Venues and Event Manager

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Venues and Event Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Boundary-pushing, creative, diverse projects
• Lead role in fast running high-energy team
• Stretch - grow and flex your ideas and impact

We need another incredible team member for a unique role leading our event design, production, execution and management. 

You'll have an enviable blend of grace and grit, and the world loves and respects the way you get things done. You will love excitement and handle pressure, and use your energy and expertise to create seamless solutions. You've an eye for detail and always want it just a bit shinier/tidier/faster/easier.

This is a pivotal role in the work we do with entrepreneurs and innovators in Wellington and around Aotearoa.  

Applications close 12noon Friday 20 July. 

Who we are

Creative HQ operates within the startup ecosystem and early-stage business community to upskill founders and educate aspiring entrepreneurs. We support and accelerate the commercialisation of high growth ventures. We work with corporate and govt organisations through programmes designed to empower a culture and capability of fast iterative innovation. 

We help people realise their entrepreneurial potential.

What to expect 

The Venue and Event Manager is about the people in our community of startups, supporters and clients. You would  manage and deliver our event and experience activities, leading the team in hosting the cohesion between our programmes, our clients and our community. Think consummate host, skilled diplomat, beneficent negotiator and iron-fisted sergeant major - you would wear these hats with pride. 

What we're offering

This is an opportunity to be part of a fast-growing company doing diverse work across a number of sectors. Help us build our marketing practices and be part of a fun, tight-knit team. Creative HQ has an open and flexible work culture, aimed at a great fit between life and work for the whole team.   

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing Creative HQ’s portfolio of events and community/client engagement initiatives 
• Curating a high level of customer experience for our startups, guests, visitors, stakeholders and sponsors
• Resourcing our event capability to help deliver Creative HQ’s strategic goals
• Develop methods and delivery to ensure the best practice evolution of our events and engagements

Ideally you will demonstrate the following skill-sets:

• Experience in event and venue mgmt, including health and safety, project mgmt , procurement and stakeholder mgmt
• Self-starter who thinks creatively and is motivated to deliver exceptional experiences
• Engaging personality and ability to be high energy, resilient, with genuine customer focus
• Organised, with a proven ability to focus in a very busy environment where you will be regularly interrupted
• Strong initiative and innate insight into spotting challenges before anyone else 
• Collaborative and confidence to direct a team

This is a fixed term contract for 12 months, as maternity leave cover. We are open to part-time or full-time applicants. You will be based in central Wellington with occasional travel required throughout New Zealand.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 12 noon FRIDAY 20 JULY