VIRTUAL CAREER EXPO

Thinking about a career in the event industry? Explore our 'virtual' career expo to learn more about what it is like working in this dynamic industry. 

A 'Day in the Life' in the events industry...

What does an event manager do?

Events are used in many different industries. In event planning and managing you can find yourself working in tourism and travel, hospitality, sport, cultural or community sectors.       

In the event industry you have a chance to work for an organisation that runs their own events internally (client side) or you can work for an organisation that does event planning and management on behalf of companies (agency side).  ​

A “day in the life” of an event planner could see you:

• Promoting a conference to clients
• responding to questions about hiring rooms, equipment, catering etc
• meeting with clients to discuss their event project
• coordinating conference facilities
• organising event registration for participants

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In addition, you can also find yourself working for very different types of employers. Employment options can include working for event or exhibition management companies, event venues, or large organisations that organise their own events.

  The difference job titles you can have in the event sector include:

• conference coordinator
• event or exhibition coordinator
• event or exhibition planner
• event sales coordinator
• function coordinator
• in-house meetings coordinator
• meetings coordinator
• staging coordinator
• venue manager

Job outlook for the event sector

The number of people working in the event industry grew very strongly over the past 5 years and is expected to grow strongly over the next 5 years.  There are likely to be around 29,000 job openings over 5 years (that's about 5,800 a year). 

You can work in the event sector without formal qualifications. However a course in event management may be useful.  Private and public vocational colleges and universities are both common study pathways.
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 Unemployment in event management sector was below average in 2018.

The above information has been complied using figures from the Australian Government's joboutlook.gov.au - all figures are indications only, and are accurate at time of publication. 

Explore the event industry futher 

We have compiled this range of industry magazines and guides to help you further explore what working in the event sector is all about.

Any questions about your career? 

We hope you enjoyed this 'virtual' career expo highlighting what it is like to work in the event sector. If you have any questions about your career just contact us and our expert team will be happy to answer your questions.