Join the dynamic marketing team at Westfield, for a 6-month fixed-term contract at one of the UK's most popular retail and leisure destinations, attracting 50 million shoppers annually. As a key leisure destination in London, it boasts over 300 leading brands, 80 dining options and has attracted close to 40 first-to-UK retail and leisure concepts. This presents an exciting opportunity to work with high-profile brands and contribute to innovative campaigns within a high-footfall, high-impact environment.

Key objectives

As a Lead Event Project Manager, you will provide strategic support to the Head of Marketing to deliver an exciting and best-in-class experiential program across our UK centres, ensuring operational excellence in project delivery. Your responsibilities will include managing external suppliers, overseeing budgets, and driving excellence in experiential strategy to contribute to overall centre objectives. This position requires a proactive and detail-oriented professional with a passion for events and retail marketing.

What you will be doing…

• Lead on the delivery and execution for UK experiential strategy in collaboration with the Head of Marketing, working closely with Group Marketing on European-wide campaigns
• Support on the production of creative briefs and managing RACI for all events with Heda of Marketing. Partner with key business counterparts to ensure implementation on time, on budget and with a clear roadmap for all parties to understand progress.
• Manage the annual events budget and reporting, responsible for ensuring all projects are delivered within budget. With full responsibility and oversight over financial processes and procurement.
• Lead team of external freelance project/production managers and general technicians, to deliver projects, ensuring they are delivered according to centre's operational and sustainability standards
• Project resourcing and allocation for all events in the annual calendar
• Manage the delivery of events, including leading regular project meetings, contact reports and project time plans, ensuring regular communication with the project teams, centre management & all stakeholders, as well as onsite event management
• Support the Head of Marketing where required by attending business meetings, assisting with specific event delivery-related projects and discussing and planning initiatives for the department where required
• Work with the centre marketing teams to support the delivery of activity across a range of events
• Provide an analysis of events and results and circulate to key stakeholders. Feed into Centre development work streams to futureproof centres as required
• Work collaboratively with Development, Leasing, Centre Management and Westfield Rise as required
• Ensure all Health and Safety, Risk Management and other appropriate procedures and licences are up to date and in line with current legislation.
• Manage all external event agencies and suppliers
• Ensure the extended Events Team delivers in line with URWs policies and procedures

What skills, experience, and knowledge will you need to be successful?

• Extensive experience in events industry with strong technical production knowledge
• Experienced in health & safety legislation and practices
• Ideally, experience within the fashion, retail, lifestyle or entertainment industry
• Proven experience of managing multiple projects to deadlines in fast fast-paced environment
• An ability to juggle a number of projects and priorities at the same time.
• A proven track record in managing and developing a team
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Proven experience of resource planning
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with an ability to develop strong internal & external relationships
• Ability to expertly manage multiple external agencies and suppliers
• Strong project leader. Strategic, extremely creative yet business savvy.
• Proactive, resourceful, can-do attitude.
• Extensive knowledge of the UK retail industry is a must and best practice experiential strategy

Who are we?

At Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), we develop and operate a portfolio of sustainable, premium, mixed-use real estate assets across Europe and the United States. Driven by our purpose to Reinvent Being Together, we are committed to accelerating urban regeneration and rethinking how we live together in cities. Today, 2,000 dedicated individuals are working together to reshape the future of real estate and shopping centers by creating innovative, engaging spaces that truly redefine community connections.

Our flagship destinations are more than just places; they're the heartbeat of the community. We empower our employees to make a real impact through volunteering, DE&I programs, and leading ESG efforts. URW is at the forefront of experiential entertainment, constantly pushing boundaries to craft unforgettable in-person and digital experiences. By surprising and delighting our customers, we create magical moments and reinvent togetherness in every interaction.

Within our Northern Europe Region - spanning the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and the UK - we own and manage eight exceptional assets. These include Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Westfield Mall of the Netherlands and Stadshart Amstelveen.

Why work for us:

We put people development and learning at the heart of what we do. We'll help you master your role, build your technical skills, and take advantage of top-notch management and leadership programs. From face-to-face workshops to our global online learning resources, we encourage you to make learning a part of your daily routine.

We offer a fantastic pension plan, bonus scheme, and plenty of other incentives. We also prioritise your health and wellbeing, training employees as mental health ambassadors to support and educate our team. Plus, you can sign up for medical and dental insurance, gym discounts, health check-ups, and more.

Want to know more about what it's like working at URW? Visit our site: https://www.urw.com/join-us/life-at-urw.

What Matters to Us:

At URW, our purpose is to Reinvent Being Together, reimagining how people and communities connect, socialise, and experience dynamic moments in unique and meaningful ways.

We are proud to promote equal opportunities and embrace diversity in profiles, experiences, and skills. At URW, we believe that diversity is the cornerstone of our success, and we are dedicated to fostering an environment that respects, values, celebrates, and leverages individual differences to their fullest potential.

We evaluate each application with fairness and without discrimination based on disability, age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristics. Our commitment is to provide equal access to our services for everyone. If you require any adjustments for your interview, please let us know in advance, so we can support you accordingly.

Join us and be part of a team that's making a real difference in your local communities!