Events Lead

Events Lead
Eight Financial Advice - Whiteley/Totton/Bournemouth
£30,000

Eight Financial Advice is a UK-based wealth management and financial advice firm, offering tailored guidance across investments, pensions, tax planning, and related financial services. Our work is built around helping clients make confident financial decisions with support that is personal, practical, and trusted.

As Events Lead, you will play an important role within the marketing team, helping to deliver events that support client engagement and strengthen the firm’s presence. This role is well suited to someone thrives on owning event management and the day itself. Being able to think quickly on your feet and create a fantastic experience is key

Responsibilities:

Event Execution & Delivery:

• Attend and actively contribute to internal planning and operational meetings to ensure seamless event delivery
• Execute all EIGHT events to a consistently high standard, following agreed event strategies and plans.
• Manage all event logistics including venues, suppliers, equipment, timings, and on-the-day coordination.

Guest Experience & Registration Management:

• Ensure guests receive clear, timely, and professional communications before and after events, including: a) Event logistics b) Joining instructions c) Follow-up communications
• Manage guest registration, attendance tracking, and confirmations across all events.
• Ensure guests feel welcomed, informed, and well looked after at all times.

Event Communications (Pre & Post):

• Inform New Enquiries Manager of upcoming events.
• Coordinate and send event-related email communications in line with agreed timelines and messaging.
• Support post-event follow-up communications as directed, ensuring a professional close to each event.
• Collaborate and handover all lead and prospect event attendees to New Enquiries Manager. Providing full details and feedback they will need to begin pipeline management.

Social Content Capture & Scheduling (Events):

• Capture high-quality social media content at events, including photos and short-form video.
• Schedule approved event-related content across social channels in line with brand guidelines.
• Ensure all content reflects the EIGHT brand and the tone of the event as approved by Brand & Marketing Specialist.

Requirements

Requirements below

• Must be comfortable driving or independently reaching event locations as required
• Must be confident attending and contributing to planning and operational meetings
• Must be comfortable leading on-site delivery and acting as the primary point of contact during events.
• Experience coordinating with colleagues, venue teams, and external suppliers
• Eligible to work in the UK

Benefits

• Hybrid working : 3 days in the office, 2 days wherever you work best
• Performance bonus +  Company-wide bonus (when Eight hits targets)
• 28 days' holiday +  bank holidays +  your birthday off
• Private medical insurance &  life assurance (4x salary)
• Wellbeing support : EAP, mental health helpline, cycle-to-work scheme
• Free mortgage and pension advice from our in-house experts
• Volunteering time : 8 paid hours annually via The Eight Foundation
• Regular socials & epic events