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Event Sales Manager | Australian War Memorial

Location: Campbell, ACT The Venue The Australian War Memorial is one of Australia's most significant cultural institutions, combining a shrine, world-class museum, and extensive archive. Alongside its important commemorative and educational role, the Memorial offers a vibrant hospitality experience, including a restaurant, café, and a variety of events and functions.

The Company

Trippas White Group is a leading hospitality company operating across some of Australia’s most iconic venues. Join our team and build your career across a diverse range of hospitality venues, events, and food concepts nationwide.

The Opportunity

Trippas White Group is seeking an experienced and commercially driven Event Sales Manager to lead event sales activity across the premium hospitality and event spaces at the Australian War Memorial.

This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished event sales professional who knows how to turn enquiries into successful events, build strong client relationships and identify new business opportunities.

The role will focus on securing corporate, government, association, tourism, commemorative and private event business, while delivering an exceptional client experience from initial enquiry through to booking.

What you'll be doing:

- Generate new business opportunities and convert enquiries into confirmed bookings.
- Conduct professional venue inspections and client presentations.
- Prepare proposals, quotations, contracts and event packages.
- Develop strong relationships with corporate,



government and tourism clients.
- Coordinate event requirements with culinary, operations, venue and security teams.
- Ensure events comply with venue guidelines and operational requirements.
- Maintain accurate CRM and iVvy records, forecasts and sales reporting.
- Drive revenue, venue utilisation, repeat business and client satisfaction.

About you You'll be a confident relationship builder with strong commercial instincts and a passion for hospitality and events. You will bring:

- A minimum of 3 years' experience in event sales, hospitality sales or venue sales.
- Robust negotiation, communication and presentation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and commercial acumen.
- Experience working with CRM and event management systems.
- Knowledge of the Canberra government and corporate market is desirable.
- A professional, customer-focused and collaborative approach.
- The ability to work respectfully within the unique heritage and significance of the Australian War Memorial.

What success looks like: Success in this role will be measured through achievement of revenue targets, enquiry conversion, growth in venue utilisation, client satisfaction, repeat business and accurate sales documentation.

Apply now

If you're an experienced event sales professional looking for an opportunity to drive business across one of Canberra's most distinctive event environments, we'd love to hear from you.

Trippas White Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous and First Nations Australians to apply.

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📌 Event Sales Manager | Australian War Memorial (Australia)
🏢 Trippas White Group
📍 Australia