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key roles of an event organiser

What is involved when setting up the programme for a charity event? :smile:
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Original post by 0annalowe
What is involved when setting up the programme for a charity event? :smile:
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source: https://www.allaboutcareers.com/careers/job-profile/event-organiser

Event organisers are the people that plan and organise events of various kinds, from industry exhibitions, academic conferences, business seminars and careers fairs, to product launches, gigs, film festivals, fashion shows and charity fundraising events.
Primarily employed by events management companies, event organisers tend to work with a range of clients across the public sector, private sector and third sector. However, some event organisers may work in-house for large multinational corporations, while others work on a freelance basis.
If you enter this profession, you’re likely to take on a vast range of responsibilities to make sure that the events you organise are the best they can possibly be. Your aim will be to organise everything in the most efficient and cost-effective way, while still ensuring that the event has the necessary ‘wow factor’.
Firstly, you’ll be liaising with your client to understand their wants, needs and special requests for the event. Following this consultation period, you’ll be conceptualising, planning and organising events from start to finish in accordance with your client’s requirements.
To make sure everything runs smoothly, you’ll be selecting venues, preparing them for the event and setting everything up. Furthermore, you’ll be managing staff and hiring volunteers, as well as coordinating various suppliers to provide the event with all the necessary bits and pieces, such as security, lighting, displays, sound equipment, stages, parking, toilets, food and drink.
You’ll be in charge of designing the layout and schedule of the event, commissioning companies to produce event guides, tickets and pamphlets and carrying out marketing activities to promote the event with the help of PR professionals and marketing executives.
The budget for the event will also be your responsibility and you’ll be the ‘go-to’ guy or girl if any problems or complications happen on the day. When you’re not actively working on projects, you may also be tasked with carrying out market research, identifying business opportunities and making presentations to clients in order to win new contracts.
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Thankyou for your kind reply but I had to submit this two months ago now !

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