Our esteemed client, within Sandton, is looking for their Events & Activations Account Manager to drive repeat business and revenue through outstanding event activations.
Your mission is to drive business and revenue through outstanding event activations. You'll manage end-to end client relationships for experimental campaigns, from ideation to post-event analysis, delivering consistent, polished results that clients return for.
What You'll need:
- 5+ years' experience in events, activations, brand experience of shopper marketing.
- A proven track record of hitting sales/revenue targets in a client-facing role.
- Experience in end-to-end event production, including supplier and logistics management.
- Strong project management and multitasking skills.
- Excellent presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building ability.
- Bonus: Background in centre court activations, mall campaigns, or beauty brands.
Key responsibilities:
- Pitch, plan and manage national and regional event activations.
- Oversee all logistics, venue, permits, staffing, production and live execution.
- Own the client relationship, brief proposal, execution, and post-event reporting.
- Partner with internal teams to deliver high-quality events under pressure.
- Ensure delivery on brand objectives, footfall targets and visual excellence.
- Manage budgets, supplier negotiations and margin control.
- Lead or contribute to the centre court and retail eventing strategy.
- Stay plugged into eventing trends, tech, and tools that enhance brand impact.
Perks:
- Hybrid working: 3 days remote, 2 in-office
- Working with household brands on high visibility campaigns
- Join a team that delivers excellence without the drama
- Attractive commission structure and log-terms career growth.
For more information please contact:
Nadine Mundy
