About me
Passionate and creative Event Producer experienced in managing high-end experiential parties, festivals, conferences, awards, brand activations, trade shows, private events and international logistics with numbers ranging from 20 to 1,600 people.
Work history
Operations ManagerBeyond Luxury Media
London, United KingdomFull Time
Operations Manager within a leading, highly prestigious, creative events company, producing high profile, festival-style, world-recognised, international events for the luxury travel market. The events are: PURE Life Experiences (Morocco), We Are Africa (South Africa), LE Miami (USA), and Further East (Bali).
- Project manages the end-to-end organisation, production, logistics, creative and on site management of events, all of which are very complex.
- Leader and senior line manager of the Operations team, accountable for wider restructuring, recruitment and training of 3 new employees.
- Advanced the company standard for party organisation, from corporate to creative, energetic festival-style, luxury events, some described as the best on a luxury travel trade show circuit.
- Flawlessly produced and executed a wide variety of luxury events in unique, international venues.
- Takes briefs and builds relationships with clients and luxury sponsors, having successfully produced a range of events to promote their brand.
- Manages and reports large event budgets, cash flows and timelines, successfully reducing costs in some areas.
- Juggles multiple events at once and used to working in a very pressured, fast paced environment.
- Sources, manages and negotiates with oversees venues, suppliers and entertainment.
- Builds relationships with a range of suppliers e.g. AV, caterers, entertainment, designers, venues, security, hostesses, printing.
- Coordinates event schedules, hotel bookings, transportation and other event logistics.
- Calm, level headed and a strong team player, used to working in a fun, close-knit team and applying new processes where necessary.
- Implements marketing material (signage, banners, display boards, magazine, instillations).
- Role straddles operations and creative development, giving a good understanding of how to turn creative concepts into reality within budget.
- Adheres to Health & Safety regulations having completed IOSH and First Aid training courses.
Skills
- Leader
- Team Managament
- Creative
- Party Planning
- Festival
- Festival Production
- Operations Management
- Budget Management
- Creative Event
- Events Management