About us

St George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers came together ahead of the 1999 NRL season to form a proud powerhouse with over a century of combined history and represent two of Rugby League’s richest regions. All Dragons are custodians of the Red V and while the Red V is in our possession, it’s our responsibility to add to the story and hand down the history and legacy to the next generation of Players, employees, fans and community. Built on our values of Courage, Connection and Passion we aspire to be role models for each other, for our fans, our community and our region.

About you

We are seeking an outgoing Events Coordinator to assist the Events Manager with the planning, coordination, and delivery of St George Illawarra Dragons ‘events’ (events refers to game days, corporate, social and other live events for the Club) with a key focus on game day hospitality.

Your key responsibilities

• Support the Events Manager with administration and operational duties for ‘events’.
• Delivery of ‘events’ on time, on budget and on brief.
• Manage budgets associated with the delivery of ‘events’, including regular forecasting, reporting and reconciliation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of ‘events’.
• Support the development of event activation opportunities for club sponsors, ensuring operational requirements are met in accordance with venue policies.
• Coordinate end-to-end delivery of corporate hospitality functions aligned to Dragons home games.
• Coordinate catering, beverage packages, styling, entertainment, AV requirements for hospitality spaces.
• Oversee bump-in and venue setup of suites, lounges, and hospitality spaces, including setting up and packing down equipment, ensuring the availability of necessary supplies, and organising event-related materials.
• Ensure branding and sponsor deliverables are correctly executed in hospitality areas.
• Act as on-site event lead for corporate functions during home games.
• Manage VIP and player appearances in hospitality spaces (where applicable).
• Coordinate external suppliers, including theming, signage, entertainment, cheer squad, club mascot and staffing.
• Undertake a formal review after each ‘event’, deliver post event report detailing attendance, client feedback, financial summaries and key findings to be applied in future event planning.

Your qualifications, skills and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in event, sport or hospitality management are desirable, but more important is a proven ability to deliver sports events that fans love.
• Knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of events with demonstrated success.
• Experience in implementing event documentation such as run sheets and schedules.
• Proven experience in effectively managing a team consisting of volunteers and contractors.
• Ability to develop, manage and report on event budgets.
• High level customer service ethic and high expectations for quality
• Display sound decision-making skills to solve problems and conflicts effectively whilst remaining calm under pressure.
• Competence in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).

You must be legally entitled to work in Australia and have an ability to work outside of ordinary office hours.

If you're intrigued by what you've read and are keen to work with a great team, please apply now.