Event Director - #1708828

s360 is looking for an Events Director with 5-7 years experience and a passion for events in the digital, eCommerce and retail space!

The Role

In this role, you’ll be leading s360’s Event Series offering known as Ecom Leaders. With different event formats from brunch roundtables to seminars to summits, we have established a strong offering in the digital space, hosting over 1,000 marketers per year at our events across all our European markets.

We’re looking for a new addition to the team to take this event series to the next level, expanding the event series into new markets (from Amsterdam to Barcelona), adding new event formats (such as a larger Summit style full day event) and growing the Ecom Leaders event series even further.

You should be comfortable making decisions, rolling up your sleeves, tackling practical tasks, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders across borders.

Here’s a glimpse of what your role will involve:

• Events strategy: Deciding on our event calendar for the year across our 7 markets, deciding on topics, sourcing speakers and creating agendas.
• Hands-on execution: A large part of your role will be hosting events, ensuring smooth coordination on Events Day and getting involved in any task that needs doing.
• Team lead: Managing our Events Manager in their delivery of event promotion and project management.
• Public speaking. High level of English proficiency, both written and spoken, including enabling you to lead roundtable discussions and act as an MC at events.
• Event promotion: Ensuring we sell tickets to our events through effective promotion across Social, Email and other channels.
• Partnerships: With our Event series as leverage, you will strengthen relationships with our key tech and digital partners, as well as brands & retailers who attend events.
• Market coordination: Working closely with all our market MDs to ensure they feed into the topics, formats and locations.
• Measure success: You will be driven by the growth of our Events community, hosting more events with more attendees and creating a buzz in the industry.
• European Travel: To ensure the successful running of events in different markets you will have the opportunity to visit our other European markets 2-3 times per month to help run events.
• s360 Meet-Up: Lead planner on our annual internal Group Meet-up where all offices come together in a European location.
  
  

Why s360 UK?

At s360, you’ll join a team of 330+ digital specialists united by a shared mission to help brands and retailers grow. As our Events Director in the Group Commercials team, you’ll report directly to the Head of Group Commercials, as well as working closely with our MDs in our other markets.

We Offer

• The opportunity to be part of one of Europe’s fastest-growing and leading digital marketing agencies.
• A marketing brand platform to build upon called Ecom Leaders, our events series which has hosted over 50+ events since 2020 at well-known venues such as Tower Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral and the Heron Tower.
• A performance-oriented culture that focuses on improving every day, bringing great energy to work, building meaningful relations, keeping it simple, and managing a give-and-take relationship with accountability and flexibility.
• We’ve created a culture where people love where they work, and to put it simply, we’re in business to create exceptional growth opportunities for s360ers. We empower s360ers to experience career firsts that they wouldn’t get elsewhere, whether that is travel opportunities, exciting brands, learning and development or experiencing new digital firsts.
• Our work environment is built around inclusivity, mutual respect, and built on a foundation of ‘attitude creates ability’ culture, which means we value the way you approach work, not just the skills you have. This means you’ll be joining a team of s360ers who are passionate about what they do, keen to collaborate, and will work hard to their best for their clients, but also have fun along the way.
  
  

Benefit & Perks…

Benefits

We’re excited to have created a genuinely great place to work everyday, but also back this with a market leading range benefits & perks that include:

• Hybrid working with 40% of time in the office based on a schedule that suits you
• Flexible working hours and ability to work remotely internationally
• Between £250- £2,000 annual professional development budget based on your seniority. Plus 5 PD days to take time out of work for learning & development
• A generous 25 days annual leave + your birthday off + 2 MIND mental health days + 1 volunteering day + scaling additional leave from year 3 (2+ days) and year 4 (+3 days) and more!
• Tech set-up including new iPhone & contract and a “home working tech kit”
• Summer Fridays! Early finishes in June, July & August to extend your weekend and enjoy exploring the exciting city of London
• 4% employer pension contribution and access to Penfold Pensions, the UK’s leading private pension provider
  
  

Be yourself, we like you that way.

At s360 UK, authenticity is at the heart of everything we do. We know that diverse and inclusive teams have a positive impact on our culture and our business. We celebrate multiple approaches, points of view and backgrounds. We work hard to build a culture that encourages and supports everyone to be their full authentic selves at work. At any point in the application process, please feel safe to let us know of any accommodations that will make it more accessible for you. We encourage you to share your pronouns and anything else you would like us to know that will make this an enjoyable experience.

Applying for the Role

To apply for a role here, please send your CV and make sure to include a cover letter (or similar!) in your application. A successful cover letter will tell us a bit about you, why you love planning and leading an Events Series and what stands out about joining the team.

NOTE: Due to the competitive nature of this field, applications without cover letters will not be considered.