Event and Commercial Manager
Trade · Floreat, Perth WA (Hybrid), Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
Role at a glance: a hybrid, full-time position in Floreat, Perth, covering major sporting events across Western Australia.
What the job involves: this position pairs hands-on event leadership with commercial work, which means growing partnerships, handling stakeholders and keeping revenue in view. You will carry each event from the first planning stage through to delivery on the day, turning concepts into well-run experiences while helping the organisation keep growing.
Who fits: an experienced events professional whose track record proves the point. Expect to be organised, accountable, commercially minded, confident with people and ready to own a project from start to finish.
Before you apply, prepare an English CV that lists the events you have delivered and your exact part in each one.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and delivery of major sporting events, steering each one from early planning to the final event day
- Help Race Directors run State Series and Championship events
- Organise staffing, volunteers, contractors, logistics and on-the-day operations, taking charge of operational activity and making confident calls while events are live
- Keep track of deadlines, resources, logistics and competing priorities, spotting operational problems early and putting practical fixes in place
- Look after relationships with sponsors, partners, suppliers, contractors, volunteers and other stakeholders
- Develop and sustain commercial and community partnerships, back sponsorship activation and find new partnership openings
- Seek ways to lift participation, revenue, event quality and the stakeholder experience
- Partner with marketing teams so events are promoted and communicated well
- Take part in strategic projects and initiatives that help the organisation grow
- Use your proven event management knowledge to keep refining how events are delivered
Requirements & Eligibility
- Relevant event management experience is essential, demonstrated through professional event management or a related field
- Proven record of coordinating and delivering events successfully, taking ownership and achieving practical outcomes
- Strong skills in communication and building relationships
- Experience dealing with sponsors, partners, suppliers or external stakeholders
- A commercial mindset, with an understanding of revenue and business growth
- Excellent planning and organisation, with close attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making ability
- Able to perform well in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
- A confident leadership style and a willingness to be hands-on
- Strong focus on the customer, member and community experience
- Able to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time
- Flexible availability for occasional weekend and extended event hours
- Willingness to work in Western Australia; sponsorship available for eligible candidates
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