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Monks is looking for an Event Manager, a 5 month FTC position, where you'll work side-by-side with our clients to create, plan, execute, and measure events. The role offers the opportunity to build events for a multi-national client. Additionally, our ideal candidate is a fast and flexible go-getter who jumps on new opportunities, knows event trends, competitor events, and industry standards.
- Acting as a trusted project lead, reporting to our Event Director
- Creating high-quality, high-touch creative events that communicate brand value and build brand equity among advertisers and consumers.
- Delivering high-velocity event programs, whilst managing multiple stakeholders, either for virtual, in-person, or hybrid event formats.
- Project management of different event formats(including both in-person and virtual events), from the initial event strategy and concepting, pre-event planning, through to live event delivery and post-event reporting.
- Please note - this role does expect EMEA-based travel for onsite event activity
- Direct client management and reporting. Overseeing multiple projects at one time, ensuring objectives are met and exceeded.
- Financial ownership - including creating, managing, and reconciling event budgets
- Overseeing and managing internal teams or third-party suppliers required for the event delivery - ensuring all project deadlines are adhered to and acting as quality control for the event work delivered
- Consistent communication to the client with updates, status reports, and progress of projects against their objectives and scope
- The event manager is responsible for proactively seeking out new business and growth opportunities to maximize the success and scope of client projects
- Strong capabilities in the area of event & project management, ideally with 3-5 years of experience managing events (in-person and virtual events).
- Event trend awareness and competitive insights.
- Excellent ability to multitask and stay abreast of multiple projects at one time.
- Experienced in financial planning, including building and managing event budgets.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be able to quickly react to new/urgent requests.
- High-energy, detail-oriented person with a go-getter, positive attitude; comfortable working autonomously and within groups.
- Experience working directly with clients to build strong relationships and create a positive experience that helps meet clients' business expectations and needs.
- Effective verbal, written, and presentation-related communication skills around project planning and status, roadblocks, and, when needed, alternate courses of action
- BA/BS degree required.
- Ability to travel for live events/site visits where required.
At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds who are excited to contribute to our mission.
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About Monks
Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show's inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group's 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato's AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
