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Talent Hub

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Welcome to the AEO Talent Hub

If you're interested or curious about a career in the events industry, this is the place to find out everything you need to know. The events industry is a vibrant, dynamic and friendly industry to work in and there are many opportunities for growth and development working in the UK, or overseas, on consumer or trade events. Want to be part of a team? Not afraid of hard work? Enjoy trying new things? Want to work in a fun environment? Read on!

Check out the videos below to get a feel for why events is an amazing industry to work in.

Event Industry Snapshot

Experiences of the Industry

Member Stories

We've asked some of our members what they love about the events industry, the secret to their success and how they would sum up their role. Take a look at their story below.


 


AEO and EA are partnering up to raise awareness of the industry, ensuring that events are considered by those in further education as a first choice career.

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Opportunities with the Event Academy

The Event Academy is the no.1 event management training provider in the UK.

They run the only Event Management Training courses accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing
 
Course qualifications include Certificate, Diploma & Postgraduate Diploma levels. We also run an alternative to a University Degree.
The Event Academy provides volunteering and work placement opportunities for students.

They deliver work ready graduates for the events industry and create meaningful careers for the students themselves.
 
Their courses focus on delivering practical skills through experiential learning, and are delivered from our learning hub, The Business Design Centre in London, and are also available online. 

Their sister company The Event Talent Agency offer further opportunities for employment at over 500 companies in the UK.

AEO Member Testimonial

“We worked with Event Academy last year to recruit junior individuals who are new to the industry. The draw for us was that we could consider graduates that were keen and eager to work within the industry, continue to learn and who would come on board with an enthusiastic attitude. We offered the three month placement to someone who came on board as a marketing and operations assistant across a portfolio of shows. Following the three month placement, we offered her the role permanently and she has been with us coming up to a year. From our side, the system of recruiting through Event Academy offers us reduced risk compared to other recruitment agencies but finding new, young and hungry individuals.”

Alexander

Alexander Angus
Regional Director- East Africa
 

 

Free Webinars for sales, marketing and ops professionals

Are you interested in developing your career? Is it difficult to secure budget for training? Is it difficult to get out of the office to attend training seminars or events? We've got the answer.

We are excited to bring sales, marketing and ops professionals free CPD accredited training through webinars. So whether you're in the office, working from home or on a train with wi-fi, you can learn from a place that is convenient for you, for free. Please note this is an AEO member benefit. 

Members will receive invitations to register for upcoming webinars directly.

Click here for a detailed overview 

  Free Webinars for sales, marketing and ops professionals

To view current vacancies that our members have posted... 

 

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  • "Broadway Events joined the AEO on the Enterprise Membership. We’ve already taken advantage of the many benefits including the excellent FaceTime Masterclasses and training guides for exhibitors."
    Emma Barrett
    Broadway Events
  • "We are a member of the AEO because it is a proactive association for the events industry. As an organiser it provides us with high value ideas, networking, guidance and information."
    David Harrison
    PPMA Group
  • "This year, the association has led working groups to address industry issues and put on some amazing events full of insightful content for both organisers and, through the AEOs FaceTime initiative, exhibitors. In addition, the AEO has represented the industry at a Governmental level to raise awareness of the importance of events to the UK economy."
    Paul Byrom
    Brand Events
  • "I genuinely believe that if you’re involved in organising events you should become a member of the AEO."
    Simon Kimble
    Clarion Events
  • "Our membership of the AEO represents real and tangible value for UBM - it provides fantastic networking opportunities, practical training for our team as well as valuable insight into the state of our industry."
    Simon Parker
    UBM
  • "The AEO take great effort to ensure our industry continues to be recognised for its value, promotes the sector for talent acquisition and encourages the sharing of best practice across its members and their customers. It also provides a rich calendar of events for our staff to learn, network, share experiences and celebrate with their peers in the industry."
    Stuart Johnston
    Ascential Events
  • "As an Association business, we appreciate the excellent work the secretariat of the AEO do for our community. From the events side of our business, the AEO provides an excellent return on investment, providing thought leadership, fantastic networking, brilliant awards, excellent research and FaceTime, a valuable tool to tell our markets why exhibitions and events should be an essential part of the marketing mix."
    Neil Felton
    FESPA
  • "AEO’s networking and member meetings are valuable for individuals at all levels within our organisation. The promotion of our sector to the outside world, to government, authorities and business at large is another vital aspect of the AEO’s purpose for members, many of whom, like my company, work on events throughout the world."
    Stephen Brooks
    Mack Brooks Exhibitions
  • “Knowledge is power and the AEO dinners are certainly powerful, there is always a wealth of knowledge at the table. Insightful presentations make for a constructive and extremely social way to learn from the experts who’ve done it before. I attended the Japanese evening and gained really valuable insight about the culture and how best to communicate with a local audience.”
    John Whitaker
    Vice President Marketing, Data & Digital , dmg events
  • "We have the opportunity to contribute positively to the industry as well as gaining valuable insight and advice. There’s no need to spend valuable time and money reinventing the wheel when you have so many experienced professionals in AEO membership to learn from”
    Emma Cartmell
    CHS Group
  • "JOINING THE AEO HAS BEEN FANTASTIC! Being able to gift our customers with free places at the FaceTime masterclasses, learn alongside industry peers and seek advice to common challenges is invaluable”
    Sharon Azam
    GovNet Communications

 

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