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About the Role

A mission-critical role for Monks is the Event Manager position, where you’ll work side-by-side with our clients to create, plan, execute, and measure events. The role offers the opportunity to build events for a multi-national client. Additionally, our ideal candidate is a fast and flexible go-getter who jumps on new opportunities, knows event trends, competitor events, and industry standards.

Responsibilities:

• Acting as a trusted project lead, reporting to our Event Director
• Creating high-quality, high-touch creative events that communicate brand value and build brand equity among advertisers and consumers.
• Delivering high-velocity events programs, whilst managing multiple stakeholders, either for virtual, in-person, or hybrid event formats.
• Project management of different event formats(including both in-person and virtual events), from the initial event strategy and concepting, pre-event planning, through to live event delivery and post event reporting.
• Please note - this role does expect EMEA-based travel for onsite event activity 
• Direct client management and reporting. Overseeing multiple projects at one time, ensuring objectives are met and exceeded.
• Financial ownership - including creating, managing, and reconciling event budgets 
• Overseeing and managing internal teams or third-party suppliers required for the event delivery - ensuring all project deadlines are adhered to and acting as quality control for the event work delivered
• Consistent communication to the client with updates, status reports, and progress of projects against their objectives and scope
• The event manager is responsible for proactively seeking out new business and growth opportunities to maximize the success and scope of client projects

About You

The essentials:

• Strong capabilities in the area of event & project management, ideally with 3-5 years of experience managing events (in-person and virtual events).
• Event trend awareness and competitive insights.
• Excellent ability to multitask and stay abreast of multiple projects at one time.
• Experienced in financial planning, including building and managing event budgets.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be able to quickly react to new/urgent requests.
• High energy, detail-oriented person, with a go-getter, positive attitude; comfortable working autonomously and within groups.
• Experience working directly with clients to build strong relationships and create a positive experience that helps meet clients' business expectations and needs.
• Effective verbal, written, and presentation-related communication skills around project planning and status, roadblocks, and, when needed, alternate courses of action
• BA/BS degree required.
• Ability to travel for live events/site visits where required.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

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About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.