Account Manager – Events

Permanent
• Full-time
• Mid-level Senior

Position: Account Manager – Motorsport and Corporate

Role: Full-time, employed

Location: Silverstone, UK – Hybrid working with global travel

Salary: Dependent on Experience

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

We create exceptional marketing,sponsorship and experientialprogrammesfor 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’relooking forsomeonewho 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,theEvents Account Manager  willbe responsible fororganisingand implementing events throughout the year.

The successful person willneed to be happy to get stuckin with managing lots of elements, have a desire to get their hands dirty, and importantly, deliver onsite. So,a willingness to travel isa 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 multitaskwithsignificant 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 andmaintaininga strong, personable partnership
• Regularly engage with markets andclienthosts 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 andmaintainstrong relationships with key stakeholders
• Support administrative tasks for regular meetings with the clientand 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 theclient’sbrand 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 ROIdocuments
• Carry out day-to-day operations related to events, including working to agency standard operating procedure sand 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…