Winter Festivals AustraliaEvents Manager
Feb. 2011 - Sep. 2011SydneyMy role of Events Manager included the positions of Functions Manager, Marketing Assistant, Sponsorship Assistant and Food Stall Manager. The duties include but are not limited to:
Functions Manager
• Acquiring and liaising with catering partners
• Developing corporate hospitality packages
• Acquiring function clients, developing function proposals
• Planning room layout, preparing function run sheets
• Coordinating staffing requirements
• Briefing event assistants on supervising the function Sponsorship Assistant
• Identifying and acquiring sponsorship partners
• Drawing up and negotiating sponsorship agreements
• Assisting in the development and implementation of sponsorship activations
• Ensuring contractual agreements are met Marketing Assistant
• Drafting, designing and publishing of the weekly Newsletter
• Social Media updates
• Drafting Press Releases Food Stall Manager
• Researching suitable food vendors
• Developing partnership proposals, terms and conditions
• Vendor support before, during and after the event
• Site setup coordination
• Ensuring timely payments of fees, legal requirements are met and necessary permits obtained
• Supervision of on-site operations via reports from Event Managers