Event Manager

About BLAST At BLAST, we’re all about creating extraordinary live and digital experiences — from arena-packing esports tournaments to unforgettable content that engages fans around the globe. We Make It Bold by challenging the norm and delivering fresh, creative formats that redefine what’s possible in the industry. We Make It Together by building close, collaborative partnerships with world-leading game publishers and brands to produce truly world-class results. And we Make It Happen by bringing energy, precision, and a problem-solving mindset to everything we do — across games like Counter-Strike, DOTA 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League, and Fortnite. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and share our passion for pushing boundaries, we’d love to hear from you. The role We are hiring an Event Manager for the BLAST x Valve global ecosystem, an exciting role to lead the planning and delivery of the arena show elements of multiple high profile tournaments. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior event professional to work in a global setting and take the lead on delivering some very exciting esports events. Responsibilities Lead operational contact for the event delivery elements of BLAST arena shows, coordinating all of the venue operations with all relevant stakeholders both internally and externally Leads on all deadlines & deliverables relating to the venue hire contract or stipulated by the venue team, working very closely with the Production and ticketing lead on all operations Has a clear overview of all activities happening across the venue (eg high level overview of load in, media days, ad-hoc tours and events etc.) and a contact list of all key personnel Coordinates all site visits and team introductions ensuring the correct departments & venue contacts are represented and connected Owns the non-production elements of the floorplan eg back of house and office layouts, dressing rooms, furniture, catering areas as well as ensuring all activity regarding practise rooms at the team hotel is planned with tournament operations Leads the on-site comms flow and daily briefs relating to Event Delivery Hiring and managing freelance local Event Managers / Coordinators / FOH staff where required, and working with any local production companies in the respective country Owns & manages the relevant lines of the budgets relating to event delivery Work closely with all BLAST departments including production, ticketing, commercial and broadcast colleagues to collectively finalize floor-plans and seating charts before on-sale announcements Working closely with the BLAST commercial team to ensure partner activations are facilitated on site and are approved by the venue Responsible (with support from the event coordinator) for researching, booking and managing all Hotels and accommodation operations Responsible (with support from the event coordinator and team operations) for the planning and delivery of all on-site catering, accreditation and staff operations on venue Plan and budget for the front of house audience elements - VIP operations inc staffing & budget (not inc guestlist), signing sessions, partner activations, concourse floor plans etc Work closely with the Ecosystem Directors and Exec Producer on KPI’s and ensuring the Events department is delivering what is needed