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London, United Kingdom

We are hiring a Senior Event Manager for the BLAST x Valve global ecosystem, an exciting role to lead the planning and delivery of the arena show elements of multiple high profile tournaments. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior event professional to work in a global setting and take the lead on delivering some very exciting esports events.

Duties of the role:

Lead operational contact for the BLAST arena shows, coordinating the venue operations with all relevant stakeholders across the business
Leads on all deadlines & deliverables relating to the venue hire contract or stipulated by the venue team, working very closely with the Production lead on all operations
Has a clear overview of all activities happening across the venue (eg high level overview of load in, media days, ad-hoc tours and events etc.) and a contact list of all key personnel
Updates the Smartsheet project tracker for respective arena events
Coordinates all site visits and team introductions ensuring the correct departments & venue contacts are represented and connected
Owns the non-production elements of the floorplan eg back of house and office layouts, dressing rooms, furniture, catering areas
Leads the on-site comms flow and daily briefs relating to Event Delivery
Hiring and managing freelance local Event Managers / Coordinators / FOH staff where required, and working with any local production companies in the respective country
Owns & manages the relevant lines of the budgets relating to event delivery
Work closely with all BLAST departments including production, ticketing, commercial and broadcast colleagues to collectively finalize floor-plans and seating charts before on-sale announcements
Working closely with the BLAST commercial team to ensure partner activations are facilitated on site
Responsible (with support from the event coordinator) for researching, booking and managing all Hotels and accommodation operations
Responsible (with support from the event coordinator and team operations) for the planning and delivery of all on-site catering, accreditation and staff operations on venue
Work closely with the Ecosystem Directors and Exec Producer on KPI’s and ensuring the Events department is delivering what is needed

Requirements

experience in delivering complex events in a multi-stakeholder environment
international event experience preferred
willing to travel internationally for event delivery multiple times a year
willing to travel internationally for workshops and / or site visits
excellent at relationship building, multitasking and remaining calm under pressure
experience working in a fast-paced environment
right to work in EU or UK - Copenhagen or UK (able to travel to London) base preferred
knowledge of the esports industry is a nice to have, but not essential

Benefits

Competitive salary
Enhanced parental leave
Pension and Health Insurance
Awesome offices in the center of Copenhagen or London
A fantastic team with lots of support, whose background lies in a variety of fields across esport, sport and entertainment
Team building and social events

Estimated Salary range:

Our salary intelligence, powered by our AI algorithms, has calculated an estimated range for this position between $45,000 - $60,000 . Please note that the actual salary for this position may vary, as it is dependent on various factors including but not limited to experience, location, and market dynamics.

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