WE'RE HIRING - Event Manager Vacancy
ILUVLIVE is looking for an Event Manager
Job Title: Event Manager
Hours: 10- 6pm. 5 days a week role (currently one day working from home)
Remuneration: £20 -25K (upper limit will be for those with more experience)
ILUVLIVE is a live music and artist development platform. We are a Not For Profit National Portfolio Organisation funded by Arts Council England and have been operating since 2004. Initially, a London based showcase, we supported Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sande, Chip, Wretch 32, Ray Blk, Izzy Bizu Ella Mai, Lady Leshurr, Little Simz and Plan B to name but a few often on numerous occasions and years before they were signed. We currently run 30+ events a year across 4 -5 UK cities offering six events in London, Manchester and Birmingham and a range of iluvlive presents shows. Alongside this, we run an artist development programme, have a small record label and manage Izzy Bizu and Emmavie.
We are looking for an Event Manager to ensure the smooth running of all our events. You will be working Monday to Thursday from 10pm- 6pm at our Tulse Hill office with Friday as a work from home day. Overtime is required on event days with a later start the following day. Travel to regional events will be required and as small team covering a lot, you may be asked to cover other areas from time to time.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
Booking Venue’s
Sourcing and Booking artist’s
Liaising with our regional promoters and partners
Booking DJ, Host, Door Staff, for event nights.
Ensuring events are listed on website, Facebook, bands in town and ticketweb.
Press and industry mailout for every event
Managing quality of artist biographies
Ensuring diary is up to date
Local Press mailout for regional events
Ensuring venue has PR, artwork and artist info for each event
Artist liaison/ Point of contact
Liaising with house band
Managing event track list, release forms and surveys
Stage management
Managing social networking at regional events and live stream where
possible
Managing cash and complete cash invoices at events
Completing P&L’s
Liaising with Social Media Assistant on online promo schedule for each event
Essential
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Highly motivated
Flexible, hard working and enthusiastic with a positive attitude
Passionate about music and events
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent multi tasker
Quick to learn and adapt as required
Excellent IT skills including a good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Digitally and tech savvy
Experience with Photoshop (able to edit artwork and create simple banners)
Able to make simple moving digital assets
Great proof reader
Desirable
Events experience
Office experience
Music industry / media experience
Able to use final cut pro
Wages 20,000 -£25,000 per annum depending on experience and age.
Please send a CV, a 300 word statement on why you think you would an ideal candidate for the role and a short biography of an emerging artist that you think we should book to do iluvlive. This needs to be under 200 words. See here for examples - https://www.iluvlive.co.uk/blog/2018/11/06hotlist19-top-20-revealed
Please email these along with the equal opportunities form to victor@iluvlive.co.uk by 6pm on Friday 6th September.