Discover more about the amazing range of careers available in Festivals and Events in the East of England.
If you are energetic, a great communicator and a people person, a career working within festivals and events could be ‘right up your street’ There are lots of entry level roles working in areas such as security, customer service, event organising, logistics or production, to name a few. From there you could move into managing teams, supervising arenas, greeting VIPs, set design or even organising your own event or festival. Those with the right skills can quickly progress to senior roles in this sector and with many major music, sporting and other events taking place throughout the year in the Eastern region there is plenty of opportunity to find a role within. With experience gained locally this sector opens up opportunities further afield and even globally.
Hover over each of the careers below to learn more.
A vendor’s role is to sell goods to visitors at the event. It is their responsibility to organise a space at events, set up the stand, ensure they have suitable stock and speak to visitors to sell their goods. Depending on the event you could be selling anything from quirky clothing, gift foods and crafts, street food, or face painting and balloons for children. The options are endless, and you may choose to start working for another vendor to gain experience before starting your own business trading your own interesting goods at events.
Event Managers are responsible for the complete organisation and running of different types of events. They would need to work as part of a team and be able to complete a wide range of activities from planning stage right through to running activities on the actual day. Types of events could include parties, weddings, conferences, exhibitions, music festivals and fundraising events.
This is a creative role that involves the setup, testing and operation of equipment for live events. Duties often include transporting equipment, setting up cameras, lights and video equipment, going on to edit and copy media as well as ordering inventory.
Manages the HR department and adviseson and implements policies relating to theeffective use of personnel within theorganisation. They ensure that the rightbalances of staff are employed with theright skills to meet the company’s needs.They will also ensure that the appropriate training and development opportunities are available to employees to enhance their performance.
Sales is a vital role in every industry which requires excellent customer service when communicating with customers to understand and meet their needs. Working for festivals or events you could be selling advertising, sponsorship or stand spaces through a number of methods, from cold calling, to following up referred leads, to selling to established clients or developing sales strategies to find new clients. A sales role uses targets to measure success, which can be rewarding and can provide excellent prospects.
This role involves the supervision and maintenance of daily operations to include areas such as venue, carpark and staff facilities. The supervisor would also be responsible for coordinating the staff workload and venue equipment.
