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Freeman is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’s largest network of experts, Freeman’s insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 96-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

Summary

The project manager works collaboratively across the Freeman enterprise as part of a multi-disciplinary team ensuring the successful, timely, and cost-effective implementation of global projects. With key involvement in pitches, proposals and client meetings, you will provide dedicated project direction and see projects through from pitch-concept, delivery, and post event reporting.

This position will support our EMEA Creative and Production teams. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office one day a week (typically Wednesdays) at our London location.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Takes briefs and briefing in required departments

• Delivers events from start to finish

• Client management

• Manages multiple projects at one time

• Manage and align project agreed scope of work/deliverables, including monitoring all budget spend and team time tracking

• Manage and reconcile budgets

• Lead budget creation managing and briefing all required departments/disciplines

• Manage a team consisting of different skillsets dependent on project: from creative, design, logistics, sponsor fulfillment, H&S and technical production

• Manage supplier and third-party relationships/stakeholders

• Drive standards, quality, best practices and processes

• Chair weekly team and client meetings

• Where required, work with and alongside producers who would deliver show aspects of a project

• Manage all required show and event documentation

• Tracks and manages production timelines on active event programs; vendor invoice/expense tracking and final reconciliation. Develop and track project schedules, risk register, agendas and show flows as needed

• Drives timeline with team and client as directed

• Brief delivery teams on project scope/deliverables/track time

• Oversee signage/graphics and décor development, site plans, copy, creation and placement

• Works with other departments/agencies in order to produce, ensure quality, and deliver information/data to clients accurately and on time

• Participates in RFPs, proposal responses, venue searching and client interactions for key accounts

• On site delivery

Education & Experience

• Event agency experience

• Experience in delivering multiple concurrent projects with attention to detail in dynamic environments

• Successful and demonstrable track record of managing high value P&L and maintaining margins

• Ability to think innovatively and creatively

• Tech savvy and proficient in Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Communicates with confidence, able to effectively present information

• Detail orientated with excellent organisational skills

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

PMP preferred.

Travel Requirements

Travel up to 25%

Diversity Commitment

At Freeman, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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