Hybrid Assistant Event Director

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About the role

  • Assistant Event Director for 54 Group managing major events in the sports industry. Focus on golf events and liaising with international clients.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a senior delivery partner to the Event Director, sharing responsibility for the achievement of overarching event objectives.
  • Contribute to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of event management standard operating procedures.
  • Drive innovative and forward-thinking concepts to maximise commercial and partnership opportunities across projects.
  • Lead the management and performance of suppliers, ensuring rigorous standards, quality control, and continuous improvement in delivery.
  • Take ownership of detailed event budgets, forecasting and cost control, working closely with Event Directors to ensure financial discipline.
  • Act as a key point of contact for clients on day-to-day delivery, timelines, and status reporting.
  • Support and deputise for the Event Director in client, rights holder, stakeholder, and internal delivery calls, meetings, and workshops.
  • Own the management and achievement of key client and project milestones, driving accountability across delivery teams.
  • Work in close partnership with Marketing and Commercial teams to maximise opportunities for added value, activation quality, and revenue growth.
  • Support negotiations and delivery of host venue and destination agreements, contracts, and operational requirements.
  • Proactively engage specialists across the Events Division and wider 54 Group to secure new opportunities at the right time and with maximum impact.

Requirements

  • Strong project management mindset with the ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder programmes.
  • Highly innovative and creative, with the ability to translate ideas into commercially viable delivery solutions.
  • Collegiate and collaborative working style, contributing positively to a high-performance team culture.
  • Proven ability to identify, shape, and develop new commercial opportunities.
  • Confident and credible communicator at senior and C-suite level.
  • Outstanding listening skills, with the ability to translate client needs into bespoke, high-quality solutions.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and motivate a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Highly organised, with strong prioritisation and time-management skills.
  • Acts as a role model for positive team behaviours, professionalism, and integrity.
  • Ethical, hardworking, resilient, and highly goal oriented.
  • Demonstrates gravitas, maturity, and strong presentational presence.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and quality control.
  • Passionate about sport, physical activity, and live events.
  • Experience within an account management or client services team in an agency environment.
  • Knowledge of the international sports and events industry (desirable).
  • Proven track record managing key international accounts for high-profile brands.
  • Strong understanding of brand, rights holder, and agency ecosystems.
  • Advanced experience creating compelling, tailored presentation decks and proposals.
  • Confident presenter to senior management and external clients.
  • Highly competent in updating, managing, and reporting on live projects and new business pipelines.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% - 3% Company & 5% Individual
  • Pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays), pro-rated & Birthday off
  • Increased annual leave with years of service
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Private Healthcare
  • Enhanced Parental Leave
  • Staff clothing
  • Working hours will be from 09.00 to 17.30 with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00

Job title

Assistant Event Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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