Event Designer

• Job Title: Event Designer
• Location: Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5NZ
• £28,000.00 Salary + Bonus
• 40hours / 5 over 7days with some evening and weekend working

Join our team at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as an Event Designer and take your first step into a dynamic and creative events career. This opportunity has arisen due to an internal promotion, reflecting the strong development pathways within our business. We’re looking for an organised, detail-driven individual, whether you’re a recent graduate or bring a strong administrative background who is eager to grow in the events industry.

In this entry-level role, you’ll support the planning and delivery of small to medium-sized events, ensuring every detail is handled with professionalism and care. You’ll play a key part in pricing, coordinating, and communicating event requirements, while maintaining high service standards and contributing to commercial success.

If you’re proactive, adaptable, and excited by the idea of creating meaningful client experiences in a unique venue, this is a chance to build your skills, gain hands-on experience, and develop within a supportive and ambitious team.

What You'll Do:

• Ensure venue budgetary targets remain a key focus
• Maintain standards in all event planning
• Responsible for invoicing and prepayments
• Utilise system for pricing and planning events
• Work as part of the Operational team as and when the business requires
• Build relationships with key Client Principles within each venue
• As a core member of the Heritage Portfolio team, be an ambassador both internally and externally
• Conduct day to day business in an appropriate manner and within the agreed contractual terms

For a list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

What You Bring:

• A proactive and driven individual with a positive, can-do mindset and a focus on achieving results
• A motivated and creative team player who enjoys delivering memorable experiences and can adapt quickly to changing demands
• Highly detail-oriented and efficient, with the ability to balance fine detail alongside the bigger picture
• Energetic and enthusiastic, with the ability to support and inspire others in the lead-up to events
• Leads by example, contributing to team success and delivering results through collaboration
• Strong service and operational skills, with a well-organised and efficient approach to work
• Ambitious, personable, and professional, with excellent communication skills and a hands-on attitude

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! Career progression for the caring profession.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About Sodexo Live!

At Sodexo Live!, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

File Downloads

• UK Rewards and Benefits Guide..pdf
• HPL Event Designer - RBGE.pdf