Environment and Culture of the workplace
You will spend a considerable amount of your work time in an office, organising over the phone and the internet, writing plans and production reports, and continuously keeping track of your progress. As the event draws nearer, you will spend more time on the event site, managing the set up of equipment, the arrangement of decorations, and supervising staff members and overseeing the production process. In terms of working hours, these can vary depending on the event you are managing, and your client’s requests.
Since you are always running to a deadline, you may need to put in overtime for an event to be ready on time. You are in charge of a great deal of aspects, both vital and trivial. The atmosphere is stressful, with high pressure to have everything under control all the time. There is an expectation of perfection and anticipation that even the most trivial of things can upset. Your eye for detail must remain across all these issues.
About the Author
Meg Fisher
Meg Fisher is the Events Manager for the Local Government and Shires Association of NSW which looks after the interests of NSW councils. The events team produces and co-ordinates with councils major conferences regionally, seminars, gala dinners, meetings, award evenings and one-off events. Meg has over ten years experience in event production, sponsorship management and negotiation, and event marketing, and is the Immediate Past President of The International Special Events Society (ISES) in Sydney. She has worked in public events,corporate events and venue management.
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