Festival Operations Manager

4 weeks ago


London Area, United Kingdom Brockwell Live Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Festival Director to lead the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of the Brockwell Live and the Lambeth Country Show.

Key Responsibilities
  • Leadership & Delivery: Provide effective leadership and mobilise cross-functional teams to achieve the strategic vision and deliver against commercial, operational and financial targets.
  • Strategic Planning: Develop and action initiatives and strategies to optimise commercial and operational excellence, including the development of a 3-5 year strategic business plan.
  • Project Management: Ensure robust project management, aligned with a suitable planning roadmap, and ensure the teams are working to the correct priorities, on budget and to deadlines.
  • Stakeholder Management: Manage key stakeholder relationships, including brand partners, local partners, council representative, councillors and communities.
  • Financial Management: Collaborate with Finance and Operational Leads on the financial side of the multi-year strategic business plan and on annual budget development, management and reporting cycle.
  • Festival Curation: Coordinate with shareholders to support in the ideation and curation of the event from the perspective of the strategic objectives, audience experience, revenue optimisation and cost control.
Requirements
  • A minimum of 10 years experience in event management, with leadership track-record in delivering major events.
  • Experience of festivals or greenfield music sites, ideally in city parks.
  • Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate a diverse team to deliver to high levels of quality and consistency.
  • Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities and functions, and meet deadlines.
  • Good understanding of budgeting processes and experience managing large dynamic revenue and cost budgets throughout the event cycle.
  • Working knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework relevant to the events industry.
Work Environment

The role reports to Marcus Weedon (Brockwell Live, Operational Lead) as a line report. The role is full time (5 days a week + on site with weekend working for a large part of May and June).



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