Group Sales, Bdm & Events Coordinator

Escape Hunt Gold Coast; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 3,600 - 98,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Free food

Job summary

Escape Hunt Gold Coast is seeking a Group Bookings & Business Development professional with a solid Gold Coast network to drive corporate, wedding and group bookings. The role offers base pay plus commission and flexible hours around client meetings and site visits.

You will build referral partnerships, reach out to HR and events planners, and represent the venue at local networking events to grow the pipeline.

Qualifications

• Existing network of local contacts in corporate events, HR/office management, or hospitality.
• Strong sales and relationship-building skills; comfortable with outbound outreach, cold calls, and in-person meetings.
• Self-motivated and results-driven; ability to work independently and manage your own pipeline.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging clients and negotiating group packages.
• Flexibility to attend local networking events, site visits, and occasional evening/weekend meetings.
• Previous experience in group sales, event sales, or venue business development is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Drive new corporate, party, and group bookings for Escape Hunt Gold Coast.
• Reach out to local businesses, HR/office managers, wedding/events planners; build referral partnerships.
• Respond to inbound inquiries and convert them into confirmed bookings.
• Represent Escape Hunt Gold Coast at local networking events.
• Work with venue team to ensure bookings run smoothly while growing the pipeline.

Skills

Local network

Sales ability

Relationship building

Communication skills

Independent / self-motivated

Networking events

Event/venue sales

Job description

Company Description

Escape Hunt Gold Coast is a themed escape room venue in Southport, offering immersive group experiences for corporates, birthdays, hens & bucks parties, and social groups. We're looking to grow our group bookings business and want someone with the local network and sales drive to help us do it.

Role Description

This is a flexible, part-time role ideal for someone who already has a network in corporate events, wedding/hens & bucks planning, or local Gold Coast hospitality — you'll earn a base plus commission for the bookings you bring in, with the flexibility to build your own schedule around client meetings and site visits.

The Group Bookings & Business Development role is responsible for driving new corporate, party, and group bookings for the venue. Day-to-day activities include reaching out to local businesses, HR/office managers, and wedding/events planners; building referral partnerships; responding to inbound inquiries and converting them into confirmed bookings; and representing Escape Hunt Gold Coast at local networking events. You'll work closely with the venue team to ensure bookings run smoothly, but the core focus of this role is growing the pipeline of group bookings — not day-to-day venue operations.

Qualifications

• An existing network of local contacts in corporate events, HR/office management, wedding/hens & bucks planning, or hospitality is essential
• Strong sales and relationship-building skills — comfortable with outbound outreach, cold calls, and in-person meetings
• Self-motivated and results-driven, with the ability to work independently and manage your own pipeline
• Excellent communication skills for engaging clients and negotiating group packages
• Flexibility to attend local networking events, site visits, and occasional evening/weekend meetings
• Previous experience in group sales, event sales, or venue business development highly regarded

Compensation

This role starts with a 2-week paid trial at $300 flat, regardless of outcome, so there's no risk starting out:

• If you land 3+ confirmed and paid group bookings within the trial, the trial payment increases to $500
• Commission applies on top for every booking you bring in — 10% on bookings of 10–15 people, 15% on bookings of 16–25 people, 20% on bookings of 26+ people

Strong performance in the trial moves you to an ongoing monthly retainer of $300–500 (covering up to ~18 hours of client meetings/activity a month), plus the same commission structure on top. Plus a $200 bonus for every corporate client who becomes a repeat customer (3+ confirmed bookings).

Pay: $3,600.00 – $98,161.41 per year

Benefits

• Employee discount
• Free food

Work Location

Hybrid remote in Southport QLD