Extraordinary Event Manager Remote
Job description
Do you want to be part of a start-up who is shaping how things get constructed, and shape a more sustainable future? We are looking for someone to help us connect as a team and connect with the world through the magic of events! Read on!
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We are Laminar Projects!
If you have already heard about us, you are probably reading this because you are tired of the typical old fashioned and chaotic ways of doing things in construction. But in case you haven’t: we are a Construction Consultancy & Tech Startup Hybrid!
We help construction projects optimize their project management as a consultancy and then we use our revenues to develop our own software products. We do things the Laminar Way, that is, we bring control and clarity to projects by implementing pragmatic solutions using a mix of latest technology, our own processes, and a big dose of common sense.
We deeply cherish our industry, with all its flaws and challenges. We believe that being a part of the construction process is being a part of what makes civilisation grow, and we have nothing but praise for the people that are helping to shape it.
Vision (Why we exist)
We exist so that everyone in our team can thrive in a high impact community that:
- Connects us with meaningful relationships
- Inspires us to develop ourselves to become better humans
- Empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures
We believe that, by first doing this, we can achieve the highest levels of value for the world.
Missions (What we are aiming for)
- To fully digitise the construction of human civilisation
- To create a new type of organisation that enables human flourishing while delivering a huge positive impact on society
Get to know us more here
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The Role
We are currently looking for an Extraordinary UK Event Manager to join our team. As a dynamic and tech-driven startup, curiosity and ingenuity are two of the main traits that we love about our applicants!
As Laminar Projects UK Event Manager, you will bring extraordinary energy and passion to organize “IRL” events as we are a remote-first organization. Your main duties will include:
- Setup and organise both social and professional annual events in the UK and internationally, including workshops, bootcamps, industry conferences, team weekends, etc., ensuring all associated logistics are treated. Generating ideas and finding the right spots will be a core duty of the role.
- Lead the events on the day, engaging with the vendors, suppliers and stakeholders so everything goes in the right way during the event.
- Define and get approval for event budgeting, and ensure events stay within budget.
- Be involved with office related stuff, particularly anything that is related to merchandising and branding. We are a start-up, all hands-on deck required!
For this role, an ideal candidate would have:
- 5+ years of relevant experience and a strong track-record of original events delivered
- Experienced in organizing, planning and managing agendas in professional or industry conferences/events
- Passion and high levels of energy in event management
- Meticulous organizational and planning skills, able to setup a pipeline of events 1 year ahead
- Strong communicator
- Project management skills and ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders for multiple events
- Being able to cope with pressure and taking decisions on the spot
- Excel proficiency to setup event plans and budgets
It would be great if the candidate would also have:
- UK Construction industry events knowledge
- Database and data-analytics knowledge, as we’ll be setting up event databases
- Strong understanding of budgeting and accounting rules applicable to event planning and spending
- Construction/Engineering knowledge, as your internal Clients are mostly construction people
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Salary and Benefits
- Full time contract with fully flexible hours.
- You can choose to work from home or from our office in London. Up to you! However, your presence will be required on the day of the event.
- For an Event Manager, base salary would start between £36,000 and £46,000
- 7.5 - 10% annual equity bonus as part of our enterprise stock option plan (ESOP)
- Health Insurance and NEST pension scheme
- You will be supported to excel in whichever areas you are most interested in! With Laminar, development is unbounded.
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Application
In terms of application, we usually start with a screening call to tell you what we are all about in a small, casual conversation. That helps you to know us a bit better and tell us a bit about yourself.
Usually, we try to make the process as smooth as possible by ensuring we would get back to you in a maximum of two weeks.
Important!
We get hundreds of applications so please include a short summary/cover letter explaining why you want to join us and what you think you bring to the team - We aren't a giant faceless corporation; we really care about the people who want to join our team so all letters will be read by one of the Directors.
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