Event Director
- Richmond, UK
- Full time
- Posted 30 Sept 2026
What you'll do
Are you a commercially driven event leader who thrives on shaping strategy, leading high-performing teams, and delivering exceptional customer experiences?
Do you enjoy building industry communities, driving innovation, and owning the growth and success of a market-leading events portfolio?
About the Role
We are looking for a strategic and commercially focused event leader to own the vision, performance, and growth of a portfolio of events. You will be responsible for leading high-performing teams, delivering strong commercial outcomes, and creating exceptional experiences for customers, exhibitors, and attendees. Working across a matrix organisation, you will drive innovation, business growth, customer engagement, and operational excellence while ensuring the successful delivery of events onsite.
Responsibilities
- Drive individual and team performance to create high performing show teams.
- Own and communicate the event vision and strategy, aligning team objectives with the wider RX business vision and strategy.
- Lead effectively within a matrix structure, ensuring appropriate support and resources are in place to deliver strategic goals and onsite execution.
- Take full responsibility for event P&L performance, budgeting, forecasting, pricing strategies, and revenue growth.
- Develop and deliver show strategies, sales and marketing plans, and new revenue streams using customer insights and market intelligence.
- Build and maintain strong industry relationships, acting as the face of the events and representing RX within the market.
- Drive product development initiatives, identify customer needs, and encourage continuous innovation and improvement.
- Ensure exemplary onsite event delivery, including ownership of Health and Safety standards.
What you need
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams in a collaborative environment.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasting, pricing, and profit & loss accountability.
- Ability to create and execute strategic growth plans and deliver against revenue objectives.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working successfully within matrix organisations.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to create clarity, influence stakeholders, and build business cases.
- Experience leveraging customer insights, market analysis, and competitive intelligence to drive business decisions.
About RX
RX runs trade shows and business events around the world, with more than 400 events in 22 countries according to its own site. Its UK team, based in Richmond, also home to RX's global head office, runs more than 50 events, including World Travel Market London and Oceanology International at Excel and Railtex at the NEC.
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