Global Events & PR Manager (12-Month Maternity Cover)

at  Phorest

ABOUT PHOREST

Phorest powers 11,000 hair and beauty salons using our software across the globe. Our aim is to capture 25% of the market globally – that’s one million salons and a billion-dollar company.
We are growing and would like to add a new member to our team. You will join a group of highly motivated individuals, to help us grow Phorest faster.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a Global Events & PR Manager to join our team. Reporting directly to the marketing director, this position interfaces directly with the senior leadership team, the brand partnership team, the website manager and the regional marketing and leadership teams. This is a function that sits within the global marketing team however requires collaboration across all departments and functions throughout Phorest.
This role requires a confident event manager and strategic thinker who can deliver first class events to a global audience, showcasing Phorest as the best in class for growth. The candidate will lead and manage all aspects of the Salon Owners Summit whilst working closely with the Global Partnership Manager, creating new opportunities to help grow the business.

BENEFITS

Your wellbeing is important to us - we provide private healthcare, 2 Wellness Days, an employee assistance program and a free online GP service.
As part of our Financial Wellbeing, we provide competitive Compensation, an Employee Share Purchase Scheme, Pension, Life Assurance, and Income Protection.
We help you travel by providing a bike to work scheme as well as tax saver transport tickets.
‍️We support the women who work in Phorest by offering 2 weeks leave for Fertility Treatment, Pregnancy Loss and Menopause.
We care for your family and provide Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Benefits.
We grow our own timber! We provide a great learning environment and extensive development opportunities. We run development programs and provide access to many online resources including LinkedIn learning.
Moving house? Phorest employees get 3 moving days.
We don’t believe in formal dress codes. We prefer things casual.
Want to learn more about Phorest? Check out nothingventured.rocks for our blog and Insights on building an evergreen company from the team here at Phorest.
Phorest is an equal opportunity employer. For this position, flexi-time and working from home is possible. We are also open to remote work. Get in touch to ask for more information or to chat about your future with Phorest!
Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We’d love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit

• Lead the annual Phorest Summit event including 360 event management, budget management, comms and promotion and identifying commercial opportunities
• Support regions and their event and PR requirements/ initiatives
• Create a strategy for getting the Phorest brand out there through speaker opportunities & attendance at events etc
• Support on Partnership events. This is how we best access their audience. Campaigns create awareness but in person events create sales and revenue
• Working closely with the regional teams to maximise the impact of the partnership and the outbound budget
• Act as a liaison between our company and our partners, and foster positive relationships with key stakeholders
• Manage and work closely with the Event Sales Executive to ensure success of the event