Event Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 10–12 years of experience in event management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing multiple events or portfolios.
• Proven experience in managing large-scale event portfolios, with a track record of delivering high-quality results and achieving financial targets.
• Strong financial acumen, with experience managing budgets, controlling costs, and driving profitability across multiple events.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
• Superior presentation and interpersonal communication abilities, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven track record as a self-starter with high enthusiasm, energy, and success orientation.
• Demonstrated capability to listen, build consensus, and implement portfolio-wide strategies effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the Health & Nutrition, wellness, or lifestyle industries, with a deep understanding of market trends and customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple events within the Health & Nutrition portfolio, ensuring high-quality delivery and customer satisfaction across all events.
• Develop and implement operational strategies that align with the portfolio’s three-year plan, driving growth, innovation, and market leadership.
• Ensure all events meet financial, operational, and customer-oriented goals, including profitability, customer retention, and brand eminence.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting of portfolio-wide revenue, costs, KPIs, and forecasts to the SVP, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Lead and mentor event teams across the portfolio, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
• Act as the senior point of escalation for operational challenges, providing guidance and solutions to ensure successful outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Marketing, Content, Event Operations, Customer Service, Housing, and Finance to ensure seamless execution of events.
• Develop and implement professional development plans for team members, ensuring continuous growth and alignment with organizational goals.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the portfolio’s three-year strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and market trends.
• Drive innovation in event design and delivery, leveraging customer insights, competitive analysis, and industry best practices to enhance engagement and value.
• Partner with Marketing to ensure all customer engagement initiatives align with brand positioning and messaging strategy.
• Oversee budgets for multiple events, ensuring cost efficiency and profitability while maintaining high-quality delivery standards.
• Monitor financial performance across the portfolio, identifying opportunities for growth and cost optimization.
• Provide regular financial updates to the SVP, including forecasts, actuals, and variance analysis.
• Represent the portfolio at a tactical level, building relationships with sponsors, exhibitors, and stakeholders to drive portfolio growth and success.
• Support opportunities of strategic partnerships and sponsorship, ensuring alignment with portfolio objectives.
• Monitor market trends and sentiments, providing insights to inform portfolio strategy, sales, marketing, and event design.
• Ensure all events maintain sustainability standards in line with Informa’s Fundamentals benchmark, driving continuous improvement in environmental and social impact.
• Introduce innovative ideas and formats to improve attendee experience, sponsor value, and overall portfolio impact.

Benefits

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning.
• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world