Event and Commercial Manager
Visa sponsorship
Sales & Marketing · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Major sporting events and commercial partnerships form the brief for this Perth Event and Commercial Manager role. You will own event planning through live delivery, coordinating people, logistics and stakeholders while pursuing practical commercial outcomes.
The position involves commercial supporters, suppliers, volunteers and community relationships, along with promotion and strategic projects. You will need calm judgement during live events, accountability for delivery and flexibility for occasional weekends and extended event days. Relevant event management experience and willingness to work in Western Australia are essential.
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Key Responsibilities
- Deliver major sporting events from planning to completion
- Maintain relationships with sponsors, partners, contractors, volunteers and suppliers
- Develop productive community and commercial partnerships
- Support sponsorship activation and identify partnership opportunities
- Improve participation, revenue, event quality and stakeholder experience
- Coordinate staff, volunteers, contractors, logistics and event-day activity
- Work with marketing on promotion and communication
- Assist Race Directors delivering State Series and Championship events
- Lead on site and make practical live-event decisions
- Control deadlines, resources and competing priorities and resolve operating issues; Contribute strategic projects and use event knowledge to improve delivery
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrable event management or related experience
- Evidence of coordinated events, ownership and practical outcomes
- Relationship development and clear communication
- Practical dealings with sponsors, partners, suppliers or external stakeholders
- Commercial awareness of revenue and growth
- Excellent planning, organisation and detail
- Sound judgement and problem-solving under pressure
- Confident, hands-on leadership
- Focus on customer, member and community experience
- Capacity to balance simultaneous projects
- Flexibility for occasional weekends and extended event hours
- Relevant event management experience is essential; Willingness to work in Western Australia
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