Project Director - Exhibitions

Emota create unforgettable brand experiences that captivate audiences and push creative boundaries. As an award-winning experiential agency, we bring visions to life through the full spectrum of Meetings, Events and Exhibitions, underpinned by industry-leading sustainability, DEI, Health and Safety and ground-breaking production practices. We're delighted to present an opportunity for an Exhibitions Project Director to join team and help us create moments that matter.

What You'll Be Doing...

As a Project Director You will work primarily with a single key client to create and execute exhibition booths and environments that make a mark and resonate with audiences.

This is a hands-on position within a busy department providing the opportunity for national and international travel taking the lead for planning and execution of a programme of work alongside and experienced team. You will actively build and sustain positive client relationships, providing continuous support and direction by understanding our clients' brand and business objectives and bringing this understanding to life through creation and execution of world class booths and environments.

Duties

We offer a hybrid working opportunity and have a collaborative and creative space based in central Philadelphia. Reporting to our Head of Environments NA, your duties will include the following:

• Client account/ Programme ownership and management, specifically, exhibit management
• Managing Exhibition booth design, production, on site installation and post event management
• Responsibility for the production and execution of any project from initial concept to client delivery
• Overseeing the development and delivery of client content and messaging
• Lead the end-to-end event budget within the company financial tools
• Oversee the preparation and maintenance of budgets, throughout the lifecycle of each event including approving invoices
• Liaison with suppliers (AV, Show Services), venues and internal stakeholders
• Deliver first class customer service to meet client's goals
• Develop proposals to meet the client's goals
• Lead client planning meetings, pre-event, on site and post-event debriefs
• Liaising with designers, suppliers / contractors to ensure our live meetings and/or exhibitions are delivered to a high standard
  
  

What you'll need to have …

• 7 years experience in project leadership for Exhibits with excellent overall technical knowledge and commitment to service excellence
• An organized approach to project management, setting the tone for all project teams
• Experience of managing show budgets from creation through to revisions and reconciliation
• A customer-centric and process-driven approach to event delivery
• Experience in leading multi-disciplined teams
• Flexibility and a desire to travel both nationally and internationally and manage busy show schedules on-site
• Experience working with Pharmaceutical/Healthcare clients
• Good commercial understanding delivering projects to budget and schedule
• Experience building long lasting relationships with clients and delighting through delivery
  
  

Our Benefits...

We promote opportunities to learn, grow, train and get involved in broader workstreams that add to our work culture as well as a number of reward and recognition initiatives. Inizio Engage, XD offers a suite of benefits and perks including (but not limited to):

• Great compensation package
• 23 days' personal leave annually plus public holidays and company closure over Christmas
• Volunteering leave
• Private Medical and Life Insurance
• 401K
• Hybrid working
  
  

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.