Trainee Events Manager

Trainee Events Manager | Edinburgh | Full-time

We coordinate corporate activations, brand showcases, and private venue exhibitions across Lothian. We are holding open interviews in Edinburgh this week for a dependable Trainee Events Manager ready to step onto our production team within two weeks.

What Your Day-to-Day Involvement Looks Like

• Drafting event schedules, floor layouts, kit checklists, and supplier delivery itineraries alongside senior managers.
• Contacting venue staff, catering teams, and sound technicians to verify setup timings and loading bay access.
• Supervising event crews during stand construction, registration desk setup, and promotional display placement.
• Welcoming corporate clients on arrival, conducting venue walk-throughs, and confirming speaker timetables.
• Overseeing delegate badge distribution, guest list sign-ins, and crowd movement during peak arrival windows.
• Managing live presentation schedules, handling on-site equipment requests, and keeping sessions running on time.
• Directing post-event teardowns, auditing promotional inventory counts, and completing venue handovers.
• Compiling post-campaign feedback reports and reviewing budget spend breakdowns with senior producers.

Who Suits This Position

Previous experience is a plus, but not essential as full training is provided. We welcome backgrounds in venue operations, hospitality supervision, retail coordination, office administration, or university society management.

• Strong organizational instincts and comfort managing practical details under live event timings.
• Professional, polite conversational manner when liaising with corporate clients and venue directors.
• Reliable work ethic and confidence giving simple, clear instructions to floor teams.
• Ready to start work in Edinburgh within 2 weeks.

What We Offer

• Salary: £26,000 base salary per annum plus event completion bonuses
• Practical Training: Structured 1-on-1 daily mentoring with senior producers covering vendor contracts, budget sheets, and safety planning
• Perks & Expenses: Full travel expense coverage for regional venue days, paid holiday, pension contributions, and weekly team socials
• Career Growth: Regular progress reviews with a structured promotion track to full Events Manager

Ready to Apply?

Interviews are open in Edinburgh this week. Submit your CV today along with your availability for quick booking.

Pay: From £26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person