▷ [16/9/2025] Event Manager (Fixed-Term Contract)

Overview

FIXED TERM CONTRACT AUGUST 2025 – FEBRUARY 2026, SYDNEY BASED

Octagon is a creative agency at the intersection of sport, entertainment, and culture. We believe in earning attention — not buying it. Through powerful partnerships and generous ideas, we help brands and rights holders create stories and experiences that fans and audiences love, share, and play with.

Our work spans everything from major event activations to creative campaigns, commercial strategy and brand partnerships. We’re on the hunt for a Fixed Term (August 2025 – February 2026 inclusive) Event Manager to support on some of our key client relationships, with a specific focus on event logistics and planning. This is a hands-on delivery role, working with our Event Director to problem solve and turn creative ideas into a reality. Your role will involve working on an integrated project across sport, culture and entertainment, supporting with event logistics on-site and in the lead up to the events.

Responsibilities

- Support all aspects of client and project management, including status calls, agendas, status tracker and contact reports
- Set up and manage critical paths, budget trackers and operation manuals
- Assist in the development of briefing presentations for clients and suppliers
- Brief our creative team on design concepts to support client work
- Create and foster relationships with internal and external partners as well as outside vendors, production houses and talent managers
- Manage Event Safety Management Plans, Risk Assessments and supplier information required for legal documentation
- Brief and manage event team including building run sheets
- Work into project timelines, budgets, briefs and project statuses across multiple workstreams
- Ability to travel interstate for site visits and event periods
- Onboard and facilitate the payment of suppliers
- Lead on comprehensive post-event wrap reports detailing deliverables, learnings and recommendations for future events

What we’re looking for / Qualifications

- Has 4-5+ years’ work experience in sports events
- Has a solution-focused attitude and is keen to make things happen
- Thrives working with suppliers across multiple workstreams working to tight deadlines
- Is proficient in creating and presenting decks in PowerPoint & strong Microsoft skill set
- Is passionate about sport and entertainment, ideally with strong knowledge of Australian sports
- Has worked with VIP clients on travel and accommodation requirements
- Has experience in managing and maintaining budgets
- Has experience in event set-up and managing multiple stakeholders on-site
- Has exceptional organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- A strong eye for attention to detail

Why Join Us?

You’ll get to work on bold, culturally relevant projects with an agency that cares about ideas, clients, and people equally. We believe in supporting each other, backing our people, and creating work we’re proud of.

We offer

- A flexible hybrid work environment
- A social, collaborative team culture
- The chance to work with globally recognised brands and rights holders
- Opportunities to grow your career within a global agency network

Octagon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability or age. We strongly encourage members of the LGBTQIA+ and First Nations communities to apply for this position.

If hired, I understand that all employment offers are contingent based upon the results of employment and educational background checks. I understand that my employment is at will and may be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice at any time, at the option of myself or the Company.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: We have recently become aware that individuals not associated with Octagon have fraudulently used our name, branding, and in some cases the names of our employees, to solicit applications for fake jobs, to conduct fake job interviews, and/or to make fake job offers. Any legitimate communication will come from an authorized representative of Octagon with an email address ending in "@octagon.com". We will never require sensitive personal information to conduct an interview. If you have concerns, contact fraudreport@interpublic.com.

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