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    "description": "<p><span style=\"color: rgb(126, 140, 141); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Next-Level Events Need Next-Level Talent.</span><br><span style=\"color: rgb(232, 28, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">We’re Hiring a Mid-Level Events Manager.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Before you apply</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Ask yourself honestly:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Have you personally delivered live conferences, corporate launches, gala dinners, awards ceremonies, and year-end events - from brief to breakdown - especially for corporate clients?</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Have you owned a project budget - not just tracked it, but built it, managed it, and reconciled it?</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Do you have 5+ years in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline\">live event delivery</span></span> - not marketing/PR, not activations/promotions, not hospitality?</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">If you answered yes to all three, keep reading.</span><em> </em>If not, this role isn't the right fit, and your application will not be considered.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(232, 28, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline\">NB: Applications submitted without a portfolio will not be opened. If you are unable to provide one at this stage, please do not apply. See \"How to apply\" for exactly what we're looking for.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline\">About us</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">With over 20 years of experience delivering live, hybrid, and virtual events and experiential projects, we don't simply execute briefs - we design moments that are considered, unexpected, and impactful. This is where strategy, creativity, and precision meet.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Our approach is called Formula X. It's more than a strategy - it's our culture: a guiding philosophy grounded in deep ownership, a relentless pursuit of excellence, and a drive to innovate. It defines how we think, how we work, and how we perform. Every project is an opportunity to refine our thinking, strengthen our output, and elevate how we show up for our clients and for each other.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">The role</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">We're looking for an experienced mid-level Events Manager to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. </span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">This is not a support or coordination role. It requires someone who has already done this - repeatedly, under pressure, across multiple concurrent projects - and is ready to perform at the highest standard.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">You'll own projects end-to-end - from initial brief through to on-site delivery and post-event reconciliation. You'll lead support teams, manage client relationships, drive budgets, and be accountable for the quality of every deliverable of a project assigned to you.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Non-negotiables</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">These are the baseline requirements. If you cannot demonstrate all of the following, please do not apply.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><em>Experience and delivery</em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Minimum 5 years of proven, hands-on experience delivering live, hybrid, and virtual events - conferences, launches, award ceremonies, roadshows, and year-ends. Experience in marketing, activations/promotions, or project management in non-event industries will not be considered.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Demonstrated end-to-end project ownership: from translating a client brief into an executable plan, through to on-site delivery and post-event evaluation.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, each with its own scope, timeline, budget, and client - without compromising on quality, detail, or delivery.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><em>Financial ownership</em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Ability to set, continuously update, and reconcile project budgets. This means building the finance sheet, negotiating supplier pricing, monitoring spend and margin, and signing off on costs - not just tracking numbers someone else built.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Experience managing client-side financial admin: issuing invoices, chasing purchase orders, and following up on outstanding payments.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Comfortable working in alignment with a financial administrator, providing accurate and current data throughout the project lifecycle.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><em>Client and stakeholder management</em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Proven track record as the primary client contact: building relationships, managing expectations, aligning delivery to brand needs, and identifying opportunities to add value.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Strong supplier management: briefing, negotiating, holding partners accountable, and upholding standards of quality and cost-effectiveness.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Acts as the central communication hub across clients, suppliers, internal teams, and finance - ensuring transparency and alignment at every stage.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><em>Leadership and team management</em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Demonstrated ability to lead and direct project coordinators, freelancers, and on-site teams through structured delegation and clear accountability.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Comfortable providing mentorship, real-time problem-solving, and performance feedback within a project context.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><em>Logistics and on-site</em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Confident overseeing all logistical elements from planning to implementation - milestones, resource allocation, venue coordination, supplier briefing, and on-site execution.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Required to attend events as the senior decision-maker on the ground: overseeing setup, supplier performance, client experience, and overall execution.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><em>Systems and tools</em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Microsoft Office Suite and OneDrive / SharePoint - 100% proficiency.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">AI tools and applications - comfortable adopting and integrating into daily workflow.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Magnetic - familiarity is advantageous.</span><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">The basics</span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication across client, partner, and internal contexts.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Strategic and decisive, yet adaptable. Able to balance creative vision with logistical precision and financial accountability.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Naturally solutions-focused and calm under pressure, with the resilience to manage shifting scopes, tight deadlines, and evolving priorities without losing composure or quality.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Strong sense of accountability, professionalism, and reliability. You take ownership of outcomes, of errors, and of standards.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Willingness to work flexible hours, evenings, weekends, and public holidays when required.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">A valid driver's licence and own reliable transport are essential.</span><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Place of work</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Full-time, office-based role with regular on-site work at venues for recce visits, set-up days, and event days. Our offices are based in the Rosebank business hub.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><br></span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Office hours</span></span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 17:00. Flexibility required based on project and event schedules.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">What we offer</span></span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Competitive salary, based on experience.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">21 days of annual leave, plus public holidays.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Additional leave during the December / Christmas break.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">A modern, professional, and progressive work environment.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Exposure to industry-leading projects, clients, and delivery processes.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">A team culture that values accountability, high performance, and continuous improvement.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 156, 251); text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">How to apply</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Please complete the application and submit:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Your CV.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">A portfolio showcasing the key events and projects you've worked on. 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