Event Manager

Salary: £30,000

Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Office-based)

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Radar

Radar is a full-service Marketing, PR, Publishing and Events Agency hyper-focused on modern methods of construction (MMC) and building technology. We operate "under the radar" so our clients and brands take 100% of the spotlight, while we quietly - and flawlessly - orchestrate the entire show behind the scenes. We work hard, we don't do corporate egos, and we are deeply obsessed with our niche.

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About the Role

As an Event Manager, you are the conductor of our live experiences. You will take full ownership of the end-to-end planning, development, production, and delivery of a selection of our diverse B2B events portfolio. Working closely with the Events Director and wider team, you’ll turn ambitious concepts into rock-solid, highly profitable, and seamless live events.

This isn't a role for someone who sits back and waits for perfect - it’s for a proactive, fast-thinking event specialist who loves solving problems before pointing them out. From mapping out project budgets and venue contracts to wrangling speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and on-the-day logistics, you’ll lead events from the initial proposal right through to the post-event brew and debrief.

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Key Responsibilities

• Mastering the Blueprint: Take full project ownership of assigned events - including major conferences, awards evenings, exhibitions, roundtables, webinars, and site/factory tours - delivering "done and excellent" on time and within budget.
• Budget Tracking & Financial Oversight: Maintain, track, and cross-reference overall project budgets set by the Events Director from start to finish. Keep events profitable, sweat the numbers, and ensure purchase orders and invoices are raised correctly.
• Speaker & Agenda Logistics: Act as the primary champion for your speakers - managing invites, briefing packs, presentation slides, complex multi-track programmes, and hosting them on-site.
• Sponsor & Exhibitor Success: Build strong, trust-based relationships with key sponsors and exhibitors, coordinating their stand allocations, venue requirements, and ensuring every single package benefit is delivered without a hitch.
• Websites & Proactive Marketing: Take ownership of the event presence online - keeping our event websites accurate, engaging, and up to date, while having a genuine say in how we market and position each event. Working closely with the wider marketing, PR, publishing, and design teams, you won't wait for instructions; you’ll help steer the ship by spotting opportunities, shaping campaigns, and making sure marketing activity drives registrations.
• Awards & Entry Generation: Take full ownership of the awards journey from start to finish. You’ll identify the right businesses, brands, people, and projects to target, build a strong pipeline of potential entrants, and take a proactive approach to outreach and conversion. You'll help shape entry strategy, manage entry portals and coordinate judging panels.
• Venues & Suppliers: Research, negotiate, and book venues, AV teams, caterers, photographers, and videographers. We treat our suppliers with the exact same respect as our highest-paying clients - our network is our net worth.
• Delegate Journey & CRM: Oversee registration flows, maintain crisp attendee data, and keep our CRM - our single source of truth - updated and accurate.
• Onsite Leadership & Live Delivery: Lead on-the-day event execution, venue setup, registration desks, staff briefings, supplier orchestration, and on-the-spot troubleshooting.
• Post-Event Debriefs: Gather delegate and sponsor/exhibitor feedback, analyse stats, and run honest post-event evaluations so every single event is sharper than the last.
• Team Collaboration: Work seamlessly across our Publishing, PR, Design, and Sales divisions, while mentoring junior crew members, including Event Apprentices and Coordinators.