Senior Event Manager (m/f/d)

Uniplan. An agency for brand experience.

With our Headquarters based in Cologne, Germany, we have offices across Germany, and Asia. Uniplan was founded in 1960 in Cologne. Since then, we have reinvented ourselves time and again, and with a feeling for future trends and developments, we have combined the origin of craftsmanship with creative imagination. Today Uniplan combines all creative disciplines from strategy, creation, design and project and event management to engineering and production. We accompany our client partners from the first idea to the last step - all for the one moment that makes the brand experience unique.

Your role

As a Senior Event Manager at Uniplan HK, you play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional brand experiences, encompassing physical and virtual events.

Your responsibilities include:

• Leadership: Lead on-site teams to deliver outstanding brand experiences, including Hybrid, Virtual, Live Events, and Visual Merchandising.
• Stakeholder Communication: Collaborate with all project stakeholders to ensure seamless operational standards.
• Project Involvement: Contribute to project pitching, budgeting, and proposal preparation.
• Client Interaction: Attend client presentations and meetings, both for new business opportunities and ongoing production updates.
• Resource Management: Effectively manage internal and external freelance production resources to meet project requirements.
• Collaboration: Work closely with creative, account, and operation teams to generate creative, feasible, and budget-friendly ideas.
• Budget Management: Create accurate project budgets for internal and client approval.
• Project Oversight: Manage project plans, event timelines, and staff briefing documents.
• Supplier Selection: Select, brief, and manage relevant suppliers.
• Client Relationship Building: Foster strong client relationships and identify opportunities for development.
• Project Closure: Ensure timely job closure, invoicing, and post-event reporting.
• Budget Management: Generate working budget sheets, manage changes to the scope of work, and ensure complete reconciliation to meet the satisfaction of Uniplan, clients, and suppliers.
• Supplier Collaboration: Source, engage, and collaborate with third-party suppliers, technical consultants, and creative talents to align with client objectives and project briefs.
• Quality Control: Oversee and manage external partners and suppliers during on-site installation, operation, and dismantle periods, ensuring quality control and safety.

Your talent

• Experience: A minimum of 5 years in live event production, experiential marketing, visual merchandising, and virtual events, preferably with luxury experience.
• Project Management: Proficiency in budget creation, logistics planning, management, and reconciliation.
• Adaptability: A "can do" attitude with a proactive and responsive mindset, able to adapt to market changes and the demands of virtual and hybrid events.
• Track Record: A demonstrated track record of successfully managing projects of various scales.
• Communication: Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to lead, influence, and manage expectations at all levels.
• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational and analytical abilities, with a logical thought process and proactive issue identification.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work across business units and in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Time Management: Deadline-driven with a keen eye for detail.
• Emotional Intelligence: High emotional intelligence, able to adapt quickly to change and remain calm under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Client Relations: Exceptional ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with clients, vendors, and suppliers.
• Innovative Thinking: Strong intellectual curiosity and the ability to generate and implement creative ideas.
• Flexibility: Willingness to work flexible hours during busy periods.
• Language Skills: Good command of written and spoken Chinese and English, with Mandarin as a bonus.

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