Marketing & Events Coordinator NEW

Guildford, Surrey
2i Recruit Ltd

Are you a creative, organised, and enthusiastic individual with a passion for delivering outstanding events?

Our client is looking for a talented Events Coordinator to join their team and play a key role in planning, coordinating, and delivering memorable events that leave a lasting impression. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys bringing ideas to life, and loves seeing a project come together.

3 days per week in head office in Guildford or on site, 2 days per week from home. Regular travel predominantly UK based.

Company Benefits:

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 12.5%
• Contributory salary exchange pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance (voluntary scheme)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Extensive health and wellbeing programme
• Hybrid and flexible working options considered
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver in-person and virtual events (e.g. exhibitions, seminars, charity days, internal celebrations, and hosted roundtables)
• Create and manage event timelines, budgets, and checklists
• Handle end-to-end logistics: venue sourcing, travel coordination, catering, branding materials, invites, name badges, hotels, AV/tech, photography, etc.
• Work with internal stakeholders to scope agendas, content, guest lists, and post-event follow-up
• Support our partnership and client teams with events at third-party sites or client facilities
• Ensure brand consistency across all event assets and experiences
• Build and maintain event templates, processes, and feedback forms
• Track and report event performance (attendance, engagement, feedback)
• Manage social media channels, manage photo shoots and film production, concept, draft and write content (website and social), support on content development, digital campaigns and KPI reporting
• Support on broader marketing strategy

Advantageous:

• Experience with graphic design or video editing, sustainability, clean tech or B2B sectors
• Familiarity with stakeholder-facing or government-related events
• A creative streak comfortable pitching ideas for themes, gifts, décor, etc.
• Knowledge of metrics or evaluation methods for post-event impact, wider marketing mix, a flair for or interest in design

Experience and Skills Requirements

• 2 4 years experience in event coordination or management
• Strong project management and timekeeping skills
• Ability to manage multiple events at various stages simultaneously, high attention to detail, with an eye for design and presentation
• Excellent communication skills written, verbal, and visual, a great solutions-focused personality, ability to flex and improvise with a strong focus on delivery
• Calm under pressure, resourceful, and solutions-focused, confident using Microsoft Office, and ideally some experience with event tools (like Eventbrite, Canva, Asana, etc.)
• Ability to network and engage with a range of stakeholders

If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.