At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage exciting events, from planning to delivery, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
- Company: Prohibition Liquor Co., a vibrant venue in Adelaide known for innovative spirits and memorable experiences.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, creative environment, and the chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Opportunity for growth and creativity in a supportive team atmosphere.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and transform great spaces into unforgettable events.
- Qualifications: 2-3 years in events or hospitality, strong sales instincts, and excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 $ per year.
Prohibition Liquor Co. is looking for an experienced, energetic Venue & Events Lead to own our events and functions business. This isn't just about managing bookings as they come in. We want someone who can drive bookings, spot opportunities, build relationships, and help maximise the potential of our venue while ensuring every event we host runs brilliantly.
Working side by side with our Venue Duty Manager and Marketing Manager, you'll help create a busy, engaging and commercially successful venue calendar, bringing together great events, strong promotion and seamless delivery. From corporate functions and celebrations to workshops, tastings, brand activations and external events, you'll manage the process from the first enquiry through to the event itself. You'll be equally comfortable talking to a prospective client, putting together an event package, creating a run sheet, briefing the team and being there when it matters to make sure everything runs smoothly. Ultimately, your role is simple: create great events, help fill the venue and make events a profitable and growing part of our business.
What you'll be doing
- Respond to event and function enquiries and turn opportunities into bookings
- Proactively look for opportunities to grow venue bookings and event revenue
- Build relationships with corporate clients, event organisers and potential partners
- Manage events from initial enquiry and proposal through to planning and delivery
- Work with clients on event packages, minimum spends, menus, beverages, room layouts and other requirements
- Prepare event briefs and run sheets and coordinate with the Venue Duty Manager, bar team, kitchen and external suppliers
- Work closely with the Venue Duty Manager to ensure events are properly staffed, set up and delivered
- Oversee event set-up and be present for key events where required
- Troubleshoot issues quickly and calmly to make sure events run smoothly
- Follow up with clients after events and encourage repeat bookings
- Identify quieter periods and develop ideas to bring more people through the venue
- Seek new partnerships, activations and external event opportunities
- Work alongside the Marketing Manager to promote events, packages and venue opportunities and develop ideas to drive bookings
- Monitor bookings, revenue and event performance to understand what's working and where we can do more
What we're looking for
- 2-3 years' proven experience in events, functions, hospitality or venue management
- Experience managing events from enquiry through to delivery
- Strong sales instincts and the confidence to turn enquiries into bookings
- A proactive approach to finding new event and partnership opportunities
- Good commercial awareness and an understanding of what makes an event successful and profitable
- Excellent client and relationship-management skills
- Strong organisation and attention to detail
- Confidence coordinating suppliers, staff and stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A collaborative approach and the ability to work closely with venue and marketing teams
- A calm, practical approach when things don't quite go to plan
- Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends around key events
- Experience in bars, restaurants, wineries, distilleries or event venues would be highly regarded
- A qualification in events, hospitality, business or marketing is welcome, but proven experience and results matter more to us
Established in Adelaide in 2015, Prohibition Liquor Co. has built a reputation for creating bold, innovative and award-winning spirits. Our Gilbert Street home brings people together for drinks, functions, tastings, workshops and events and we're looking for someone who can help us make even more of it. We're a hands-on, creative business where good ideas are encouraged, and people have the opportunity to genuinely make an impact.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Events Coordinator, Functions Coordinator or hospitality professional who's ready to step up, take greater ownership and help grow the events side of an established Adelaide brand. You'll work side by side with our Venue Duty Manager and Marketing Manager, giving you the support of a close team while still having the freedom to bring ideas to the table and make the role your own. You'll have the opportunity to build relationships, create new opportunities and see the direct impact of your work as the venue calendar grows.
Salary: Dependent on experience. If you love creating memorable events, building relationships and seeing a busy venue calendar, we'd love to hear from you.
Events & Venue Lead in Adelaide employer: Prohibition Liquor Co.
Prohibition Liquor Co. is an exceptional employer located in the vibrant Adelaide CBD, offering a dynamic work environment where creativity and collaboration thrive. As the Events & Venue Lead, you'll enjoy the opportunity to shape memorable experiences while working closely with a supportive team, fostering professional growth and innovation. With a focus on building relationships and maximising venue potential, this role promises not only meaningful work but also the chance to make a significant impact within a well-respected local brand.
