Job description
Do you thrive on creating dynamic, community-focused events that bring people together? Are you a detail-oriented, target-driven individual with a knack for organisation? Do you love collaborating with a passionate, close-knit team? If so, then Reading BID’s Event and Commercialisation Co-ordinator role could be the perfect next step for your career!

ABOUT US

Reading Business Improvement District (Reading BID) is a small but mighty team dedicated to transforming Reading into a vibrant, thriving destination to visit, live, work, and do business. Part of Reading’s Economy & Destination Agency (REDA), Reading BID is fully funded by local businesses, enhancing the town centre experience with services that encourage people to visit, work, shop and do business in the heart of Reading. From our annual Christmas light display and buzzing weekly food markets, to seasonal cultural events, well-being initiatives, and security services to support our retailers, hospitality sector and technology driven office-based businesses – the extra services we provide as a BID bring something extra to the town.
Find out more about us:
https://www.visit-reading.com/business/bid
https://www.visit-reading.com/business/about-us/reda-priorities

SKILLS:

• Proficient in Microsoft office
• Proven experience in planning, coordinating, and delivering events
• Background in sales and/or customer service with a customer-focused mindset
• A successful track record of meeting or exceeding income targets
• Strong event management skills, including end-to-end event delivery
• Ability to work under pressure, meeting tight timescales and managing conflicting deadlines.
• Capacity to handle a diverse and demanding workload effectively
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
• Results-driven with a commitment to finishing tasks to a high standard
• Experience in working within set budgets and delivering financially viable events
• A strong team player who can also take initiative and confidently lead projects to completion
• Skilled at building and maintaining positive relationships with a variety of key stakeholders
• Strong written and spoken English

Specific requirements

• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends on a regular (monthly) basis.
• Physical ability to set up events, e.g. setting out meeting room chairs and tables, setting up event gazebos and tables, using trolleys to transport marketing materials
• Awareness of health and safety considerations for public-facing events, including emergency access, crowd safety, and hazard management

As our new Event & Commercialisation Coordinator, you’ll be at the heart of our expanding events programme. Your mission will be to build on our already vibrant calendar of public and business-facing events, introducing fresh, exciting events and promotions that showcase Reading at its best.
You’ll use your event planning expertise and impeccable attention to detail to work closely with a whole range of stakeholders from market operators and the local council to entertainers and local businesses, ensuring every event runs smoothly, safely, and successfully. From logistics to execution, you’ll make sure everything is perfectly co-ordinated, and every event leaves a lasting impact in Reading town centre.
In addition to event coordination, you’ll play a pivotal role in managing commercialisation spaces across the town centre. You’ll work with marketing agencies to promote their businesses through our town centre spaces, handling everything from bookings and invoicing to ensuring the spaces are set up according to plan. Your attention to detail will ensure every promotional event runs seamlessly.