Informa · 1 month ago
Event Director
2644 30th St suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90405, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expInforma is a global leader in creating platforms for industries through events and online platforms. The Event Director will strategically build and expand both live and virtual event portfolios, ensuring alignment with KPIs and financial objectives while cultivating relationships with key stakeholders.
B2BBusiness IntelligenceEventsInformation ServicesLead GenerationMarketingPublishing
Responsibilities
Develop long and short-term strategic plans for events – both physical and virtual
Manage tactical implementation of strategic plans and lead Event Manager in developing tactics brief
Deliver on financial, operational and customer oriented-brand objectives (e.g., new business and customer retention, NPS, customer satisfaction)
Build strategies to seize new market opportunities, or grow the brand(s) into adjacent sectors or customer segments (across geographies, platforms, and verticals)
Support the development of event/product pricing strategies, based on strategic layout of an event space, product bundling options, value-based pricing and commercial drivers
Support the development of key strategic partnerships and management of association relationships
Lead the delivery of outstanding customer experience, working with the team to create innovative and interactive experiences at the events
Drive creative and new ideas to engage customers at and around the events. Prototyping new ideas and innovative approaches
Challenge current restrictions in thinking to increase engagement of an event for the customer
Manage P&L in collaboration with team managers and Finance
Provide accurate and timely reporting of KPIs and forecasts
Provide monthly reports and high-level leadership reports
Manage collaboration across the business functions of Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, IT and Registration
Responsible for overall customer experience
Line management of team managers through regular 1:1’s, professional development, and coaching and mentoring
Monitor team and individual performance against targets, KPIs, and MBOs
Support on the recruitment and assessment of new hires to the team
Support where necessary in the annual financial planning and quarterly forecasting meetings reviews
Monitor and manage the day-to-day execution of events across Marketing, Sales, Operations, Media and more
Provide guidance in the development of all marketing, experiential, and partner programs
Help guide the development of all live content and conference programming
Manage the development and execution of all operationally related programs
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5 years experience leading exhibitions, preferably in B2B sector
Strategic planning experience
Experience leading teams and acting as an inspirational leader with charisma and energy
Ability to develop relationships at senior level and support the management and interaction with of high value customer accounts
Experience of reporting, budgeting / forecasting
Experience of building trusted internal relationships and maintaining an open two-way conversation to ensure overall brand (event/product) and business success
Ability to collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders
Strong interpersonal skills and public speaking skills
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Benefits
Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
Company
Informa
Informa is a business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge, and events group.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2014-05-30IPO
Leadership Team
Andrew Mullins
CEO Informa Connect Division
Patrick Martell
COO
Recent News
2025-12-24
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