Account Executive – Hospitality and Events
$31,200–$31,200 year
HybridSilverstone, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Coordinate trackside hospitality and event activities for the Ford Racing sports car programme, managing guest journeys from invitations to onsite execution. Support the Hospitality Manager with planning, logistics, and supplier coordination, including ticketing, travel arrangements, and merchandise fulfilment. Maintain accurate documentation, track budgets, and ensure compliance with safety and procurement standards. Provide hands-on onsite support for guest hosting, room drops, and dignitary movements while building relationships with drivers, partners, and internal teams. Travel globally as required to deliver premium experiences across motorsport events.
Required Qualifications
- Full time, employed
- Silverstone, UK
- hybrid working with global travel
- at least 2 years' experience in planning and delivering premium trackside hospitality, brand and race team activities and event coordination and guest programmes
- confident managing the end-to-end guest journey, from invitations and guest comms through to travel arrangements and seamless onsite execution for operational team members through to VIP guests
- willingness to travel
- 2+ years' experience in motorsport events, experiential marketing, sports marketing, sponsorship or integrated agency environments
- Proven experience in trackside operations
- Experience working with senior stakeholders, athletes, suppliers and rights holders
- Demonstrated track record of supporting the coordination of event programmes from concept through delivery
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines and complex logistics while maintaining exceptional attention to detail
- Confident building strong relationships and communicating effectively with senior clients, executives, partners, suppliers and internal teams
- A strong understanding of the end-to-end guest journey, with a commitment to delivering seamless, premium and memorable experiences
- Calm, proactive and solutions-focused under pressure, with the resilience and flexibility required in fast-paced live event environments
- Comfortable supporting budgets, cost tracking and procurement processes, with strong Microsoft Office and project management skills
- Experience in motorsport, automotive or premium experiential environments
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments, with travel and non-traditional working event schedules
- High levels of accountability, professionalism and personal ownership
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, English major preferred
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