Venue Growth Lead - Events & Partnerships

Kindtide

Melbourne

On-site

AUD 95,000 - 105,000

Full time

46 hours ago
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Job summary

Kindtide is seeking a Head of Venue for a Melbourne-based, on-site role in the heart of Southbank. The role focuses on growing the venue's commercial offering, merging business development, event delivery and venue operations to unlock the space's potential.

You’ll drive new business, develop creative event packages and collaborate with partners to deliver spectacular experiences. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in venues or premium hospitality, a commercial mindset, and an

Qualifications

  • Experience in venues, premium hospitality, hotels or conferencing.
  • Commercial mindset with strong organisational and relationship skills.
  • Ability to spot opportunities and convert them into bookings.

Responsibilities

  • Lead on growing the venue's commercial offering across venue hire, corporate events, launches and private functions.
  • Develop proposals and event packages for clients and manage the end-to-end process.
  • Build relationships that convert to bookings, repeat business and long-term partnerships.
  • Collaborate with hospitality partners, suppliers, technical teams and internal stakeholders.
  • Manage budgets, pricing, revenue targets and overall commercial performance.
  • Identify smarter, more efficient ways to deliver memorable experiences.
  • Take ownership of the event journey from initial conversation to planning and delivery.

Skills

Venue sales
Event coordination
Client relationships
Budget management

Job description

Kindtide is seeking a Head of Venue for a Melbourne-based, on-site role in the heart of Southbank. The role focuses on growing the venue's commercial offering, merging business development, event delivery and venue operations to unlock the space's potential.

You’ll drive new business, develop creative event packages and collaborate with partners to deliver spectacular experiences. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in venues or premium hospitality, a commercial mindset, and an

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