture that gives you the platform to grow, challenge the status quo and play a crucial role in further enhancing our market position as the leading provider of HR & Payroll software and services. With Zellis you will have the chance to stretch and challenge yourself in an environment that is varied, flexible, and hugely supportive. We also love to reward and recognise our brilliant colleagues. As part of your benefits package, you will receive:

• A competitive base salary.
• 25 days annual leave, plus your birthday off and the opportunity to buy additional holiday.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance 4x salary.
• Enhanced pension scheme with company contributions up to 8.5%.
• A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.