Do you have events management expertise?
Would you like to join our great team, leading initiatives to provide customer satisfaction?
About Our Team
RX Global aims to create unforgettable experiences for attendees and exhibitors through organizing exhibitions that help them build their businesses. Digital Innovation, creativity, and collaboration drive the company to offer exceptional services to clients.
This role is part of the RX Digital Team that creates and supports our digital platform and products used by RX exhibitions customers. Using industry-leading technologies and digital tooling, we provide a fully integrated toolset and enable the rapid deployment of innovation at scale, data analytics, and standard methodologies across the global business.
About The Role
The Event Director is responsible for the strategic development and financial performance of the World Travel Market (WTM) brand and event, one of RX Global’s largest and most important events. The role has a high level of profile, both internally and externally within the global travel industry.
The successful candidate is responsible for identifying and evaluating strong and sustainable growth opportunities, using customer insights to develop new service/product solutions or brand extensions based upon customer needs. Successful performance is defined as the ability to deliver positive business outcomes to customers (exhibitors and visitors) and drive strong revenue and profit growth for RX.
Responsibilities
Owning the vision, strategy, goals, decisions, and policies of RXUK
Driving the brand and event revenue, strategic development, and high-quality delivery
Being accountable for all activities related to your brand
Setting the shows budget and undertaking timely and accurate re-forecasts
Driving individual and team performance to create high-performing show teams
Creating a show strategy which optimizes all the levers of growth, includes robust sales and marketing plans and uses customer data
Owning and communicating the event vision and strategy, aligning and connecting the team (and wider matrix team) and their objectives to the event & the overall RX business vision & strategy
Creating superior customer solutions by identifying customer needs and problems that need to be solved and leveraging solutions to transform business needs
Working with operations to deliver the event in line with budget and strategy
Managing the tenancy agreement and acting as the main liaison with the venue
Requirements
Demonstrate credibility in brand & product management
Have experience in building successful brands/events
Demonstrate a proven track record of customer-focused leadership.
Demonstrate a track record of successfully building new business segments while growing existing portfolios.
Demonstrate high levels of planning at both an operational and strategic level
Have experience in establishing strategic alliances/business communities
Have experience in developing new lines of business and products. You will be skilled in reviewing, recommending, and integrating new innovations.
Demonstrate passion for leading diverse teams of both direct and indirect reports demonstrating a strong authentic leadership style with an active focus on customer engagement
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working for you
Benefits
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
Health screening, eye care vouchers, and private medical benefits
Wellbeing programs
Life assurance
Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
Save As You Earn share option scheme
Travel Season ticket loan
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Optional Dental Insurance
Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
Access to extensive learning and development resources
Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work
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Would you like to join our great team, leading initiatives to provide customer satisfaction?
About Our Team
RX Global aims to create unforgettable experiences for attendees and exhibitors through organizing exhibitions that help them build their businesses. Digital Innovation, creativity, and collaboration drive the company to offer exceptional services to clients.
This role is part of the RX Digital Team that creates and supports our digital platform and products used by RX exhibitions customers. Using industry-leading technologies and digital tooling, we provide a fully integrated toolset and enable the rapid deployment of innovation at scale, data analytics, and standard methodologies across the global business.
About The Role
The Event Director is responsible for the strategic development and financial performance of the World Travel Market (WTM) brand and event, one of RX Global’s largest and most important events. The role has a high level of profile, both internally and externally within the global travel industry.
The successful candidate is responsible for identifying and evaluating strong and sustainable growth opportunities, using customer insights to develop new service/product solutions or brand extensions based upon customer needs. Successful performance is defined as the ability to deliver positive business outcomes to customers (exhibitors and visitors) and drive strong revenue and profit growth for RX.
Responsibilities
Owning the vision, strategy, goals, decisions, and policies of RXUK
Driving the brand and event revenue, strategic development, and high-quality delivery
Being accountable for all activities related to your brand
Setting the shows budget and undertaking timely and accurate re-forecasts
Driving individual and team performance to create high-performing show teams
Creating a show strategy which optimizes all the levers of growth, includes robust sales and marketing plans and uses customer data
Owning and communicating the event vision and strategy, aligning and connecting the team (and wider matrix team) and their objectives to the event & the overall RX business vision & strategy
Creating superior customer solutions by identifying customer needs and problems that need to be solved and leveraging solutions to transform business needs
Working with operations to deliver the event in line with budget and strategy
Managing the tenancy agreement and acting as the main liaison with the venue
Requirements
Demonstrate credibility in brand & product management
Have experience in building successful brands/events
Demonstrate a proven track record of customer-focused leadership.
Demonstrate a track record of successfully building new business segments while growing existing portfolios.
Demonstrate high levels of planning at both an operational and strategic level
Have experience in establishing strategic alliances/business communities
Have experience in developing new lines of business and products. You will be skilled in reviewing, recommending, and integrating new innovations.
Demonstrate passion for leading diverse teams of both direct and indirect reports demonstrating a strong authentic leadership style with an active focus on customer engagement
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working for you
Benefits
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
Health screening, eye care vouchers, and private medical benefits
Wellbeing programs
Life assurance
Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
Save As You Earn share option scheme
Travel Season ticket loan
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Optional Dental Insurance
Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
Access to extensive learning and development resources
Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work
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