Marketing Manager, Events and Partnerships

As the Marketing Manager - Events & Partnerships for UKI, you will shape the annual programme and personally lead the delivery of more than 20 events and activations. This will include major trade shows, Phorest Connect, the Salon Owners Summit UKI presence, outbound experiences, partner events, webinars and sponsorships. This is an individual contributor role reporting into regional marketing leadership.

Responsibilities

Own the annual UKI events and partnerships strategy and calendar; Plan and deliver more than 20 in-person and digital events and activations each year; Lead end-to-end operational delivery including venues, suppliers, contracts, stands, speakers, staffing, travel, logistics, lead capture and guest experience; Partner with the global Events team to deliver Phorest Connect and other global programmes locally; Coordinate selected outbound events and gifting activations with Sales; Build and manage relationships with brand partners, media, associations, educators, referral partners, consultants, influencers and respected industry operators; Create and deliver a regional partner event and webinar programme; Represent Phorest at partner and industry events; Manage sponsorships and community partnerships; Manage event and partnership budgets, suppliers and external support; Track opportunities, pipeline influence, account progression, sign-ups and customer engagement in Salesforce; Produce post-event reporting and quarterly performance reviews; Work with the Growth & Campaigns Marketing Manager and channel teams; Use AI and automation tools; Keep the UKI team informed about upcoming events and results

Requirements

5+ years’ experience in event management, partnerships or integrated marketing; built event programmes and personally delivered complex events from planning through to reporting; strong relationship-builder who can represent Phorest credibly with senior partners, customers and prospects; highly organised and comfortable managing several events, suppliers, stakeholders, budgets and deadlines at once; commercially minded and able to connect events and partnerships to pipeline, retention and growth; collaborates well across regional and global teams and leads through influence; comfortable using tools such as Salesforce and HubSpot; keen to use AI and automation to work more effectively; willing and able to travel regularly across the UK and Ireland and work flexibly around event schedules

Nice to have

ideally within beauty, aesthetics, SaaS or B2B

Benefits

private healthcare; 2 Wellness Days; employee assistance program; free online GP service; competitive Compensation; Employee Share Purchase Scheme; Pension; Life Assurance; Income Protection; bike to work scheme; tax saver transport tickets; 2 weeks leave for Fertility Treatment, Pregnancy Loss and Menopause; Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Benefits; learning environment and extensive development opportunities; development programs; online resources including LinkedIn Learning; 3 moving days; flexi-time; working from home