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• Sleeper Media
  , the leading media brand in hospitality design, is seeking an Event Manager to help drive our next phase of growth for the AHEAD Awards – the leading awards programme for hospitality design – and Sleeper Sessions
  , our innovative meetings forum series of events. This role will suit someone looking to build on their current experience in event operations and management.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Highly Organised – comfortable handling everything from spreadsheets to speaker liaison, travel schedules to table plans
• Commercially Astute – Able to grasp the financial bigger picture, whilst keeping a keen eye on the costs / budget to deliver profitable events.
• Self Motivated – equally capable of working independently, internally or with our many trusted partners around the world
• Market Savvy – you will have an innate understanding of what makes our industry tick, what buttons to press to engage and enthuse, and how to make our audience act on a call to action

• Reporting to the Commercial Lead on the AHEAD awards and the Editor‑in‑Chief on Sleeper Sessions events, the Event Manager will carry out a variety of tasks to ensure our reputation for delivering best‑in‑class industry leading events across the globe is maintained.
• This is a unique opportunity to work within a dynamic media company, catering for an exciting, vibrant industry.
• Extensive overseas travel is a non‑negotiable element of the role (approx. 35+ days per year) including long haul travel to Asia, the Middle East and the US several times each year.
• It will suit someone with a minimum 3 years in a senior event management role, looking to build on their current experience in event management, and requires a positive ‘can‑do’ attitude in its day‑to‑day execution.
• The position offers hybrid working between home and a minimum three days per week (Tues – Thurs) at our offices at Strawberry Studios
  , designed by award‑winning design agency No
  
  Chintz and the place where bands including The Smiths, The Stone Roses and Joy Division started their careers.
• For further details of our portfolio, please see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..
• Apply via Linked In or directly to Matt Turner – Editor‑in‑Chief Sleeper Media for a full job description.

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