11:FS Events Manager

About the role

• Our events are designed to bring together the financial services and fintech communities around our brand, and showcase our unique content and expertise as well as drive connections and lead generation for our other business lines
• You’ll be taking a proactive and communicative role to ensure the creation and development of our events are on brand and meet our content values: Authoritative, Provocative and Human.
• Our events already have a fantastic reputation, and we are looking to take things to the next level in terms of quantity and quality. So creative input and being ahead of the curve is a must.
• Many events are in the evening, so there will be a need to work outside traditional work hours along with the rest of our Growth team.

Examples of events:

• Showcase Reel
• After Dark
• 11:FS Awards
• Open Mic Nights

Key Responsibilities

• Owning our events from start to finish whilst drawing from the skills and expertise of the wider Growth team to deliver all our events, from the concept, production, and execution on the day.
• Coordinate all logistics for events - everything and anything that needs to be done
• Build relationships with vendors, venues, and key stakeholders, as well as tightly managing budgets and negotiating on costs.
• Working with the internal marketing team and business lines to support the ticket sales of the events and filling the rooms with the right audiences.
• Navigating tight deadlines and the ups and downs of event production cycles
• Managing our events calendar for the year, both owned and earned, and also keeping an awareness of wider industry events to inform our own.

Skills/Experience

• Ability to work independently in a high-pressure environment under strict deadlines
• Capable of working with internal teams and partners
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Relationship building with suppliers and venues
• Strong budget management
• Creativity in event formats and activations to keep our events fresh and entertaining.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of the fintech industry is a bonus
• Ability to work evenings when required for the delivery of events