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# Meetings and Events Project Manager at Emota

- **Company:** Emota
- **Location:** Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/emotainizioengage/jobs/8079663

## Job description

Job Title: Meetings and Events Project Manager

Brand: Emota

Location: UK: Ashby-de-la-Zouch or Manchester, (working min 2 days a week from nearest office with remaining 3 days able to be worked remotely)

Reporting to: Project Director

Direct report(s): None

A bit about the role …

Reporting into a Project Director you will manage global meetings, events and congress participation for our pharmaceutical clients. You will ensure each event is profitable, compliant and meets clients and team's expectations. You will be responsible for all logistical elements and budget management and be supported by a Project Executive who will manage the attendee participation.

This role, which includes national and international travel, will involve client partner, supplier and financial management at all stages of the delivery - pre, on-site and post event.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to you including volunteer days, enhanced annual leave with an option to buy/sell, company pension, life and health insurance and many other benefits.

What will you do …

Project Management:

- Manage all venues and associated logistical arrangements including congress attendance and business centre, dinners and break-outs and housing blocks and attrition
- Manage congress sponsorship activity on behalf of your client including approval process, liaison with client contracting team and booth providers
- Manage and co-ordinate client requirements with all 3rd party suppliers/internal service providers
- Produce, manage and circulate important communications e.g. weekly status reports to all main meeting partners
- Travel on-site to conduct site inspections including planning meetings with all suppliers and for delivery of the event
- Manage post event metric reporting

Client Liaison and Development:

- Deliver first class customer service following clients goals
- Plan, attend and implement client planning meetings – face-to-face, hybrid and virtual including debriefs

Financial Management:

- Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of budgets, throughout the lifecycle of each event including approving invoices
- Ensure financial tracking of each event and conduct regular 'health checks' to ensure positive cash flow
- Accomplish scope management – to identify and charge clients for out-of-scope activities
- Track cost avoidance / saving measures
- Ensure compliance with company and client invoicing processes
- Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of congress cross charge budgets, throughout the lifecycle of each event

General:

- To work with appropriate support departments to ensure the delivery of client measurables
- Assist new starters by taking on the role of 'Buddy'
- Apply our mission, vision and values
- Comply with all company and client procedures
- Maintain good long-term relationships with hotels, venues and suppliers, to ensure the best value for money for your clients
- Be an ambassador for the agency
- To be mindful of environmental sustainability in all aspects of your role and incorporate this mindset in your approach

What do you need to have …

- Organiser with a minimum of 4 years event management delivery of corporate events

. Live within a commutable distance (within 1 hour) of either our Ashby-de-la-Zouch or Manchester offices

- Experience managing event budgets from initial budget, through revisions and reconciliation
- Client liaison skills
- Team motivator and professional team member
- A focus on accuracy, detail, consistency and dedicated to customer service
- Intermediate level Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
- The ability and desire to travel on-site internationally

A bit about us ….

Emota is an award-winning global events agency that creates and delivers engaging, impactful experiences.

Inizio Engage XD is an unusually shaped communications group that creates experiences that inspire lasting change. We partner with clients to provide employee engagement, learning and training solutions, scientific engagement and capability building, all underpinned by applied behavioural science. We engage internal and external audiences through the delivery of live and virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content. 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.

## About Emota

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Emota is a global experiential agency that designs and delivers live and virtual events, exhibitions, and congress experiences, with a strong heritage in healthcare.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Inizio Engage, part of the Inizio group)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 1979 (as legacy agencies; current Emota brand formed from merger of WRG and Ashfield Event Experiences)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (the company emerged from a merger of existing agencies)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Events Services (experiential marketing, live events, exhibitions)
- **Target customers**: B2B — primarily global pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, also financial services, energy, technology, and consumer goods
- **Mission**: To create purposeful connections by combining intelligent creativity, deep expertise, and delivery excellence – changing how audiences think, feel, and act in ways that have immediate and lasting benefits for brands.

## Products & Services
- **Meetings & Events**: End-to-end management of global meetings, conferences, and incentive events, from strategy to on-the-ground execution.
- **Exhibitions & Brand Experiences**: Design and production of congress booths, exhibit stands, and immersive brand activations (e.g., the award-winning sustainable booth for AstraZeneca at ASCO 2025).
- **Congress & Conventions**: Full-service support for participation in major industry congresses, including compliance, venue sourcing, travel management, and technical production.
- **Digital & Film Studio**: Virtual event platforms, digital content, and film production.
- **Specialty Practices**: Sustainability consulting, DEI center of excellence, behavioural science (Principal Behavioural Science Consultant on staff), healthcare compliance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Emota is a private subsidiary within Inizio)
- **Key Metric**: Partners with 19 of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies; average client relationship lasts three times the industry average; client satisfaction rating of 9/10.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Part of Inizio Engage, which itself is a division of Inizio (a market-leading commercialization partner). Key clients include AstraZeneca, Roche, Merck.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount growth of +26.6% YoY (LinkedIn data, though company site claims “over 500” employees); active job postings increased 333.3% year-over-year; recent sustainability awards (C&IT Impact Award, ERA Sustainability Award).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unrivalled healthcare expertise**: Decades of experience in a highly regulated sector, with deep compliance and medical knowledge built into every project.
- **Longest-lasting client relationships**: Average tenure triple the industry norm, indicating trust and repeat business.
- **Integrated capabilities**: Draws on the wider Inizio Engage ecosystem (commercial, medical affairs, patient solutions) to create richer experiences.
- **Award-winning sustainability**: Demonstrated leadership in sustainable event design (e.g., carbon-reducing booth for AstraZeneca that drew 41% of ASCO attendees).
- **Behavioural science approach**: In-house Principal Behavioural Science Consultant ensures creativity is grounded in proven psychology.

## Strategic Focus
- **Sustainability**: Embedding environmental responsibility into all offerings (reusable booth designs, carbon reduction).
- **DEI**: Dedicated Director of DEI Center of Excellence, integrating diversity and inclusion into client work.
- **Digital innovation**: Expanding virtual and hybrid event capabilities through the Digital Studio.
- **Talent growth**: Aggressive hiring across project management, production, and creative roles to support global expansion.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasises empowerment, ethical practice, and collaboration (“We work as one”). Recognised with the Mind Gold Award for workplace wellbeing.
- **Work model**: Hybrid – at least 2 days per week in one of the offices (Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Manchester, London, or Philadelphia).
- **Values**: Positivity, straight-forward communication, making change happen.
- **Growth opportunities**: Clear career paths from Project Coordinator to Project Director; exposure to global pharma clients and complex, high-impact projects.
- **Benefits**: Commitment to learning & development, mental health support, and charitable/social activities.
- **Team**: Over 500 global employees across 6 countries; strong mentorship from experienced industry leaders.

## Sources
1. [emotaexperiences.com](https://emotaexperiences.com/) – Company home page with service descriptions and work highlights
2. [emotaexperiences.com/about-emota](https://emotaexperiences.com/about-emota/) – About page, history, leadership, values
3. [emotaexperiences.com/careers](https://emotaexperiences.com/careers/) – Careers page with culture, locations, open roles
4. [linkedin.com/company/emota-experiences](https://www.linkedin.com/company/emota-experiences) – LinkedIn profile with employee count, growth, departments, locations
5. [inizioengage.com/specialist-brands-emota](https://inizioengage.com/specialist-brands-emota/) – Inizio Engage specialist brands page with capabilities and leadership

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