Marketing & Events Assistant - Full time

We wish to bring a Marketing and Events Assistant into our team to assist with our growing programme of digital, physical and hybrid events. We are a strategic consultancy and administrative agency that run a number of trade associations (membership organisations for businesses that work in the same industry). We produce a range of different events that range from webinars, conferences, award dinners and summer social events.

We are looking for someone to assist our Head of Events to promote, produce and expand our events programmes. This is likely to be your first events role. We're looking for an energetic, intensely organised and creative person who will grow and develop into a role as an events manager over time as we grow our events business. The ideal candidate is likely to be educated to degree level, trustworthy, dependable and able to multi-task.

The role is fully remote. Equipment will be provided, though we encourage face to face meetings with the wider team and daily contact via Teams and WhatsApp.

The role will involve:

· Aiding with the planning, marketing and management of live events and webinars

· Good writing skills: aiding with the production of marketing materials including event summary articles and conference overviews

· Post-event analysis: summarise feedback surveys and consolidate key data into client reports

· Help to design and execute campaigns to promote events and sponsorship to Members and beyond

· Administering the lists of attendees and dealing with delegate queries

· Being on the ground at events to coordinate live events including registration desks and audio-visual production (typically x4 a year)

· Organising and administering our webinars via the production platform - Big Marker (training will be given)

· Running social media feeds, primarily X and LinkedIn.

· Carrying out event admin tasks such as compiling attendee lists, name badge making, making up delegate packs and event itineraries

· Research, liaise and create briefs with a host of suppliers such as florists, designers, photographers and prop companies

· Using a mixture of digital platforms and software to promote and administer events - e.g. Mailchimp, LinkedIn, Zoom, Survey Monkey, Office applications etc

· Be comfortable organising overseas events in Europe with the help of our local contacts.

· Ideally educated to degree level

· Highly organised and can work well under pressure

· Great people skills and can work as part of a team

· Able to work independently without direct supervision

· Outgoing, positive attitude, able to be customer facing and deal with a wide range of stakeholders

· The ability to multi-task and work across multiple events and projects simultaneously

· Excellent problem-solving skills

· A good attention to detail

· Creative with a good eye for design

· Digitally literate - can use MS Office applications and un-phased by getting to grips with different digital platforms - e.g. WordPress, MailChimp, Big Maker, Survey Monkey, Photoshop, Teams, Zoom and Movavi (video editing software) etc.

· Social Media savvy; in particular LinkedIn and X

· Capable of using databases - training can be given

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, face-to-face, via phone and email.

· Strong numeracy and financial skills to be able to manage budgets and the invoicing trail - training will be given.

The role is a fully remote role with occasional face to face anchor days with the team either in London or Faversham (where we are based).

We're a small tight-knit team of 8 working across a number of clients. We offer a supportive environment that believes in the welfare of our people and seek team members who will be with us over the long term. We have generous holiday entitlements (20 days, plus bank holidays and usually we close the office over the Christmas period). www.forumcourt.co.uk