Event and Commercial Manager
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Sales & Marketing · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Race days, championships and the partnerships that fund them are at the heart of this Event and Commercial Manager role with a sporting organisation in Western Australia, based in Perth. You would own major events from the first planning session to the last task on event day, while building commercial and community relationships and looking for ways to grow revenue.
Expect to coordinate staff, volunteers, contractors and logistics, work with marketing on promotion, support Race Directors at State Series and Championship events and make quick calls when things move fast on the day. Occasional weekends and long event days come with it. If you have delivered sporting events in the UK, this role plays to your strengths.
Make your CV about results, with the events you have delivered, the partners and suppliers you managed and the improvements you introduced. Turn your event delivery record into a Build AI CV and apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver major sporting events from the early stages through to event day
- Manage relationships with sponsors, partners, suppliers, contractors, volunteers and other stakeholders, building strong commercial and community partnerships
- Support sponsorship activation and look for new partnership opportunities
- Find ways to grow participation, revenue, event quality and the stakeholder experience
- Coordinate staff, volunteers, contractors, logistics and event-day operations, working with marketing on promotion and communications
- Support Race Directors with the delivery of State Series and Championship events
- Lead on site and make confident decisions during live events, managing deadlines, resources and competing priorities and solving operational problems
- Contribute to strategic growth projects and keep improving how events are delivered
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrable professional experience in event management or a related field
- A record of coordinating and delivering events, taking ownership and achieving practical results
- Strong relationship-building and communication, including experience working with sponsors, partners, suppliers or other external stakeholders
- Commercially minded, with an eye for revenue and business growth
- Excellent planning and organisation and close attention to detail
- Makes sound decisions and solves problems in fast-moving, high-pressure situations
- Leads with confidence and is happy to be hands-on, with a strong focus on customer, member and community experience
- Can manage several projects and priorities at the same time
- Flexible about occasional weekends and extended event hours
- Relevant event management experience is essential
- Willingness to work in Western Australia
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