Servers.com – Events Manager
Job Title
Events Manager
Working Hours/Arrangements
40 hours per week (9am to 6pm, including one hour of unpaid break), Mondays to Thursdays – office based; Fridays – work from home.
Salary Range
£38,000 - £45,000 per annum
Location
Guildford office – 2nd Floor, Building 2000 Cathedral Hill, Guildford, Surrey, England, GU2 7YL
Reporting to
Events Team Lead
The company
servers.com is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) company that currently operates 26 global data centres with more than 4,500 customers worldwide. Experts in bare metal, servers.com provides a full suite of computing, storage, and networking services across the US, Europe, and Asia.
We work with leading enterprises and up-and-coming firms and serve some of the most crucial and fast-growing industries in the world, including Web3, adtech, trading, gaming, iGaming, SaaS and streaming.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, servers.com was acquired by Cloud One Digital in July 2023. servers.com joins an innovative portfolio of various cloud-based solutions focusing on the needs of online businesses.
Job brief
We are looking for an Events Manager to join the Events Team at Servers.com. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, organising and running events. While this will largely focus on supporting the Sales Team with attendance and exhibitions at trade shows, this will also include the organisation of internal events such as sales and marketing kick-off, company socials, and customer focused bespoke events.
As an Events Manager you will be responsible for managing the whole event process from the planning stage, right through to execution and carrying out the post-event evaluation. There will also be the requirement to attend and run events, both in the UK and overseas. Furthermore, you will also be involved in the annual event planning process, which will include budget support and reporting on completed events.
You will be expected to work closely with teams both internally and externally to deliver events. Whether working with legal to secure contracts, or booth suppliers ahead of exhibitions, you will often be the first point of contact, responsible for ensuring events are delivered on time, according to budget and to the highest standard.
You will be part of an Events team and will report to the Events Team Lead. The Events Team is part of the Marketing Team at servers.com.
Working hours
You'll generally work normal office hours in the lead up to an event, but may need to work extra hours, including evenings and weekends, closer to the event. For some events, travel will be required to support the team attending the event.
Responsibilities
* Liaise with the Sales team to plan and execute the events that Servers.com are taking part in
* Assist the Sales team in researching and reviewing potential events according to our events sign-off process
* Liaise with venues, suppliers, and contractors to secure best available costs
* Execute and deliver all events on time, within budget, and that meet expectations
* Manage all event elements from booking travel and hotels to signing-off exhibition stands
* Work with internal teams to ensure smooth running of the events (e.g. the Legal team for agreements, etc.)
* Work with the Marketing team to publicise and promote the event
* Arrange internal events including dinners, team building, Sales & Marketing kick-off, etc.
* At least four years' experience as an event manager, preferably in the B2B space
* We welcome applicants with events experience in other industries who are keen to work in the tech industry
* Ability to meet deadlines
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to manage budgets
* Conduct post-event debriefs and produce post-event evaluations to inform future events
* Work with the Sales and Marketing team to produce the events plan for the following year, including budget support
The above list of duties is not exhaustive. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the Marketing team.
Requirements/skills
* Attention to detail
* A flexible but organised, target-driven, proactive approach
* Communication and interpersonal skills
* Negotiation skills when looking for the best price from venues, suppliers, and contractors
* Problem-solving skills and diplomacy
* Self-motivation and enthusiasm
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Experience using Monday.com is preferrable but not essential
* Strong Microsoft Excel skills preferable
We offer
* Salary range: £38,000 - £45,000 per annum
* Private healthcare – Once probation period is passed
* Embrace parenthood with 18 weeks generous paid leave after completion of 1.5 years‘ continuous service
* Pension contribution – 5% of salary
* 28 annual leave days plus all Bank Holidays in each holiday year in England and Wales
* 10 days working from anywhere in the world following completion of probationary period
* Office Lunches – Deliveroo to the value of £14 each day
* · Mobile phone bill paid to the value of £80 (subject to BiK taxation)
* Casual dress code
* Use of Apple MacBook Pro laptop – Mouse and Keyboard
* AirPods Headset