Responsibilities

• Show senior leadership throughout the account team and deliver to the highest standards on behalf of the agency and our client at events
• Demonstrate a solutions-driven focus and think on your feet to prevent problems from occurring before they happen
• Support the Account Director in leading and motivating the team to deliver successful Client hospitality programmes and race activations.
• Liaise directly with senior client and quickly establish ‘trusted advisor’ status.
• Manage, influence and maintain a productive partnership with the core client and regional/end market offices.
• Lead key aspects of our client’s global events calendar across the year where required - the majority of your events work will be based around delivering F1 race hospitality programmes as part of a wider events team, so a strong understanding of and experience in hospitality logistics is essential.
• Guide the client’s partner agencies to ensure consistency throughout their global events programme and local partnership activations
• Coordinate and collaborate with cross-discipline team members to ensure that all parties are on track and kept up to date with project requirements, deadlines and schedules.
• Prepare status reports by gathering, analysing and summarising relevant information.
• Facilitate change requests whilst ensuring that all parties are informed of any impacts to schedules/budgets

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English with impeccable attention to detail.
• Professional experience and proven track record in full event delivery for major hospitality programmes in sport.
• Strong budgeting/finance skills within a major events background.
• Ability to work independently while delivering high-quality work on deadline.
• Team player with a positive attitude and ability to lead and inspire a team.
• International mindset with the ability to operate in global regions simultaneously.
• Excellent organisation skills; confident in managing multiple work streams across various projects.
• Enthusiasm, energy and an innovative approach to the role.
• Confidence and professionalism to engage with clients at a senior level.
• Line management experience.
• The desire to immerse yourself in our agency environment and to contribute to the wider agency culture.

Preferred

• Familiar with/previous experience working within the F1 world, ideally within a hospitality/events context

Benefits

• At VML Live, we are committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued and heard.
• We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection.
• We’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week.
• If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.