Are you ready to be at the heart of London’s innovation scene? Venture Café London is on the lookout for a passionate Program and Experience Design Manager to lead our flagship Thursday Gathering and other groundbreaking initiatives.
Join us in creating a dynamic and inclusive community where innovators connect, collaborate, and drive change. If you’re excited about making a real impact and fostering a vibrant ecosystem, you belong at Venture Café London!

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK

We are looking for a curious doer to join our fun team to coordinate an impactful program of events for a community of innovators at the Venture Café’s flagship weekly event: the Thursday Gathering.

Your role would be to execute weekly Venture Café Thursday Gatherings including the following:

• Promoting web and social events on Venture Café London communication channels.
• Coordinating inventory - managing food & beverage supplies, printing supplies, signage, etc.
• Setting up and breaking down Thursday Gathering events, including managing program partner bump-ins and outs, setting up the Venture Café Kiosk, and placing signage.
• Connecting with the Venture Café Global Institute to share learnings and support the relationship between Venture Café London and its global counterparts.
• Identifying and mitigating risks to the effective operation of the Thursday Gathering.
• Collaborating with the awesome ARIA team to ensure a delightful event experience.
• Great hospitality skills – able to keep community members engaged and happy even while resolving problems. Be able to enforce the Venture Café credo/guidelines in a friendly but firm fashion.

Your role would be to execute weekly Venture Café Thursday Gatherings including the following:

• Promoting web and social events on Venture Café London communication channels.
• Coordinating inventory - managing food & beverage supplies, printing supplies, signage, etc.
• Setting up and breaking down Thursday Gathering events, including managing program partner bump-ins and outs, setting up the Venture Café Kiosk, and placing signage.
• Connecting with the Venture Café Global Institute to share learnings and support the relationship between Venture Café London and its global counterparts.
• Identifying and mitigating risks to the effective operation of the Thursday Gathering.
• Collaborating with the awesome ARIA team to ensure a delightful event experience.
• Great hospitality skills – able to keep community members engaged and happy even while resolving problems. Be able to enforce the Venture Café credo/guidelines in a friendly but firm fashion

With a background in event management or marketing, you bring creativity and flexibility to Venture Café London, driven by a passion for mission-driven work and a commitment to hosting successful events. Your customer service excellence, problem-solving skills, and openness to learning from failure, paired with meticulous attention to detail, prepare you for success in this role. You excel in executing and innovating event experiences, engaging diverse community members, creatively using spaces, communicating effectively in various settings, and leveraging social media to promote events. Additionally, you have:

• Ideally at least 1-3 years of professional events or marketing experience.
• English fluency.
• Great hospitality skills – able to keep community members engaged and happy even while resolving problems. Be able to enforce the Venture Café credo/guidelines in a friendly but firm fashion.
• Familiarity with social media channels and ability to leverage them as part of your work.
• Willingness for domestic and international travel as needed.
• Ability to legally work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas for this role at this time