Business Development Manager - Events

Location: melbourne
Salary: $135000 per annum
Job Type: permanent
Contact: Sarah Cox
About the company 

My client is a world-leading creator in immersive and multi-sensory events and experiences with over 20 millions visits across 165 cities wordlwide. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with offices in the UK, Italy and the US, this highly dynamic, data driven and creative business is continuing to expand and develop. True innovators, they have launched a world first event, an epic adventure into art, transforming history’s finest art into fully immersive sensory encounters. Due to the continued success and growth the business, locally and globally, they are looking to hire a Business Development Manager to focus on developing and driving the Events strategy for Melbourne’s newest cultural icon.

About the Role
The Business Development Manager - Events, will focus on developing and driving the events sales strategy to establish it as the premium events destination in Melbourne and Australia. This role will have a new business development focus, liaising with existing and potential new businesses, alongside building strong relationships with business partners to ensure smooth and seamless events from an operational perspective. This is a unique, and exciting sales role as it will require a hunter mentality, creative flair and strong operational skills.

Skills & Expertise
  • Tertiary qualifications in business or similar
  • Extensive exposure to the events market with premium brands, with a passion for creating new event initiatives
  • Confident self starter, with proven experience in a sales or business development role
  • Commercial mindset is crucial, with all sales decisions made based on ROI
  • A strong understanding and interest of the arts, culture, and entertainment landscape
  • Passionate developing strong, collaborative and lasting relationships

Culture
This role will be well suited to passionate, ambitious and committed candidate with strong leadership skills and a willingness to strive for excellence above mediocrity. You will be a natural sales person, with a passion and hunger for business development and be a highly motivated, collaborative and commercially focused with an enthusiastic approach to deliver luxurious customer experience. The team enjoys a culture driven by fun and collaboration, and they are proud of their excellent staff retention and high job satisfaction. The business offers an inclusive, socially focused culture with a priority investment in employee training and increasing career development opportunities, both locally and globally.

Should this opportunity be of interest to you click on the APPLY button above or contact Sarah Cox on 03 8613 3598 for a confidential discussion.
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