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Event organiser: Typical employers/vacancy sources

Typical employers

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.

You are likely to find that larger organisations will 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

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• The Guardian (Mondays)
• Event
• TSNN
• Brand Republic Jobs
• Total Jobs
• Caterer.com
• Mad
• Marketing Job Site
• Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) - see the jobs vacancy database (professional body/members only)
• Association of Event Organisers (AEO)
• Jobs.ac.uk
• local press
• university careers libraries.

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

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

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AGCAS

Written by Katie Williams, University of Southampton

Last updated:

October 2008

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