Account Manager – Events

Ignition Collective is a forward-thinking agency that does brilliant things, together.

We create exceptional marketing, sponsorship and experiential programmes for some of the world’s leading brands across motor sport, automotive and specialist sectors. We pride ourselves on combining strategic thinking with flawless execution, delivering work that inspires audiences and drives measurable business results.

Are you a motivated, proactive professional who thrives on variety and making an impact?

We’re looking for someone who will create an immediate impact within our company and across one of our client accounts, delivering events within various disciplines, including motor sport, days and conferences.

Reporting to the Account Director, the Events Account Manager will be responsible for organising and implementing events throughout the year. The successful person will need to be happy to get stuck in with managing lots of elements, have a desire to get their hands dirty, and importantly, deliver onsite. So, a willingness to travel is a must.

A solid understanding of global brand sponsorship is essential to identifying client partnership objectives and how events support their broader sponsorship strategy and business goals. You should be able to plan several events simultaneously, demonstrating the ability to multitask with significant event experience in executing multifaceted activities to the highest level and with precise attention to detail.

• Serve as a trusted point of contact for the client, building and maintaining a strong, personable partnership
• Regularly engage with markets and client hosts to ensure their needs are met and exceeded for each event
• Ensure all meeting notes, decisions, and approvals are documented in writing
• Keep work-in-progress documentation and shared SharePoint files up to date
• Collaborate with the Account Director and the client to develop an annual event strategy, and support the promotion and marketing initiatives to maximise attendance and enhance guest engagement
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Support administrative tasks for regular meetings with the client and agency team—covering agendas, actions, and follow-ups

• Take direction from the Account Director
• Plan, create, develop, and execute integrated events from initial concept to post-event analysis and reconciliation, ensuring they align with the client’s brand guidelines and objectives
• Manage all elements of the events, including but not limited to ticket sourcing, venue research, catering requirements, transport requirements, cultural tours, talent appearances, scheduling, business content requirements, and all operational documentation requirements for the on-site event team
• Support on all Health & Safety deliverables and requirements, including creating risk assessments, obtaining third-party documentation, and creating the Event Safety Plan for events
• Oversee the production of creative and digital assets, and ensure the highest quality standards
• Create written documents, including welcome letters, event briefing packs, post-event reports, and ROI documents
• Carry out day-to-day operations related to events, including working to agency standard operating procedures and templates
• Organise pre-event briefings with the internal onsite event team, contractors, and third-party suppliers
• Organise host briefing meetings for client market hosts attending the event
• Organising merchandise and gift fulfilment
• Liaise with suppliers and agencies