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Ref: RP378-07
Job description / Role
A vacancy is available for an Events and Sales Manager. The candidate will be tasked with managing the company’s own events and the events that the company is sponsoring.
Requirements
The candidate must fulfill the following criteria:
- Have 1-2 years of experience in the field
- Target and secure the dates and venue for the events
- Target numbers of delegates
- Draft a sponsorship strategy where relevant to budget
- Create an event plan with timelines
- Liaise with marketing team and designers to create a brand or look for the events
- Integrate and maintain the corporate brand throughout repeat events
- Work with the marketing team to promote the event to the target audience, sponsors and exhibitors while making arrangements for all necessary advertisements and materials
- Engage in sales meetings and/or produce comprehensive selling proposals for new and prospective clients & sponsors
- Manage existing clients/sponsors relationships to maximize opportunities for repeat sponsorship business
- Use of social media where relevant
- Sell sponsorship and advertising
- Arrange for the hotel rooms best corporate rates for the team and guests/ballrooms/menus/stage display and conference room set, and all other audio-visual requirements
- Make arrangements with speakers, VIPs and guests for their travel, hotel accommodation, biographies and presentations
- Arrange the printing of the event program, brochures, posters, badges, place cards, banners
- Prepare delegate packs with the team
- Arrange and manage the event’s hostesses/MC/ Singers/Musicians
- Record/report notes and minutes of all meetings
- Monitor reports regularly and share with the CEO
- Prepare, manage and update the delegates attendees list
- Organize efficient and effective registration of delegates
- Ensure that the event runs smoothly and venue is cleared on time
- Report to CEO as soon as possible after the event of delegate’s satisfaction, exact delegates attendees etc
About the Company
Trace Media is a leading publisher of English, Arabic and French magazines that cover a broad spectrum of issues that interest the modern and educated reader.
Building on the expertise and skills of its management team, reporters, contributors and media professionals, Trace Media primarily strives to provide its readers with quality reporting through research and providing insightful articles rich in content and style.