Marketing and Events Specialist

A top college in Brisbane are in need of support from an Marketing and Events Specialist, during a maternity cover.

A top College in Brisbane are looking for an Events and Marketing Specialist to join their team on an 8 month basis to cover a Maternity leave.

The position holder is required to initiate, maintain, deliver and manage all events, external venue hire and internal event catering requirements of the College.

Key Tasks:

• Liaise with key stakeholders to understand the whole College event calendar and develop strategic event opportunities throughout the year across the full College community

• Co-ordinate all aspects of the College’s major events including but not limited to, celebrations, marketing events, carnivals, fundraisers, Parent and Friends events, Old Boys’ events and Foundation events.

• Coordinate with relevant departments to ensure venue supervision is adequately maintained and operational requirements fulfilled;

• Compliance with administration and organisational policies and procedures and legislative requirements, including WHS, Information Security and EEO.

• Liaise with the finance department to ensure all invoices are prepared and follow up payments where necessary • Manage reporting and projection of future bookings

• Assist with the marketing of the College’s facilities to maximise bookings

• Proactively manage the College’s internal venue booking calendar

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in event management, marketing and/or community engagement, an understanding of the operations of a school environment is highly regarded but not essential

• Computer literate including but not limited to MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

• Knowledge of EventPro, Visio, Monitor, TryBooking and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator) is highly regarded but not essential

• Excellent organisation and administrative skills

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and develop positive relationships and work collaboratively

• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills and effective presentation skills

• Flexibility and ability to work out of hours to support events as required

• The ability to effectively prioritise work, work autonomously where required and communicate progress or impediments in a timely manner

If you are keen on hearing more about this role, please apply here!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Amber Larkin on 07 3032 2285 for a confidential discussion.