Job Summary:

Company: Cuffe and Taylor

Department: Operations

Location: Preston, London or remote (UK). Some travel required.

Reports to: Senior Event Manager

Working Hours: Working Hours: Full time, 09:00am – 17:00pm, 40 hours per week with extra weekend working throughout festival season onsite.

Contract Type: Fixed term contract, 12 months

Role Description

Cuffe Taylor is one of the UK’s top live music, theatre and event promoters. Established for more than 10 years and part of the Live Nation family, they present breath-taking tours, festivals and shows across the UK filling football stadiums, arenas, theatres and major historical sites.

Cuffe Taylor’s roster of artists is extensive and varied including Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Britney Spears, Rod Stewart, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Lewis Capaldi, Sir Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, Kylie, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Stereophonics, George Ezra, The Strokes, Sam Fender and Def Leppard. They also operate a hugely successful theatre touring department across the UK and internationally programming thousands of nights of entertainment ranging from live podcasts, screen-to-stage TV adaptations and musical theatre. In 2023 they were recipients of an Olivier Award, for Best Family Show, for their original production of ‘Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show’.

The event manager will work within the operations team and be a key role in the planning and delivery of festivals, concerts and tours at Cuffe Taylor. In this role, the successful candidate will be involved with all aspects of the event management including but not limited to procurement and budget management. Alongside, working with the finance, marketing, ticketing, promoting team to deliver a successful event.

For this role you should have exceptional organisational, communication and leadership skills. Having experience in the following roles: event management, project management; event co-ordination; production co-ordinator would be an advantage.

What it’s like to work in the Team

Cuffe Taylor is made up of a diverse group of individuals, but we all share the same passion for putting our employees first. We have a fun atmosphere within the team, which helps us maintain an open, approachable department, which can partner and build genuinely authentic and valuable relationships with our employees and leaders. We are committed to working as a team and so support each other to achieve wins as a team.

Who you are

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

Detailed project management / planning experience

Ability to work efficiently under pressure and tight deadlines

Excellent organisational and administrative skills

Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office and Excel

Extremely well organised and self-motivated

Experience in budget management

Desirable

Procurement management

Event Management training

SIA and Crowd Management training

Experience with sustainability practices

Experience in planning large scale events (5,000 people +)

Experience in negotiation with suppliers

Experience in liaison with local authorities

Knowledge of live music industry and event management experience

Behaviours

The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success

Confidence to lead and manage

Excellent communication skills

Excellent organisational and administrative skills

High level of integrity and discretion

Flexibility

Maturity and level-headedness

Proactive approach to problem solving

What the role includes

Delivery, planning and operational management of festivals, concerts and events

Regular liaison with and progress reports to Senior Event Manager and Director of Operations via weekly meetings or any other means as appropriate

Budget management of festivals and concerts

Procurement, management and contracting of suppliers including but not limited to stages, structures, marquees, cabins, fencing, trakway, power, toilets, showers, catering, accommodation, Wi-Fi, CCTV, signage etc.

Procurement management and contracting of site management, health and safety management, waste management, artist liaison, production management, traffic management, security and medical etc.

Assisting with the preparation of site plans, specifications and the event management safety paperwork

Strong liaison with statutory and non-statutory local agencies (e.g., police, fire, ambulance service, landowner, environmental health, licensing, building control, emergency planning, planning and Highways Agency where required) to include attendance at Safety Advisory Group meetings and meetings with agencies and regular updates

Liaison with residents including management of the local resident information and ticket schemes

Ensuring sustainability best practice through Green Nation

Working with the promoting department to ensure the budgets are up to date and artist requirements are delivered

Working with the marketing team to ensure the website customer information and graphical maps are correct and up to date

Working with ticketing team throughout the ticketing process from set up to delivery

Working with the finance team to maintain up to date budgets and to approve and submit invoices

Working with the festival assistant on the management and response to customers

Liaising with sponsors, sponsor activations, sponsorship teams and bars / traders (including boutique camping) and ensuring their requirements have been negotiated, booked and met

Ad hoc tasks as required

Reality Check

While this is a great opportunity in an exciting industry this is not just a chance to see shows for free! The role is not your ordinary 9-5 and the industry is demanding with sometimes unsociable and long hours. The excitement and energy of the shows, tours and festivals we create comes from the hard work and dedication we commit to our work, and this role is no exception to this. So, get ready to bring your best to the role.

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company

Cuffe and Taylor is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 6th JANUARY 2025. We reserve the right to close applications at any time.

We are lucky enough to close during the Christmas period and will review your application when we return in the new year.

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