Royall
Project Director
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Event Project Director – Large-Scale Live Events
MUST HAVE EVENTS OR CREATIVE / COMMS AGENCY EXPERIENCE AS AN EVENT PROJECT LEAD
Location: Midlands | Hybrid – 3 days in office
Sector: Live Events / Corporate Events / Internal Communications
The Role
On behalf of our client, a leading live events and communications agency in Midlands, we are seeking an experienced Event Project Director to take operational leadership of large-scale, high-profile live events and corporate experiences.
This is a senior delivery role for an experienced event operations leader who thrives on complexity, scale, and pace. You will take ownership from initial brief through to final delivery, leading project teams, suppliers, production partners, logistics, and budgets to ensure every element is delivered seamlessly on time and to the highest standard.
Alongside operational leadership, you will build trusted senior client relationships, acting as a key point of contact and helping to develop and grow important accounts.
Key Responsibilities
- Large-Scale Event Delivery: Lead the end-to-end delivery of major live events, conferences, experiences, and internal communications programmes, from brief and planning through to onsite execution and debrief.
- Operational Leadership: Own the full operational plan, coordinating production, technical, creative, content, logistics, suppliers, and internal teams to deliver exceptional events.
- Project & Budget Management: Take accountability for significant budgets, timelines, risk management, resource planning, and commercial delivery.
- Team Leadership: Lead and motivate Project Managers, Producers, and wider cross-functional teams, ensuring clear ownership, communication, and delivery standards.
- Client Management: Build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, confidently managing expectations and acting as the senior operational lead throughout projects.
- Account Development: Identify opportunities to strengthen client relationships, grow accounts, and support new business and pitch activity.
- Onsite Delivery: Take senior responsibility on the ground at major events, managing teams, suppliers, stakeholders, and any challenges that arise with calm authority.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive robust processes, lessons learned, and best practice across event delivery and operations.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
What You’ll Need
- Large-Scale Event Experience: Significant experience delivering complex, high-budget live events within a leading events or communications agency — essential.
- Operational Expertise: Strong end-to-end event project management experience, with a proven ability to manage multiple workstreams, suppliers, production partners, and stakeholders.
- Agency Background: 6–7+ years within a live events, experiential, or communications agency.
- Commercial Acumen: Strong budget management, forecasting, and commercial awareness.
- Leadership: Confident leading multidisciplinary teams and taking ownership of complex delivery environments.
- Client Confidence: Excellent senior stakeholder and client management skills, with the ability to build long-term partnerships.
- Problem Solver: Calm under pressure, highly organized, and able to make confident decisions in fast-moving environments.
- Practical: Full UK driving license and access to a car.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Interested?
If you are a seasoned Event Project Director or Senior Event PM ready to lead high-impact, large-scale event portfolios, apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
This position would suit: Event Project Lead, Project Lead, Event Project Director, Project Director, Event Director, Senior Event Director, Head of Events, Events Lead, Senior Project Manager, Senior Event Manager, Account Director Events, Events Account Director, Client Lead Events, Client Services Director Events.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London