About Us

Verve is a Live Event and Brand Experience Agency that uses the power of live experience to win the hearts and minds of consumer and business audiences. Verve has offices in Dublin, London & Amsterdam and, as part of The Opus Group, we have partners throughout Europe and across the globe.

We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Account Manager to join our London team on a permanent basis.

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Managing delivery of B2B and Consumer events for brands, acting as the main point of contact all elements of the project, delivering premium events in the best way, according to the brief
• Supporting Senior Account Directors, Heads of Departments and the wider team across a variety of Events projects
• Building strong relationships with clients, liaising with them on a day-to-day basis at middle level, depending on the client’s management structure, being the main point of contact, taking briefs and ensuring management of expectations and offerings
• Budget management across individual projects, ensuring budgets can be built autonomously and to a high standard, thinking about the costs and how they meet the brief/vary in different scenarios. Thinking about how we can get the best end product for our clients
• Looking after the day-to-day administrative detail of a project, including compilation and presentation of written documents and administration of the budgeting system, ensuring the budgeting and finance system is understood and executed in the correct way project dependent
• Managing supplier relationships, ensuring that costs are being scrutinised and negotiated and the client is at the forefront of the mind when building a budget/working on a project
• Having a clear understanding of what success looks like for our clients and creating responses/proposals accordingly
• Supporting on New business development with pitches and proposals
• Managing projects from conception through to completion including all production elements and on site management
• Putting together client facing proposals, whether this is a deck of a budget and ensuring attention to detail on work, reading through client facing documents to ensure no errors
• Liaison with other client agencies and venues (i.e. venue suppliers, PR, advertising, sales promotion, design)

The Person 

• Passion and drive for events with specific experience in events such as parties, conferences, summits, incentive trips, employee engagement & roadshows
• Great knowledge of a project lifecycle, from budget skills through to production and delivery
• Minimum 4 – 5 years’ experience of delivering events with strong events background, and excellent project/client management experience
• Great technical production knowledge, with an ability to work closely with suppliers and H&S teams on the production aspect of events
• A great understanding of Corporate events and how a brand can make the biggest impact
• Excellent attention to detail, commitment to the team delivering the best job and getting your hands dirty when required
• Ability to work under pressure, meet the needs of the client under occasional tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to multitask, manage projects effectively and manage the expectations of others both internally and externally
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft G-Suite

Role Package

• Salary depending on experience
• Phone bill paid (up to £60 per month)
• 20 days holidays (excl paid holidays at Christmas between office close and New Year’s reopen)
• Private Healthcare (once employed with Verve for 1 year)
• Contributory pension
• TOIL (Paid Time Off in Lieu for working weekends / bank holidays)
• Bike To Work Scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme

The Verve Office Model

The Verve team operates a Hybrid working model between the London office on Bermondsey Street and working from home. We expect Tuesday – Thursdays in the office to allow for collaboration and learning. We always want to encourage a great social culture in the office.

Sustainability 

Verve is proudly B Corp, ISO 20121 and ISO 14001 certified, and is one of the only agencies to hold this certification. We work hard to retain this certification and are always looking for new ways to be more sustainable in our workplace and in our events.

Equal Opportunities

Verve is an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy. Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is integral to Verve. We know that for our business to thrive and to realise its ambition, we depend on having a diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities. Together, we continue to build a culture tat encourages, supports and empowers our employees