Assistant Event Manager

Senior bar floor responsibility at Scotland's biggest events.

Apex Bars & Events is hiring Assistant Event Managers (AEMs) for the 2026 festive season. The AEM is the right hand of the Event Manager: supervising multiple bars and Team Leaders within an event, deputising as needed, and stepping up to run smaller events independently.

This is a senior operational role with real licensing and commercial accountability.

The role

• Support the Event Manager through the full event cycle: planning, set-up, trading, break-down, reconciliation

• Supervise multiple bars and the Team Leaders running them

• Act as Designated Premises Manager (DPM) where required by the licence

• Lead on-shift response to serious incidents, including aggressive customers and safeguarding concerns

• Oversee cash reconciliation across multiple bars

• Be a credible, calm, senior Apex presence with venue staff, Police and Licensing Standards

• Deputise for the Event Manager and run smaller events independently

What we offer

• £15 to £16 per hour (depending on experience and event), plus 12.07% rolled-up holiday pay

• Funded First Aid at Work and IOSH training where not already held

• Structured progression to Event Manager

• Pension, sick pay, expenses paid

• Real seniority and accountability in a small, ambitious company at the start of something good

What we're looking for

• SCPLH personal licence (or willingness to obtain within first three months; Apex funds)

• Significant licensed hospitality experience including team leadership at bar or shift level

• Strong working knowledge of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, Challenge 25 and DPM duties

• Strong cash handling and reconciliation experience

• Calm authority: handles aggression, complaints and incidents without escalation

• Good communicator, written and verbal

• Right to work in the UK, 18+, available for evenings, weekends, multi-day events and summer peaks

• Outdoor events experience, cellar / gas safety knowledge, First Aid at Work, IOSH, food hygiene and a driving licence are all desirable

How to apply

Send us a short message telling us about yourself, any relevant experience (or none, that's fine too), and which events most appeal to you. Include your contact details and your right-to-work confirmation.

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