Event Manager, FT Live

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FT Live Overview

FT Live is the conferences and events division of the Financial Times newspaper and its group publications. Our mission is to bring our global executive audiences the very latest in knowledge and opinion, and connect them to one another.

Chaired by senior FT journalists, the 200-plus core events, strategic forums and digital webinars organised by FT Live every year gather pre-eminent public and private sector decision-makers, visionaries and strategists from the world’s most important economies and industries for agenda-setting debates that cover the key issues of our time.

From unique experiences such as the FTWeekend Festival to our senior-level business summits such as the award winning Global Boardroom, FT Live has become one of the FT Group’s most successful and fastest-growing divisions, and is at the forefront of the FT’s accelerated development as an essential, interactive information source across numerous platforms.

Job Overview
We are seeking an Event Manager to join our Event Delivery team. You will be responsible for managing the logistics for the UK and international in-person events and digital events from start to finish.

The ideal candidate will be organised, professional, and confident in communicating at all levels with senior internal stakeholders and external clients. You will play a key role in helping FT Live deliver world-class in-person and digital/hybrid events, ensuring that all expectations are met and exceeded.

Key Responsibilities

• Sponsors: Ensure all contracted deliverables are met to the highest standard.
• Speakers: Provide comprehensive support and management throughout the speaker onboarding process.
• Suppliers: Source, negotiate, and liaise with suppliers.
• Budgetary Control: Maintain budgets, control costs with suppliers, and negotiate without compromising quality.
• Prepare and maintain realistic forecasts and budgets, submitting complete and accurate accounts to strict deadlines.
• Set up and lead project meetings with team members to ensure smooth delivery.
• Be present and project-manage your events onsite or digitally.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven, successful event management experience is essential.
• Confident, able to work independently to strict deadlines, and remain calm under pressure.
• Extremely organised with excellent prioritisation skills—able to multitask and manage multiple events simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to interact with people at all levels face-to-face, in writing, or over the phone.
• Highly numerate.
• Quick learner, especially with tech and digital software.
• Flexibility to travel internationally as required.

What’s in it for You?
Our benefits vary by location, but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships, and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a hybrid working model that promotes flexibility, including remote work options. We will support specific flexibility requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility
We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help.

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