ABOUT PERFORMANCE54:
Performance54 (‘P54’) is an energetic, innovative and award-winning golf marketing agency, with a client base throughout Europe, the Middle East, US and Asia. Specialising in sponsorship strategy and activation, tournament promotion and management, PR and communications, and destination marketing, the Performance54 team is trusted by some of the world’s best-known brands.
Since being founded in 2015, P54 has become known as one of the UK’s fastest growing private companies, becoming the first sport marketing agency to feature in the top-15 of the Sunday Times Fast-Track 100 in consecutive years (2019: #4, 2020: #12) and in 2020 was awarded ‘Golf Business of the Year’ at the World Golf Awards.
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The opportunity exists for a dynamic, motivated and experienced Staging and Operations Director to join the Performance54 team, to oversee the delivery of our events. The Staging and Operations Director will be responsible for all aspects of staging and operational delivery. The desired candidate must boast extensive event experience and understanding of the professional golf event ecosystem, its stakeholders, rightsholders and suppliers. They must boast strong personal motivation, and be comfortable working remotely and unsupervised, and have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. A keen eye for detail and ability to work to tight deadlines, with excellent communication skills.
Tasked with delivering core aspects of the events, and supported by Senior Performance54 Management, the candidate must be comfortable managing a variety of relationships and have the ability to work in different cultures.
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategy & Planning
- Lead on operational, logistical and technical delivery and execution of events
- Recruit local, experienced resource to compliment event delivery team
- Management of supplier briefs, contracts, and scopes of service
- Lead on hospitality planning, implementation and delivery at the events
- Management of the event staging budgets (inc. operations, logistics, hospitality, technical production)
- Manage any insurance, legal, health and safety obligations associated with the events
- Liaison with stakeholders on event delivery, timelines and status
- Research suppliers/contractors and negotiate prices
- Support client, rightsholder, stakeholder and internal team calls, meetings and workshops
- Support across host venue agreements and requirements
- Support across supplier negotiations, requirements and services
Leadership & Coordination
- Be an excellent communicator and team player
- Liaise regularly with other departments to ensure alignment
- Contribute good insights in senior management meetings
- Encourage and develop best-practice across the business
- Provide insights and development of direct reports
- Lead a team of skilled professionals to deliver a wide range of activities ensuring high standards of engagements
Monitoring & Evaluation
- Concise updates to stakeholders in a timely manner about event delivery and status
- Produce post event evaluation to inform future events
- Present to staff during company forums
Reporting
- Concise updates on:
- Budgeting
- Resource
- Staging and operations
- Support the delivery of Post Event Reports, Flash (7 days post event) & Full Post Event Report (4 weeks post event)
SALARY & BENEFITS
- Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% – 3% Company & 5% Individual
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays), pro-rated
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Private Healthcare
- Working hours will be from 09.00 to 17.30 with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00
- International travel
