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Events manager CV example

An events employer reads your CV for the size of what you have run: how many events, how many guests, what budget, and whether everything went to plan on the day.

Give the numbers, the suppliers you book and the safety checks you own. This example is a conference and events manager applying for a senior post.

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Lauren Kavanagh
Conference and Events Manager

Profile

Events manager with seven years in conferences and exhibitions, the last four running about 30 events a year for a university conference centre, from 40-person dinners to a 1,200-delegate conference. Agrees the brief and budget with each client, books venues and suppliers, sells sponsorship and runs the day on site. Looking for a senior events manager post.

Experience

Conference and Events Manager Irwell University Conference Centre, Manchester · 2022–present

Run about 30 conferences, exhibitions and dinners a year, with budgets up to £280,000.

Agree the format, budget and timetable with each client, then plan rooms, catering and AV.

Research and book venues, caterers, AV crews and security, and negotiate prices with about 25 regular suppliers.

Sold £96,000 of sponsorship and exhibition stands for the 2025 health research conference, 1,200 delegates over two days.

Brief the design team on programmes and promotion, and approve every email and social post.

Write the risk assessment and event safety plan for each event, and check suppliers’ insurance.

Manage the team of six on the day, from build to get-out.

Events Coordinator Castlefield Exhibition Hall, Manchester · 2019–2022

Booked exhibitors and suppliers and ran the event office for 14 trade shows a year.

Education

BA (Hons) Events Management, 2:1 Northgate University · 2016–2019

Additional information

Works evenings, weekends and nights away for events. Full UK driving licence.

Fictional example for an events manager. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What venues, agencies and in-house events teams look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Agree the type of event, budgets and timescales with the clientFormat, budget and timetable agreed with each client
Research venues, contacts and suppliers and negotiate pricesPrices negotiated with about 25 regular suppliers
Book venues, entertainment, equipment and suppliesVenues, caterers and AV crews booked for about 30 events a year
Hire and supervise contractors like caterers and securityCaterers, AV and security booked; a team of six led on the day
Oversee the design of publicity material and promote eventsProgrammes and promotion briefed; every email and post approved
Sell exhibition stand space and arrange sponsorship deals£96,000 of sponsorship and stands for a 1,200-delegate conference
Follow health, safety and insurance regulationsA risk assessment and safety plan for each event; insurance checked
Make sure everything runs smoothly for the duration of the eventOn site from build to get-out

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for an events manager.

Average pay: £23,000 a year for a starter and £40,000 for an experienced events manager, working 37 to 39 hours a week (National Careers Service, checked 17 October 2026).

Facts checked against National Careers Service: Events manager on .

Skills to list for this job

The skills the National Careers Service lists for an events manager, in CV wording. Put down only the ones you can show, each with where you used it.

  • Customer service
  • Thorough, with close attention to detail
  • Taking feedback and working well under pressure
  • Working well with others
  • Flexible and open to change
  • Leadership
  • Clear spoken communication
  • Maths
  • Competent with computers and everyday software
Choose them in the editor

From the National Careers Service profile, checked 17 October 2026.

A profile if you are starting out

This CV's profile is written for someone with experience. Here is the same job at the other level: copy it, or open it in the editor with this CV and write over it.

Events management graduate looking for a first events assistant or coordinator role. A year’s placement with a conference venue booking rooms, caterers and AV for about 40 events, and weekend crew at two summer festivals. Confident with delegate booking systems and Excel budgets.
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Inside this example
  • Profile: 57 words here
  • Experience: 138 words here
  • Education: 8 words here
  • Skills: 30 words here
  • Additional information: 12 words here

How to write yours

01

Give the size of your events

Events a year, guests and budgets tell an employer which events you can run.

02

Name one event in full

A conference with its delegates, budget and sponsorship shows the whole job in one line.

03

Show the safety work

Risk assessments, safety plans and insurance checks are what a venue relies on.

04

Say when you can work

Evenings, weekends and nights away come with the job; put them under Additional information.

Questions about an events manager CV

Which degrees help for events manager jobs?

You may have an advantage if you have a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree; relevant subjects include events management, marketing, communications, hospitality management, leisure and tourism, and business management (National Careers Service). Give your course with its years, and any work placement as its own entry.

Which events apprenticeships should I list?

You could do an Event Assistant Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship or a Hospitality Manager Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship (National Careers Service). List it with its level and years.

Should I put event volunteering on my CV?

Volunteer work as a crew member at large events or exhibitions can be a good way to get experience, build contacts and hear about vacancies that go unadvertised (National Careers Service). Give the event, the year and what you did.

Can I move into events from hotels, sales or PR?

Employers usually look for relevant experience and transferable skills like organising, budget management and marketing, which you can get from hotel conference and banqueting, travel, sales, PR or fundraising (National Careers Service). Lead with the events you ran in that job.

Should I list events industry bodies?

You can find training and contacts through organisations like the Association of Event Organisers, Eventia, the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (National Careers Service). Put a membership or course under Additional information.

Modern and one page: your skills sit in the side column, so the main column leads with the events you ran. For an online form, switch to Plain.

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