Event Manager - Hybrid & AV, Client & Venue Lead

Encore APAC; Pokolbin; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work certification

Wellness initiatives

Career progression

Salary packaging options

Job summary

Encore APAC is seeking an experienced Event Manager in Australia to lead and coordinate collaborations between the onsite team and venue management. You will oversee professional event services, manage crew, and ensure profitable outcomes while maintaining exceptional client relations.

You will bring a strong background in events and AV, with proven planning, budgeting, and team leadership skills. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities to shape large-scale events in venues

Qualifications

• Prior experience in the events/sales environment.
• Relevant experience in AV.
• Excellent planning, organisational, time management & account management skills.
• Strong sales and business acumen, track record in managing a high performing sales team within a third party venue.
• Ability to foster meaningful business relationships.
• Prior experience in rostering and cost management.
• Qualification in Hospitality or Events is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the efficient and safe running of event staging services within the venues.
• Build and maintain relationship with venues and clients to ensure successful client relations and smooth running of all events.
• Educate and advise clients and venue staff alike on the most appropriate audio-visual equipment, digital options and the necessary crew to best meet their presentation needs and budget.
• Maintain and disseminate crew rosters and schedules.
• Inform the appropriate people of any areas of concern so that problems with equipment, crew, venue staff or clients can be rectified in a timely manner.
• Identify opportunities to increase the profitable revenue in applicable venue.
• Seek out opportunities for operational improvements.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to develop and optimise individual and team capability.

Skills

Event management

AV knowledge

Sales leadership

Planning

Relationship building

Roster management

Cost management

Education

Hospitality or Events qualification

Tools

AV equipment

Crew rostering software

Job description

Encore APAC is seeking an experienced Event Manager in Australia to lead and coordinate collaborations between the onsite team and venue management. You will oversee professional event services, manage crew, and ensure profitable outcomes while maintaining exceptional client relations.

You will bring a strong background in events and AV, with proven planning, budgeting, and team leadership skills. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities to shape large-scale events in venues