Events Marketing Specialist

Events Marketing Specialist

What can you expect?

Marsh McLennan (MMC) Marketing and Communications, which covers Marsh and Mercer, is looking for an experienced, organised and enthusiastic Events Marketing Specialist to join our team to help deliver flawless events as part of our wider marketing campaign strategy.

The role holder will be responsible for the management and delivery of a variety of primarily UK client and internal events ranging from seminars, webinars, sponsorships, round tables, corporate hospitality, conferences, networking events and dinners in our offices and externally.

• Reporting to the UK Events Head, you will work on the delivery of events to execute the UK marketing strategy and promote the Marsh McLennan brand.
• You will work collaboratively with the wider MMC Marketing and Communications team to ensure smooth delivery of all aspects of our events.
• The Marketing team is aligned with the business and works in partnership with our client and sales teams in the development and activation of our marketing strategy.
• The Events Marketing Specialist role sits within the Events Global Centre of Excellence but will primarily provide support for UK events.
• Events will be primarily UK based by there may be the occasional opportunity to work on global events as part of the Events Centre of Excellence

What is in it for you?

• Competitive salary plus a benefits package including: 27 days annual leave, up to 4 days flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus much more.
• Generous Family Leave including: 6 months paid maternity leave, 4 months paid paternity leave, 6 months paid adoption leave plus shared parental leave options. To help ease the transition when you return to work you will be able to work 8 weeks at 80% of your normal work pattern and receive 100% of your normal salary.
• To be part of a company with a strong brand and strong results to match.
• We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the London office 3 days per week allowing 2 days per week to be spent working on a remote basis.

We will count on you to:

• End to end management of UK in-person and virtual events as part of our wider marketing campaign strategy. This includes:
• Establishing aims, objectives and requirements for events.
• Venue sourcing and proposal writing.
• Working with the Marketing team to produce attendee lists and event invitations.
• Building registration sites and managing attendees using Cvent.
• Ownership of individual events budgets and invoicing.
• Liasing with stakeholders and the wider Marketing team to deliver all aspects of the event e.g. agenda development, sourcing and briefing speakers, producing event collateral, merchandise, social media, websites and follow up plans.
• Management of vendor relationships and negotiation.
• Organisation of logistics such as booking catering and AV.
• Attendance at events to ensure they run smoothly.
• Post-event follow-up and measurement of return on investment in conjunction with the Marketing team.
• Day to day management of centrally owned tennis, rugby and golf corporate hospitality assets.
• Providing advisory services to the business areas to ensure events best practice, efficient delivery and consistency of approach across all events even if not centrally managed.
• Supporting the UK Events Head and Events Marketing Senior Manager with larger UK events.

What you need to have:

• Solid experience of event management experience across a range of UK events.
• Previous events management experience in a professional or financial services environment.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Experience of using client relationship management systems e.g. MS Dynamics.
• A good working knowledge of event venues in London and the wider UK.
• Knowledge of managing corporate hospitality assets preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to review and draft event materials such as invitations, emails and speaker briefings.
• Good relationship building and stakeholder management skills including the ability to guide decision making, when appropriate.
• Strong project management skills and able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks with tight deadlines and strong attention to detail.
• Team-oriented and a highly motivated self-starter with a proven record of collaboration.
• Calm under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• A focus on being creative, proactive and solutions orientated.
• Flexibility to work outside normal office hours and travel for events within the UK on occasion.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience using Cvent or other delegate management platforms.
• Experience of using technology platforms such as Zoom, Teams, Global Meet or ON24 for virtual event delivery.

MARSH MCLENNAN

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company's more than 85,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annual revenue of $23 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh provides data-driven risk advisory services and insurance solutions to commercial and consumer clients. Guy Carpenter develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock health and well being for a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit , or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person. office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person