Event Coordinator

**About Marick**

We are Marick, an integrated creative communications agency producing stand out content and engaging live and virtual experiences. We bring brands to life and enable our clients to connect with their audiences in a way which creates a positive impact and leaves a lasting impression.

Founded in 2007, we are a professional, quality driven and reliable supplier with a track record we are hugely proud of. We offer four core services:

- Events - live and virtual
- Graphic design
- Video production
- Corporate and Marketing communications

**The role**

We’re looking to recruit a passionate events coordinator to join our small but mighty agency based in Salford Quays, just outside Manchester City Centre. In this role you’ll work on a variety of exciting events and communications projects for leading brands. You’ll work as part of the Marick events team on multiple projects at the same time so you must be highly organised and able to manage a workload to tight deadlines accurately and always with attention to detail.

As well as the right skill set, it’s just as important to us to find someone with the personal characteristics to thrive in a fast-paced and energetic environment. The ability to work proactively, confidently and independently is a must.

We are a close knit, family run business with a very strong work ethic but with the ability to have a lot of fun If this sounds like the kind of place you want to work, the essential technical skills we are looking for are:

- A minimum of two years’ experience in an events role in an agency, corporate events venue or in-house in a corporate events role.
- A formal qualification in events is ideal but not a necessity.
- Working experience of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
- Excellent planning, organisational and administrative skills.
- Budget and costs management experience.
- Experience of being on site at live events.
- Driving licence and own transport is an advantage.

Main day to day duties will include:

- Working as part of the events team to organise and deliver our programme of events which includes conferences, awards dinners, exhibitions, virtual and hybrid events. There are times when you will take on a lead role for some projects.
- Specific duties will include managing delegate registration and communications, venue management and designing production solutions with our production team.
- You’ll source, secure and work with events venues ensuring the right fit and best value for clients. This will include conducting site visits and keeping up to date with venue trends.
- Developing project plans and production running orders to ensure every detail is captured and planned for to ensure seamless delivery of events onsite.
- Sourcing event costs and managing budgets. Working with trusted suppliers and sourcing new - always ensuring good value for clients.
- Developing creative themes and ideas for events.
- Working with the design team to create engaging event and communications content and marketing collateral.
- You’ll play a key role on site at events being part of the team setting up and running events from 50 to 2,000 people.
- Providing support for other agency services as required.

You must be in a position to regularly travel to events across the UK that will at times require you to stay overnight in a hotel.

We offer a competitive salary, a 37.5-hour working week, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays as well as an additional day off for your birthday We offer a contributory pension scheme, operate a discretionary bonus scheme and have free on-site parking.

While we are predominantly working from the office, we do offer the ability to work from home for 1-2 days per week.

Pay: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Application question(s):

- Are you located within daily commuting distance to Salford Quays?

**Experience**:

- Events management: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

- 25% (required)