Events Coordinator: Contract role

Experienced applicants only need apply

Would you like to work with a new and exciting event management company?Are you computer literate – we will train you on our online registration systems?Are you methodical and organised and willing to take ownership of your work?Do you like to deal with people – in person at our events, on the telephone and by email?Are you experienced in office management and/or event management?Are you efficient and self motivated?Can you work on your own initiative? To join a young dynamic office environment, please send me your CV now.

Based in Dublin, Event Management International is a niche conference organiser producing innovative, creative and informative events, primarily for the financial services sector in Ireland. We run professional financial services training seminars incorporating CPD accreditation where appropriate.

Our portfolio of events include:

Integrated Governance, Risk & Compliance Conference 2008

www.igrc.ie

Corporate Treasury & Cash Management Conference 2008

www.corporatetreasury.ie

European Insurance Forum 2008

www.europeaninsuranceforum.com

Claudine Kelly

Event Manager

Direct Dial: 01 775 9402

Email: claudine.kelly@eventmanagementinternational.ie

www : www.eventmanagementinternational.ie

Communications and Public Affairs Administrator

The Rehab Group is an independent not-for-profit organisation working for social and economic inclusion among people with disabilities and others who are marginalised. Each year, more than 56,000 people access our health and social care, training and education, employment, rehabilitation and commercial services in the Group’s network of more than 200 centres across Ireland, the UK, Poland and the Netherlands.

Applications are invited for the following position:

The successful candidate for this position will work as an integral member of the Communications and Public Affairs Team, providing administrative, communication, public affairs and event management support to the work of the team across a range of projects.

Applicants will ideally have a third level qualification in a relevant field such as business administration, social/public affairs, communications/PR, or event management and/or a minimum of one year’s experience in a similar role, and a proven interest in the area. Applicants should also have excellent written and verbal communications skills as well as strong IT and administrative skills.

Please download an application form from www.rehab.ie or if you do not have access to the internet, telephone 01-2057321 (voicemail in operation).

Application forms should be returned not later than Friday, 5^th September 2008 by email to recruit@rehab.ie or by post to: Resourcing Unit, Rehab Group, Roslyn Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4

Rehab Group is an equal opportunities employer

Communications Executive – EXPO EVENTS

Expo Events Ltd is Ireland’s largest and leading exhibition and event organiser. With offices in both Dublin and Belfast we organise trade and consumer events throughout Ireland servicing in the region of 3,000 exhibitors and 180,000 visitors annually. Expo Events operate across five key markets;

Lifestyle & Leisure

Beauty

Gifts, Fashion & Accessories

Catering, Hospitality, Food & Beverage

Building & Construction

With more than 30 years experience in the publishing and events industry, our extensive portfolio of events include; Showcase, Professional Beauty, Bloom, Allianz Boat Show and Catex.

The Role

The position of Communications Executive has arisen within Expo Events, with the ideal candidate working in-house and reporting directly to the Managing Director and Marketing Executive. The successful candidate will work across all of our events, exhibitions and conferences. The principal duties of this role will include the following;

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement effective communications plans. Consulting with the marketing executive, sales team and managing director on above plans agreeing appropriate budgets and timelines.
• Collate and compile creative content for press releases, marketing material etc
• Set up and manage closed and open photocalls
• Distribute relevant information to the press, stakeholders and staff colleagues
• Manage press and media relations activities acting as key point of contact for all media enquiries
• Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders and clients
• Develop and maintain good working relations with the media, including local and national newspapers, magazines, radio and television
• Contribute to the monitoring of media coverage, providing regular updates and reports
• rovide general support to the sales team, marketing executive and managing director
• Fulfil other duties as assigned

Key Skills

• Candidate will have a third level qualification in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or a related discipline
• Two/three experience in a similar role
• Media relations experience and a good knowledge and understanding of the Irish media
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and networking skills
• Good interpersonal/communication, presentation and influencing skills with the ability to interact effectively with clients and stakeholders
• Self-motivated with the ability to cope well in high pressure situations and prioritise several initiatives within tight deadlines

Job Location

Sandyford, Dublin 18

Enquiries to be made to Valerie.forde@expo-events.com

Tel: 01 2958181

PR Assistant

Cyprus Tourism Organisation

71 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2

Cyprus Tourism Organisation is involved in the promotion of Cyprus as a holiday destination. The office in Dublin is largely responsible for marketing and public relations for the Irish market, as well as dealing with general queries from the public.

Candidate must have:

• Good writing skills
• PC Skills
• Good communication skills
• Creative flair

Duties will include:

• Writing of editorial copy and press release
• Press cuttings
• Some media liaison (travel)
• General PR Administration and updating of information materials

Hours:

Up to 24 hours a week

Pay:

€8.65 per hour.

Duration:

18 weeks from start.

Contact: Maria Slye, Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Tel. (01) 662 9269 E: cyprusinfo@eircom.net.

Senior Event Manager

Rate: € 21 to € 25 K (Depending on Experience) + Bonus upon completion of targets, Mobile Phone, Expenses.

Due to further growth, Ireland Xtreme are now looking for an experienced Senior Event Manager. This is a very exciting role and has excellent earning and growth opportunities for the right candidate.

Role & Responsibilities

• Managing High Quality Ireland Xtreme Events

• Working on your own initiative you will manage Programmes all over Ireland from concept to implementation

• You will be working with high end clients

• You will report to the Events Director

Skills

• Excellent communication & interaction skills

• Good PC skills

• Professional Team player

• Hard worker

• Able to easily manage all aspects of Ireland Xtreme Events

• Good Negotiation ability

• Organised & Methodical

• Used to managing and exceeding client expectations

• Extensive Previous Experience is a necessity

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in production of high end events and team building programmes.

Experience

Required minimum of 2 years senior event management experience. More experienced candidates may be entitled to a higher salary level.

Qualifications

None necessary but relevant qualifications are a bonus.

For more information on our company, please visit www.irelandxtreme.ie.

Applications to:

Oran Masterson – Events Director
Ireland Xtreme

Email omasterson@irelandxtreme.ie

Dublin Fringe Festival programme launched

The programme for the Dublin Fringe Festival has been announced with organisers promising "live music gigs and performances with 130 companies (110 shows) spanning theatre, dance, music, live and visual arts in 36 venues across Dublin including four art galleries, a crypt, a warehouse, a disused school in Ballymun, a hotel room and a gay bar".

This year’s Fringe will take place over 16 days and nights in September and the Spiegeltent will again be central to proceedings. In a change from 2007, the tent is to be situated in the Iveagh Gardens off Harcourt Street.

AdvertisementThe Spiegeltent will also have a sister venue called the Bosco Tent, which will be located in its own ’Secret Garden’.

Performers from 12 countries have been lined up with "Ireland’s first flash mob opera", comedian Tommy Tiernan directing his cousins in the show ’Help!’ and a new play by Patrick McCabe among the highlights.

There will also be 20 premieres of new Irish plays and six rehearsed readings. Among the productions are a play written by an Irish prison inmate about a prison-break, ’Thicker than Water’, and a production with just three tickets called ’Paranoid’, set to take place in "the smallest auditorium in the world on South King Street".

According to the organisers, this year’s music programme is "the biggest and boldest music line up in Fringe Festival history".

Among the acts on the music programme are The Fall, the Sugar Hill Gang and Camille.

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Digital/Online Media Planner & Buyer – Vizeum Ireland

The Company

Vizeum Ireland is a media planning and buying agency and is part of the Aegis group of companies. Vizeum has been Ireland’s fastest growing media company in the past two years with successful new business wins including Opel, 20th Century Fox, Supermacs, Punch, National College of Ireland and the FAI to name a few.

We are a young and highly motivated team of people with a fresh outlook on the media business. Based in Harold’s Cross, Vizeum has been in existence in the Irish market for just over 3 years and currently has a media planning and buying staff of 19 with a finance department of 6.

The Position

We currently require an energetic person with a broad view on the world of advertising with a particular interest in the digital media landscape. If you are keen to develop great advertising campaigns from traditional media into online or if you have innovative ideas on how brands should communicate online then this role is for you. This role would suit a person with 1-2 years experience in this area. The successful candidate will spend a lot of their time online and inevitably be part of some the digital social networks and use the web as their main source of information and enjoy discovering new areas online. The starting salary level will be in the mid €20k’s, dependent on experience.

Requirements

This is a position that will suit somebody with a third level qualification in the area of advertising, media and in particular digital media. Experience of would be advantage but not essential as there will be training within Vizeum to support the role. Technical understanding of the formats used in digital media would also be an advantage. Strong admin and social skills are a must, with proficiency in the Microsoft office suite.

This is an exciting and vibrant business and offers the successful candidate an opportunity to share in our vision. As Vizeum have a policy of promoting from within, this role additionally offers the potential for career progression.

If you would like to considered for the above position please email your CV to Joanna Gorczak at joanna@vizeum.ie before Friday August 15th. Applications will be treated in strict confidence.

How Consumers Are Using Local Search Sites: Offline vs. Online Searches

Local search is a term that describes more than just Internet Yellow Pages (IYP) and local search engine searches. It also includes offline searches for local businesses. The type of local search consumers use depends on their degree of need. When comparing the top 10 IYP and print Yellow Pages headings as we did in today’s press release from the Yellow Pages Association, there aren’t many differences. The most frequent IYP usage mirrors consumer’s most frequent print Yellow Pages (PYP) usage.

According to research firm Knowledge Networks/SRI, the Top 10 category searches among 2007’s 3.8 billion total IYP searches(1) were:

1. Restaurants

2. Physicians & Surgeons

3. Hotels

4. Auto Repairing & Service

5. Florists-Retail

6. Auto Dealers-New & Used

7. Dentists

8. Auto Parts & Supplies – New & Used

9. Beauty Salons (tie)

10. Hospitals (tie)

However, when you look deeper into search behaviour and beyond the top 10 lists, local searches conducted online vs. local searches conducted offline are influenced by factors including the timing of the consumer’s need, the availability of information online and also whether the consumer is searching for a product or service.

“It may come as a surprise to some but the top 10 IYP headings mirror the top 10 print Yellow Pages headings — typically because these headings drive so many on and offline queries. It is not until we drill down beyond the top headings where differences emerge among print and Internet local search behaviour,” said Larry Small, research director of YPA. “These differences can be attributed to differences in consumer’s local search needs for product vs. service-oriented information and long-term vs. short-term purchase plans.”

For example, when searching for a Hotel room, an IYP search is often more productive as consumers can search not just the available options in the area they plan to visit but also pricing, availability and amenities. However, a search for an Electrician typically requires a live phone conversation for consumers to describe their unique and specific issue, determine if the service provider can help with that issue and what the next step might be — a service call/appointment, a free estimate or another service provider.

A new survey posted on the Local Search Guide, queries users about their online searching habits.

“Online usage through IYP and local search is growing and as we improve these products by helping more service-oriented businesses get online and more product-oriented businesses add online inventories this number will increase,” said Rod Diefendorf, vice president, consumer products for Idearc Media, sponsor of the YPA Local Search Guide. “Features like the business comparison function and the business reply to user reviews option on Superpages.com are some of the latest developments that have been well received by both consumers and advertisers.”

In addition, the profile of IYP users shows that:

63% are female

89% are aged 25-64

54% are college graduates

42% have lived at the same address for 10+ years

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Aug 4^thBank Holiday

Aug 6^th-10^thDublin Horse Show, RDS

Aug 8^thOlympic Games Opening Ceremony

Aug 8^th – 17^tHKilkenny Arts Festival

Aug 9^th-10^thGAA Football Championship Quarter Finals

Aug 17^thGAA Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Aug 21^st Party in the Park, Mountjoy Square Park

Aug 22^nd-26^th Rose of Tralee Festival

Aug 22^nd-28^thDun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures

Aug 24^thOlympics Closing Ceremony

Aug 24^thGAA Football Championship Semi-Final

Aug 29^th-31^st Electric Picnic Festival – Stradbally Hall

Aug 29^th –Oct 5^th Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival

Aug 31^stGAA Football Championship Semi-Final