Senior Event Planner

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Job Description: Senior Event Leader – Project Management

Position

• Position within The Experience Studio Team BENELUX and international.
• Part of a team, reporting to the leader of the events department, dedicated to multiple clients.
• Working together with account managers, the operations director, project managers, and creative/production teams, as well as freelancers.
• Given that the creative/production teams are also based abroad, proficiency in English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the interface between the main client and the project team – which you will assemble – and leading on any creative.
• Understanding the strategic objectives of our clients, you will serve as the key contact for stakeholders and will translate strategic goals into event recommendations.
• Demonstrating strong communication skills and providing guidance and solutions to clients on various challenges and any issues arising. 
• Working alongside a dedicated team, you will manage the response to client requests and oversee event production. You’ll collaborate with creative, production, and logistics teams. Projects may involve both a local team and a cross-functional team based in different European countries.
• Able to advise a client and understand strategic expectations of a client and lead our team to answer clients expectation
• Understand all components of an event both on logistic / Creative/production even if not an expert in all areas. Able to lead the team accordingly

Role

• You will lead a cross-functional event team (content, technical, logistics) to ensure effective communication, leadership, and collaboration among stakeholders.
• You will put the right project teams in place – with the help of the operations manager – in order to define and implement the right profiles and then coordinate the project team throughout the event, with regular calls to monitor advancement of work of eveyone.
• You will drive the ideation and creation of concepts, development content, and will be an inspiring leader throughout the process.
• You’ll define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, including managing timelines and budgets. Your understanding of different event components (content, creative, production, logistics) will be crucial. Working alongside a logistics director, you’ll be the client’s primary point of contact, gathering their needs to brief various stakeholders (copywriters, graphic designers, video editors, etc.).

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Minimum 10 years of experience in the events industry and 3 years in a similar role.
• Possess strong project leadership qualities, project management skills, great attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Practice effective stress management with the ability to prioritize.
• Strong project management skills with multiple stakeholders involved
• Have a proven ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously. Be assertive with good decision-making skills.
• Be curious with a continuous-learning mindset to stay informed about industry trends, technology solutions, and best practices.
• Demonstrate empathy and the ability to put yourself in the client’s shoes.
• Be well connected in the events industry, and within your own network of partners and freelancers.
• Be comfortable navigating a large international organization.
• Fluent English is essential (working proficiency) and local language. Additional European languages are an advantage.
• Experience in an event or marketing/communication agency is a plus.

Location

Brussels, Belgium

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