Event Coordinator

About the Business

Urban Quest delivers unique and engaging team building events within Melbourne. We are one of the fastest-growing companies revolutionising the Entertainment and Professional Development industries with one of a kind experience, a grim cocktail of Amazing Race and Escape Room.

Urban Quest’s outdoor events are based on an in-house developed cutting-edge technology and offered to a wide range of customers from private and corporate to government and education.

About the Role

Due to our recent growth and expansion, we are looking for Event Coordinators/ Event Managers/ Hosts.

You are a bubbly personality and quick thinker with high attention to details, outstanding organisational skills, a systematic approach to performing regular tasks and creativity tackling non-trivial challenges. A responsible, committed and passionate communicator.

Must be great with modern technologies as most of our events are run with the help of our unique but easy-to-use software accessed from mobile as well as all other operations.

Must possess a high level of logical thinking as the Urban Quest experience is based on problem-solving activities.

Must have a local experience in presenting and entertaining, as well as working with kids from 8yo of age.

In this versatile role you will be responsible for:

• Liaising with customers in the lead up to events and be their main point of contact;
• Maintaining and updating customer profiles;
• Setting up and running the experiences;
• Organising and onboarding participants;
• Hosting and supervising multiple events in the CBD and around Melbourne;
• Inspecting potential event locations;
• Following up and building relationships with customers after events;
• Wearing any other hats that best suit your talents.

What we are offering

• Due to the nature of the position, we offer casual employment with the perspective of part- and full-time positions in the near future.
• If you prove to be a superstar, there is a potential for promotion to the managerial position of one or more business segments locally, nationally or internationally.
• $30-$35 per hour + super.
• Overtime, weekends and holidays loading.
• A flexible work arrangement that will fit in nicely with your life and other commitments.
• The opportunity to be part of an exciting, highly rated product that is growing fast.

About You

Self-starter, driven and very organised.

A personable character with proven events experience.

Passion for meticulous organisation and delivering memorable experiences.

Familiar with a workflow and CRM software; able to maintain accurate and up to date records.

Essential requirements:

• Must have the right to work in Australia with no restrictions.
• Driving licence
• WWCC
• Available and willing to work on weekends and holidays.

If this sounds like something you would love to be part of and would like the opportunity to grow with us as we expand, we encourage you to apply.

When reviewing applications we will be looking at the personality behind boring cover letters and CVs.

You can help us to see the best of you by including/sending a link to a short video about yourself and why you think you’d be a good fit, in addition to your application.

The applicants with such a video will have a higher priority in consideration.