There is no such thing as a typical day in the life of a Celebrity Events Manager. You’re likely to be faced with regular tasks, such as communication, organisation and logistics, negotiation and marketing – but when it comes to working with or alongside celebrities, your event planning days will certainly involve enhanced levels of:
All our lecturers are event professionals and have plenty more advice on what’s involved in the day to day, as well as how to make your way in this highly competitive industry.
Check out our interview with an event manager: our own Claire Derrick, Director of Education
Getting into celebrity event management relies heavily on the amount of experience you have. This can be hard to get, especially at the ‘private’ end of celebrity events. However, there are ways to increase your experience and chances of success:
Taking our industry respected, CIM-accredited events qualification which offers access to volunteering, hands-on experience and maybe even a work placement in this area of event management.
Whether you’re switching careers, improving your current skills or starting out with event management, we have courses which can fit flexibly with what you need: online, or full, or part-time live courses here with us in London. You can also study at whichever level suits you:
An events role within many sectors such as charity and corporate can offer the chance to work with celebrities. Working with Event Agencies can also boost your opportunities in the world of celebrity events.
For talented freelancers with an eye for event management in the celebrity sphere, setting up your own event company is also possible.
Working with PR agencies which may be media, brand-development and entertainment-based offering celebrity-centred potential.
At Event Academy, we’re all about learning through experience. All our lecturers are event industry experts, delivering live events as well as lecturing for us, so you can learn through their experiences too.
If you’re energised by the glitz, glamour and excitement of celebrity events, then you’ll have the chance to learn from our experts who have a successful track record in planning and delivery in this highly-demanding sector:
Postgraduate Maarten De Ruyck found the lectures to be perfectly pitched to help support learning, understanding and experience of all aspects of event management.
“The lecturers are really professional and engaged, and bring a real positive energy to their lectures and to the students.”
Our lecturers don’t just stand up and tell you all about it, many also involve you, with on-site visits to in-progress events they’re working on.
Our courses readily include this level of immersion with the work of professional event managers. This experiential basis for all of our learning content will enhance your own knowledge, practice, network, opportunities and prospects when it comes to celebrity event roles.
