Handle Recruitment is seeking a candidate passionate about progressing their career in the events industry while utilising Spanish speaking skills, for a leader in events and awards that celebrate the media, marketing and creative industries.

As an Awards Executive your responsibilities will include:

• Own and run one award programme ensuring regular communication with current clients, and to drive new business across the other five.
• Follow the processes and understand the systems the business uses to drive entries into the programmes.
• Help grow the number of entries and revenue for the awards programme responsible for.
• Build relationships with key contacts at companies who should be engaging with entries and/or providing judges.
• Gain an understanding of the competitor awards programmes within the region of the one they are responsible for.
• Help identify and engage with new companies who should be entering into all of the company's awards programmes.
• Curate an inclusive jury.
• Ensure collation of all award entry materials and processes by specified deadlines
• Provide customer service for all awards queries
• International travel to events, or key meetings as required
• Meet - both virtually and in person - as many of the key entrants in each of the programmes and develop key relationships

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Attention to detail and ability to remain clam under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Brilliant oral and written communication skills
• Customer-service focus and project management approach
• Experience, knowledge or passion for the media and marketing sector
• Good knowledge of basic computer Microsoft programmes such as Word, Outlook and Excel

Please apply now for a further conversation!

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.