Business Operations Executive - Festival of Creativity

Handle Recruitment are seeking candidates experienced in working with data and passionate about events, marketing, advertising or other areas of media and creativity to join an international festival of creativity in the run up to the 2027 event. The festival is highly reputable and widely regarded as the Oscars of the advertising, brand marketing and creative communications world so is a fantastic opportunity for candidates looking to gain invaluable experience within the creative industries!

* This is a temporary contract role to start in January 2027 until May/June 2027. Pay is £14.80ph with hybrid working in London
* As the Business Operations Executive your responsibilities will include:
Assisting the Awards Ops Executive in maintaining the team's performance dashboard using data lead generation and engagement, account engagement and query handling Assist in identifying and communicating bugs with systems to developers. Fully embracing and learning about the technology that will set the team up for success Becoming an expert on the entry system, website and downloadable documents to be able to assist the Awards Ops Executive in creating reports Assisting in maintaining each festivals' worksheet by updating data for paid and pending numbers, daily leads, sorting and filtering of queries to identify new business leads, verification of leads Potential:
On-site logistics and events work for Awards related tasks. To be successful in the role you will have:
Experience in operations, administration or data management. Particularly the use of Microsoft Office including v-lookups and pivot tables. Experience processing large quantities of data, verifying information and updating document formats. A passion or active interest in creative areas such as marketing, advertising, media or events Availability to begin a temporary role in January and to work full-time hours, with the potential of travelling internationally in June Additional languages beneficial but not necessary Please apply now for a further conversation!

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