Event organiser : Employers and vacancy sources

The events industry has seen significant growth in recent years, and organisations involved in event management span both the public and private sectors, varying in size from small consultants to larger, multinational organisations.

Organisations where event management teams may be found include:

• specialist event management consultancies;
• conference and exhibition centres;
• events venues;
• large commercial organisations;
• charities;
• hotels;
• public attractions;
• universities;
• local authorities;
• public relations (PR) agencies.

Larger organisations are likely to handle all aspects of event management in-house or, in some cases, outsource the more specialist activity to relevant suppliers/organisations. In smaller consultancies, the consultant tends to take on a coordinating role and will subcontract different parts of the planning process to a variety of specialists.

Sources of vacancies

• Search graduate jobs on this site.
• Event
• Brand Republic Jobs
• Caterer.com
• Mad
• Marketing Job Sites
• The Marketer  - magazine of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) . CIM also provides a job vacancy service to members.
• Association of Event Organisers (AEO)
• Jobs.ac.uk - for jobs in higher education.
• Guardian Jobs  
• National and local press.
• University careers libraries.

A number of recruitment agencies also specialise in events. These include:

• Albany Appointments
• Blue Skies
• ESP Recruitment
• Live Recruitment
• Major Players
• PFJ

Search the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)  consultancy finder for a list of member agencies.

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