Events Manager
Plan, organise, and oversee events such as conferences, trade shows, and weddings.
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- What's it like to be an Events Manager?
- Latest Events Manager jobs
- Top skills and experience for Events Managers
- Events Manager role reviews
What's it like to be an Events Manager?
An Events Manager plans and oversees events to ensure they run smoothly. They coordinate with clients to understand their requirements, plan event aspects (like venue, budget, guest list, and vendors), and ensure everything operates as planned on the event day. Post-event, they conduct reviews to identify areas for future improvement.
Tasks and duties
- Liaising with clients to understand their needs and establishing the aims and agenda of the event.
- Researching elements related to particular events, such as lighting, styling, food and venues.
- Ensuring that staff for the event are hired, supervised and briefed.
- Monitoring the event as it's taking place and resolving issues if they arise.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Events Manager employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Event Management
Event Planning
Communication Skills
Budget Management
Catering Services
Multitasking
Organised
Event Logistics
Thoroughness
People Management
Project Management
Workplace Health and Safety
Social Media
Stakeholder Management
Relationship Management
Time Management
Autonomy
Microsoft Office
Not-for-Profit
Hospitality
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Latest Events Manager reviews
Sep 2024
Fun and social, but it is a hard industry.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Arts
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationHospitality & Tourism
The good thingsLearning about the event industry is so fun and social. You meet so much people and get to know the vendors and locations.
The challengesYou work many hours which get not get paid and have some rude customers.
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Jun 2024
Detail orientated, thorough and always lots of fun
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of University Studies (Education)
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationGovernment & Defence
The good thingsEvery day is different - large events and operations come with a variety of risk, logistics and admin to cover. Interesting, fulfilling, lots of partner agency involvement and lots of fun
The challengesThe challenges - having little information and having to manage risk and organise large events and operations without all details
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