Senior Event Manager - THG Experience

About THG

THG is a global technology business specialising in retailing its own brands direct to consumers across Beauty, Nutrition and OnDemand, as well as third-party brands via THG Ingenuity. Our portfolio of own brands includes the world’s largest online sports nutrition brand, Myprotein, and the world’s largest online pure-play speciality beauty retailer, Lookfantastic.

To support our global growth, we are looking for commercially astute, ambitious individuals that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to THG and play a part in driving the Group forward on our truly exciting journey. This is just the beginning.

About THG Experience

Through its portfolio of prestige event locations and luxury properties, including Hale Country Club & Spa, King Street Townhouse Hotel and Great John Street Hotel, THG Experience is disrupting the hospitality and leisure industry by bringing life back to the experiential market.

As well as providing people with real opportunities to connect with THG brands, the division also supports the Group’s influencer marketing platform THG Society. Through the collaboration, brands benefit from access to extraordinary locations to create content and host events with influencers and customers.

About the Role:

We are looking for a proven, experienced Senior Events manager to join the THG Experience event team. You would be responsible for delivering world class events within the THG Property portfolio which includes Hale Country Club & Spa & King Street Townhouse Hotel, supporting the Beauty and Wellbeing brands alongside wider THG divisions such as Ingenuity and the central PR teams.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working with THG Senior Management team to take events briefs, and then delivering to standard.
• Leading an events team for all THG experience events.
• Develop and implement THG Experience events strategy including an ongoing activations calendar which will span across all THG Portfolio properties working alongside the Marketing team and calendar to ensure key brand moments are highlighted.
• Creation and execution of an internal events calendar for THG employees.
• Overseeing all operational delivery across pre-production and onsite delivery.
• Budget management - ensuring all events are successfully delivered on time and in full, in line with advised budgets.
• Working with the wider PR team across brands and within Experience to ensure maximum exposure on all events.
• Clear ownership of reporting post-event to demonstrate ROI or performance vs. pre-agreed KPI’s.
• Working cross functionally with teams including Social, Content, PR, Finance to ensure the events are in line with the overarching strategy and have robust pre and post events comms strategies.
• Developing and owning relationships with external suppliers to support with execution.
• Keeping up to date with industry/market trends and networking opportunities.
• Work closely with the Studios and brand teams to brief in required event assets.
• Working closely with the THG Property Sales & Operations teams to ensure profit margins are met and successful event delivery is adhered too.
• Working closely with wider brand teams to identify commercial event opportunities.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:

• Proven track record of event delivery across the hospitality sectors (Beauty experience beneficial)
• Meticulous level of detail
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to work to deadlines, managing all 'moving parts' to ensure all events run smoothly
  
• Event experience in hotels is preferable but not essential
• H&S - be competent in event risk assessments, PLI, Event Management Plans, Council licensing
• Strategic thinker and problem-solving skills
• Project management skills
• Line management experience
• Client pitching experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Discounted Gym membership.
• Company discounts (up to 40%).
• Access to onsite doctor.
• Enrolled onto company pension plan.

Unfortunately, because of the high volumes of applicants our opportunities attract, we are sometimes unable to respond to every application. If you haven't heard from us within 14 days of applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions within THG please contact one of our Talent Team to discuss further.

THG is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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