This is an exciting opportunity to join the operational team at Station Hill as a Placemaking and Events Manager.
Our team are at the heart of the development, we are looking to recruit an experienced Placemaking and Events Manager with experience of producing footfall driving events in a large scheme with a passion for place and ultimately join us in our mission to create communities with soul.
Using our hospitality and BTR background we are building a new breed of estate management, a service that is built from the ground up to focus on visitor experience, community and placemaking. Our reputation for operating large scale mixed use estates, with a focus on placemaking has earnt us the 2022 Property Week Placemaking award. We believe focussing on the end user drives real value for our clients. Having successfully mobilised the BTR component, we are now turning to Station Hill estate we are now turning to Station Hill, one of our most exciting and largest schemes
Comprising of 600 BTR apartments, 275,000sqft of Grade A multi let offices (phase 1) with future expansion of a further 325,000sqft (phase 2) as well as over 2 acres of high-quality public realm – Station Hill is transformational. (https://www.stationhill.co.uk/).
This role is a career defining opportunity to activate a brand-new public realm, support commercial operators and build a new community with soul in the heart of Reading.
Key Responsibilities:
• Creating and promoting a calendar of footfall driving events and activations
• Support of incoming and in situ commercial tenants through Station Hill’s marketing channels and events calendar
• Creating an ‘always on’ Station Hill marketing strategy to drive public footfall
• Building relationships and working collaboratively with local partners to execute community-centric campaigns
• Foster strong relationships with the local community, businesses, and stakeholders
If you’re ready to be our next Native, you’ll probably:
• Have extensive experience developing and implementing exciting placemaking and events strategies and be able to oversee the whole process
• Be excellent at presenting to clients and confident when working with high-level business strategy
• Have consumer-lead experience
• Have strong relationship-building and leadership skills
• Have a solid understanding of brand communication
• Have experience implementing exciting consumer brand and digital campaigns
• To monitor the performance placemaking and events activities and to update the strategy as and when necessary
• Have a solid understanding of placemaking and destination creation
• Have experience gathering insights and delivering reports
• Have project management experience and strong organisational skills
• Be ambitious and keen to develop your career in a varied role
• Be personable, confident and a team player
• Be keen to push the boundaries with creative thinking and innovative campaigns
• Be comfortable and experienced working within fast-paced working environments and meeting deadlines
• Be a strong copywriter and communicator
• Hold an IOSH or NEBOSH Qualification
As well as being able to call yourself a ‘Native’ here’s some of the other great benefits of working with us;
• Company Pension Scheme provided by NEST
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• Referral Scheme
• Paid Volunteer Time
• 20% discount at Native Places
Native Residential is better, and our communities are better when people from all walks of life come together. At Native, we want to be a great place to work where a diverse group of people from all backgrounds can turn up and thrive. Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Natives and its integral to our mission of creating sustainable communities with soul. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you’re a Native, your differences will make all the difference.
If you’re as passionate as we are about people and beautiful buildings, we'd love to hear from you!