Event Venues Manager

Organisation: RunThrough Events
Salary: £28k – 32k (Depending on experience) + Bonus scheme
Location: Hersham, Surrey KT12 3PW (travel is involved for events)
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 1 September 2025
Job Description: JOB TITLE: Event Venues Manager
START DATE: ASAP
JOB TYPE: Full-time (Including weekend work)
SALARY: £28k – 32k (Depending on experience) + Bonus scheme
HOLIDAY: 25 days holiday + bank holidays
BASED: Hersham, Surrey KT12 3PW (travel is involved for events)
TYPE OF WORK: Events/Office-based/Remote working
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: 2+ years event management experience

About Us:
RunThrough is the UK's largest and Europe’s fastest growing running events company, dedicated to delivering exceptional running experiences and fostering a vibrant community of runners. We are in an extremely exciting period of growth, with over 300 events planned and 400,000 entrants expected in 2025. As we expand our reach and continue to build our team, we are looking for a passionate Venues Manager to join us on this exciting journey.

The Role:
We are looking for someone with a keen interest for running and events to join a passionate and growing company.

Job description:
As Event Venues Manager, you will be working directly with our event management team to deliver cutting-edge and professional mass-participation running events across the UK. You shall complete the daily tasks of event management to include, but not restricted to event planning and documentation, venue management, and ensuring high-standards are maintained in relation to the preparation and delivery of events.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Event Delivery:
- Collaborate with the event team to plan and execute events
- Assist in setting up, managing, and dismantling event sites, ensuring that all elements meet our high standards.
- Support with the delivery of events as a Course team lead on event days
- Riding a lead bike ahead of the lead runners on event days
- Interacting with the wider running community to enhance reputation and engagement
- Active participation in debriefs after events

Venue Management:
- Maintain and develop relationships with venues, councils, traffic management contractors etc
- Create and update event management plans, risk assessments, planning and briefing documents
- Complete relevant event applications, e.g. road closure applications
- Lead team planning and briefing meetings
- Overall responsibility for planning and briefing documents to ensure consistency across the board

Person Specification:
- The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working in live events, an interest in running/sport and be a fast learner.
- They will be comfortable speaking to people from different industries, building relationships and developing relationships with new and existing stakeholders.

Essential:
- Able to work to strict deadlines and calm under pressure
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to carry out manual tasks
- Desire to learn, develop and advance personal career prospects
- Passion for delivering faultless events with a customer-centric focus
- Willing to work on weekends on a rota basis (average of 2 weekends per month)
- Full UK Manual Driving Licence and willing to drive a van
- Keen eye for detail
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience, preferred)

Desirable:
- Experience working live events
- Keen interest in and knowledge of running and sport
- Experience of managing a small team
- Previous experience driving a van
- Personable and confident in social situations
- Strong organisational and multitasking abilities, with excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently and remotely during the week

BENEFITS
- Free entry to races, and discounts for your friends & family
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Access to wellbeing platform
- Flexible working arrangements - Hybrid Working, Flexible Hours
- Free personalised running coaching
- Discounts available from our Partners
- Free RunThrough Kit and discount codes available
- Free membership to the RunThrough Run Club - a place where you can meet and train with other members of the community
- Regular team socials including group runs
- Bi-annual company socials & away days
- Opportunities to travel & work at events globally
How to apply: Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter outlining their relevant experience and suitability for the role to careers@runthrough.co.uk. RunThrough is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.