Bookings & Events Lead

  • Part-time
  • 24 hours across five weekdays
  • £17.50 per hour 

Based at Billesley Manor Farm, near Stratford-upon-Avon.
Target start of 2027. Includes planned evening or weekend work for selected events.

From First Enquiry to the Feast

Good food gives people a reason to get together. At The Wild Oven, we cook over fire for weddings, private celebrations and company gatherings, often from our Land Rover Defender kitchens. We want the people hosting those gatherings to enjoy them as much as their guests do. That starts with knowing there’s someone who understands what matters to them and will see it through.

That person could be you. You’ll get to know clients from their first enquiry, help them picture what their feast could be and stay with them through to event day. You’ll make sure the people cooking and serving know what’s been promised and have what they need to deliver it.

What you’ll do

  • Turn enquiries into bookings. Listen to what clients have in mind, talk them through menus and budgets, put together tailored proposals and follow up through to deposit.
  • Be the client’s main point of contact through to event day. Help them make decisions, confirm menus, guest numbers, dietary requirements and timings, and liaise with venues and planners.
  • Get the team ready for each event. Keep HubSpot up to date, write clear event briefs, coordinate rotas and flag gaps early. Work with Danni, our director, on recruiting for the event team and join selected events on site.
  • Spot the stories worth sharing. Pass standout details, photos and client feedback to the people looking after our marketing.

You’ll have the scope to make routine booking and planning decisions yourself, with support from Zoe, our GM, when something needs a wider call.

A bit about you

You enjoy making people feel welcome and can talk about budgets with the same ease as you talk about food. You’re good at picking up on what a client is unsure about, asking the right question and getting back to them when you said you would. You know that a clear brief and a well-planned rota make a real difference to the team on the day.

You’ll have experience handling enquiries and coordinating events or hospitality bookings. You might have worked for a caterer, venue, hotel or events business. We’d love to hear about a booking or event you took responsibility for and how you looked after the people involved.

How to apply

Send us your CV and a short note about an event or booking you helped bring to life. Tell us what mattered to the client, what you personally did and why you’d like to work with The Wild Oven.