Event Director EU + Asia - Maternity Cover

Position: Event Director EU + Asia - 12 Month Maternity Cover
This job is with Soho House, an inclusive employer and a member of my Gwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

The Role …

At Soho House the Event Director is responsible for the strategy, delivery  production of Soho House Primary Events in the UK, Europe and Asia – including but not limited to Soho House Festival, Soho Summit, Soho Food Festival, plus pop ups at music festivals, art fairs and more.
This role will work closely with counterparts in the North America to ensure consistent experiences for Soho House members in all regions, whilst ensuring they are culturally relevant to the Regions. At times, this role may support on
projects in these other regions as and when required by the business. This role will also manage a small team of event producers  co-ordinators alongside external freelancers/agencies.

* This role is a 12 Month Maternity Cover contract
* Main Duties…

Event Strategy  Delivery  – responsible for setting the event strategy and overseeing the production  delivery of multiple events happening concurrently across UK, EU  Asia including planning, logistics  development of multiple event formats (pop ups, launches, dinners, summits, parties) ensuring each event is Health  Safety compliant and meets Soho House’s style, food  beverage standards.

Budget Management  – bringing together knowledge of event production, this role is responsible for overseeing the budgets of all events we produce  the decisions that get made to ensure costs are managed efficiently without compromises being made to the overall member experience.

Project Team Management  – lead and manage a cross functional project team, comprising of a mixture of in House (Member events team)  freelance producers where required, talent teams, comms, partnerships, operations (food, beverage, service, staffing), finance, creative  content, AV/tech, legal and membership as well as all external vendors and partners, venues, licensing, food  beverage, talent liaison, AV, décor/creative production and entertainment.

Event Production  – a seasoned event producer, this role will be required to produce events  experiences as and when required, as well as recruit and onboard agencies to help with the delivery of events where required
Diversity  Inclusion  – responsible for delivering progress year on year on the DI pledge in relation to partnerships and event suppliers, managing a team and personal development.

Current Trends –  stay on top of the most relevant trends externally in the world of event curation, technologies to support event logistics/guest list/ticketing but also internally within the world of Soho House, understanding our standards in food, drink, service  style

ROI / Post-event Management  - manage effective post-event evaluation including member feedback, successes and under performance to manage stakeholder communications and deliver continuous improvements

Partnerships  - working directly with the Events  Partnerships team to:

Deliver sponsorship / ticketing revenues through strategic / promotional / tactical partnerships to offset event costs

Partner with cultural organisations and brands on co-created, co-funded events

Create event proposals and attend partner meetings where applicable

Requirements/

Qualifications:

Event Production  - 10+ years’ experience in large scale event production, particularly festival production and producing on a green site.

Budget Management  - solid understanding of budget creation, cost control and expense reporting.

Communication  – excellent verbal  written communication skills is a must, with the ability to produce event decks  reports essential.

Project/Programme Management  – experienced in managing…