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Events Managers and Organisers

Events managers and organisers manage, organise and coordinate business conferences, exhibitions, concerts and similar events.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£14,082
£24,864
£52,842

New workers start around £14,082. Normal pay is £24,864 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £52,842.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 68,640 vacancies for this type of job

5.15%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Ensures that Health and Safety and other statutory regulations are met.

  • Liaises closely with venue staff to ensure smooth running of the event.

  • Plans work schedules, assigns tasks, and co-ordinates the activities of designers, crafts persons, technical staff, caterers and other events staff.

  • Allocates exhibition space to exhibitors.

  • Develops proposal for the event, and presents proposal to client.

  • Discusses conference and exhibition requirements with clients and advises on facilities.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Event Management

  • Marketing

  • Event Planning

  • Project Management

  • Invoicing

  • Customer Relationship Management

  • Upselling

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Fundraising

  • Restaurant Operation

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Planning

  • Management

  • Customer Service

  • Detail Oriented

  • Sales

  • Operations

  • Organizational Skills

  • Coordinating

  • Time Management

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Events Management with Foundation Year

Sheffield Hallam University

BA (Hons) · 5 Years · Sandwich including foundation year · Sheffield · 09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Events Management with Foundation Year

University of Plymouth

BSc (Hons) · 5 Years · Sandwich including foundation year · Plymouth · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 32/80

Events Management

Birmingham City University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Events Management

Leeds Beckett University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Events Management

Robert Gordon University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Aberdeen · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Events Management

Liverpool John Moores University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

Events Management

University of Essex

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Colchester · 10/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Events Management & Innovation

University of Greenwich

BA · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Events Management

University College Birmingham

FdA · 3 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Birmingham · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 32/56

Tourism and Events Management

University of Westminster, London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Events Management

London Metropolitan University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Islington · 09/2024

Tariff points: 96/96

Events Management

Barnet and Southgate College

BA/BSc (H) · 1 Year · Full-time · Barnet · 09/2024

Tariff points: 160/160

Events Management

Arts University Bournemouth

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Poole · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Tourism and Events Management

Newcastle College University Centre

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Newcastle upon Tyne · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Events Management

Oxford Brookes University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Oxford · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

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