Festivals Senior Account Executive

ABOUT US

Verve is a Live Event, Sponsorship and Brand Experience Agency that uses the power of live experience to win the hearts and minds of consumer and business audiences. Established in 1991, Verve is headquartered in Dublin with offices in London and Amsterdam. We have a team of over 120 full time award winning professionals spanning creative, events, sponsorship, activation, entertainment and digital departments.

We are a multidisciplinary experience agency recognised for creating and delivering world class experiences for global brands portfolios such as Diageo, Google, LinkedIn, Amazon, Coke Cola & TikTok and Lululemon. We believe in building long term partnerships with our clients, many of whom have been with us for well over a decade. You will get the opportunity to work across these brands developing high profile, big budget experiential campaigns. You will then have the chance to bring these brands and campaigns to major events, experiences, and festivals.

We're a professional, dynamic and ambitious company who are number one in our field. We operate in a creative, nimble and robust business sector, and we are searching for people who are of a similar nature.

THE ROLE

We're seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Account Executive to join our fast-paced agency. This is a crucial role for a resilient, highly organised professional who thrives in the demanding yet exhilarating world of music and culture festivals.

You'll be the reliable engine room behind some of our biggest brand activations, managing complex logistics, meticulous budgets, and dynamic stakeholder relationships from concept through to successful on site delivery. If you live for the rush of live events, are brilliant with detail, and excel at managing people, this role is for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Account & Client Management (Pre Event)

• Client Liaison: Serve as a primary point of contact for client stakeholders, translating their brand objectives into actionable, deliverable event plans.
• Budget Ownership: Manage, meticulously track and support senior team members on project budgets across multiple concurrent festivals, ensuring all costs are recorded and correct, suppliers are invoiced correctly, Purchase orders are raised and overall budget health is maintained.
• Administrative Excellence: Support in the creation of all critical project documentation, including master tracking sheets, risk assessments, production schedules, and post event reporting.

Project Delivery & Logistics (Live)

• Supplier Coordination: Source, contract, and manage a diverse network of suppliers, including production teams, set builders, staff agencies, catering, and transport. Support the production manager across supplier comms and requirements.
• On Site Leadership: Spend significant time on site at up to 15 major UK festivals during the summer season, supporting on the build, live activation, and de rig phases.
• Troubleshooting: Act as the confident, solutions focused point person on site, quickly working with senior team members to resolve unforeseen logistical, technical, or client issues under pressure.
• Team Support: Support the wider delivery team with accreditation, travel, accommodation, and general on site welfare, maintaining an upbeat and positive working environment.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Proven Events Experience: Minimum of 2 3 years' experience within a live events agency, experiential agency, or in house events team, with direct exposure to festivals or large scale public events in the UK.
• Financial Acumen: Demonstrable experience creating, managing and reconciling complex, multi line project budgets with meticulous attention to detail.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to confidently liaise with high level clients, internal teams and external suppliers, turning potential conflicts into collaborations.
• Organisational Power: A highly detail orientated approach. You are a natural multi tasker, able to manage multiple projects at different stages simultaneously without letting anything slip. Have an understanding of a project lifecycle within an agency from budget skills to production and delivery on site.
• Production Knowledge: A basic understanding of production within festival environment.
• People Person & Energy: A genuinely enthusiastic and personable approach. You should genuinely love working on site, building rapport with everyone from crew to client, and maintaining a positive, resilient attitude during long, demanding on site hours.
• Travel and Flexibility: Must be comfortable with extensive travel across the UK and working long, unsocial hours, including evenings and weekends, particularly during the main festival season (May September).

WHAT WE OFFER

• The chance to work on a portfolio of the UK's most exciting and high profile festivals.
• Generous on site working allowances and time off in lieu (TOIL) scheme.
• An investment in your professional development and a clear path for progression to Account Manager.
• A collaborative, passionate, and supportive team culture that celebrates success.

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT VERVE

• Working with the best in the business
• Great company culture (really!) and fantastic office environment
• Year round CSR programmes and opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion programmes
• Sustainability Mandate (Verve is IS02012 certified), Volunteering projects, Give Back mentoring experiences
• Active Social activities
• Health Insurance after 1 years service
• Phone bill paid (up to £60 per month)
• Fully paid loyalty month off after three years of service within the company
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme with free access to mental health resources
• Hybrid working. Minimum 3 days from the office
• New Business Incentive Scheme from day one
• Employee Referral Incentive Policy
• Season ticket loans offered.
• Cycle to work scheme.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy. Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is integral to Verve. We know that for our business to thrive and to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.