Emma Mercer

Senior Project Manager for Live Group

United Kingdom

About

Events and Media specialist with over a decade of professional experience working on high-profile events including the Evening Standard, The Drum, BBC Radio 2, Children in Need, the Radio Academy Awards and many more. First-class planning, organisational and coordination with the ability to quickly forge relationships at all levels. Strong ability to hit monetary targets and work within tight budgets.

Experience

  • Senior Project Manager at Live Group
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Evening Standard (6 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Operations Manager for Evening Standard exhibitions
      Sep 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      SME XPO: Powering scale up businesses. https://smexpo.co.uk/ Evening Standard’s SME XPO is the UK’s leading exhibition and conference dedicated entirely to ambitious SME founders and decision-makers who are looking to scale. London Olympia, April 2022 ExCel London, April 2023 and April 2024 STEP UP EXPO: Inspiring Teen Choices https://stepupexpo.co.uk/ Inspiring young Londoners to think about their futures, and the future of their city London Olympia, June 2023 Sneakerness London https://sneakerness.com/events/london-2024/ The premium sneaker, fashion and lifestyle event of the year brought to you by the Evening Standard. The Truman Brewery, September 2023

    • Project Manager for the Evening Standard's events team
      Oct 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr

      Working across multiple projects for ES Live, bringing together the events operations team with the marketing and sales teams. - Evening Standard Stories Festival in association with Netflix 2021 - Evening Standard Big Comedy Night in association with Uber 2021 - Evening Standard SME XPO 2022

    • Event Manager
      Jan 2018 - Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Working across the Evening Standard's wide-ranging portfolio of events including: - Evening Standard Film Awards 2018 - Evening Standard Business Awards 2018 and 2019 - Evening Standard Progress 1000 in association with Citi 2018 and 2019 - Evening Standard Speakeasy series - Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 and 2019 - Evening Standard Stories Festival 2021

  • Event Manager - Awards at The Drum - Modern Marketing and Media
    May 2015 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Awards portfolio management for The Drum, a global media platform and publisher and the biggest marketing website in Europe. Responsibilities include: awards implementation from launch to ceremony to post-event, managing a marketing and social media team, developing agency and publisher relationships, media partnership acquisition and management and more. The Drum Marketing Awards The Drum Online Media Awards The Drum Content Awards The Drum Social Buzz Awards The Drum Creative Out Of Home Awards The Drum RAR Digital Awards

  • Freelance - Events Manager at DAYTime Entertainment Ltd
    Mar 2011 - May 2015 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Working in a range of roles for this small, well-established Media, Broadcast and Events Management Consultancy who run Radio, TV and Corporate events and also promote music artists. Responsibilities include; event scheduling and coordination, celebrity booking, Front of House management, digital marketing and social media development along with many other tasks. Key projects include: - BBC Radio 2 & Children in Need, London and Manchester (2012 - 2015) - Radio Academy Awards (Sony), The Grosvenor House Hotel, London (2012 - 2014) 
 - Zafer / MITs Award 2013 and 2014: onsite artist liaison team – honouring Annie Lennox and Michael 
Eavis
 - Starfisch Records Ltd, Welwyn Garden City (March 2012 – May 2015) - TBI Media / Freesat Awards 2013: head of the onsite artist liaison team

  • Freelance - Events and Projects Coordinator at Daydreaming Projects
    Sep 2012 - Apr 2013 · 8 mos

    Varied responsibilities working for this Visual Artist Management and Creative Consultancy. Duties included; International Project Management of events and exhibitions, artist and client liaison, website content management and social media; Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Key projects include: - 
Mo’Wax / James Lavelle, London (2012 - 2013) 
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ATC Management Summer Party and Showcase, Camden, London (Mar 2013) 
 - Clarke & Reilly 8 Chairs, Gallery Libby Sellers, London (Mar 2013 – Apr 2013)
 - Kai & Sunny Diverse Elements, Pertwee, Anderson & Gold, London (Mar 2013 – Apr 2014) - Keaton Henson Hithermost, Pertwee, Anderson & Gold, London (Jan 2013 - Feb 2013)
 - ATC Management - Keaton Henson showcase (Nov 2012) 
 - Dazed and Confused magazine, London – Freelance Sep-Oct 2012 Assistant Events Manager - RayBan’s 75th birthday party, Islington Town Hall - Casio G-Shock 30th Anniversary Awards, The Flower Cellars, Covent Garden