Events Sales & Administration Manager (Wedding & Events Venue)

Events Sales \& Administration Manager (Wedding \& Events Venue)

— Donington Park Farmhouse

Donington Park Farmhouse is a busy Wedding \& Events venue looking for an experienced Events Sales \& Administration Manager to lead our client journey from initial enquiry through to handover to the Operations team on event day.

This is a senior, hands\-on role for someone who combines exceptional wedding/events administration, confident client\-facing sales, and strong marketing \& social media capability. While experience is essential, the most important thing is your personality, work ethic, and pride in delivering outstanding events.

What you’ll be responsible for

\- Managing all event client meetings (venue show rounds, planning meetings, and pre\-event details)

\- Owning the event sales process: enquiry handling, lead management, follow\-up, conversion, and upsell

\- End\-to\-end event administration: from enquiry to final details and operational handover

\- Producing clear, accurate function sheets \& billing

\- Ensuring smooth communication with Operations and Kitchen teams

\- Managing wedding bedroom reservations administration

\- Owning the business marketing and sales budgets, processes, and reporting

\- Leading the venue’s marketing activity, including being ideally the day\-to\-day owner of our social media accounts

\- Keeping on top of wedding industry trends, competitor activity, and the local market (strong competitive awareness)

What we’re looking for

\- Wedding experience essential (senior wedding/event coordination background preferred)

\- Strong experience in wedding \& events planning and administration

\- Confident, warm, professional inter\-personal skills (you’ll meet clients to sell, plan, and guide)

\- Process\-driven approach with excellent organisation and attention to detail

\- Strong IT skills (comfortable producing precise documents and managing multiple systems at speed)

\- Event sales experience essential; CRM experience preferred

\- Marketing experience preferred, including social media management

\- Corporate / conferences \& banqueting (C\&B) experience preferred

Shift pattern (important)

\- Must be able to work weekends and two evenings per week

\- Days off will be weekdays

\- Shifts may vary depending on events or holiday cover

\- Closed on Christmas Day \& Boxing Day, and often for longer.

Location (important)

We are in a rural location — own is car essential. Please do not apply if you do not have your own car.

Pay

Competitive \& aligned the the experience of the successful applicant.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and, if possible, a covering letter (we’d love to hear more about you and why this role is a great fit).

Job Type: Full\-time

Benefits:

• Company events


• Company pension


• On\-site parking

• Senior Wedding \& Events Management: 1 year (required)

• drivers licence \& own car to commute (no bus route) (required)

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