Full-time or part-time (3–4 days a week) available.
At Polite Playground, we build tech‐first brand activations and experiential campaigns for some of Australia's best-known brands. We've been doing it for over 15 years, and we're growing.
We're looking for an Event Operations Manager to join our Melbourne team — available now for the right person.
This is a genuinely autonomous role. You'll own the operational end of our activations: equipment, technical systems, staff coordination, and onsite delivery. You'll be the person who makes sure everything runs exactly as it should, and who knows exactly what to do when it doesn't.
The hours are as varied as the work, and rarely a standard 9–5. If the idea of a different day every day sounds like a nightmare, this probably isn't for you. If it sounds like exactly what you're after — welcome home.
What the role covers:
* Warehouse and inventory management — equipment allocation, organisation, and readiness across all events
* Technical oversight — pre-event testing, live troubleshooting, and maintaining expert knowledge of all PP systems
* Staff leadership — onboarding, training, and scheduling operators and junior coordinators
* Onsite event management — acting as the primary operations contact across activations, with interstate travel as required
* Cross‐team coordination — working closely with Account Management and Production to keep delivery seamless
You'll be a strong fit if you:
* Have solid experience in event delivery or experiential activations
* Are technically capable and comfortable troubleshooting under pressure
* Can work autonomously and take genuine ownership of outcomes
* Have led or mentored junior staff before
* Communicate clearly across teams and aren't afraid to elevate when needed
* Are organised, solutions‐focused, and calm when things move fast
What success looks like here: equipment operations run on time and on budget, operators who are trained and confident, and activations that consistently exceed client expectations.
This could also be your entry point into the industry.
If you're in your final year of Event Management, Marketing, or something adjacent — or you've just graduated — we want to hear from you. Maybe you've been the person behind your uni's events, running clubs and societies, pulling something out of nothing with zero budget and sheer determination. That counts. Formal experience matters less than a proactive mindset and a genuine hunger to learn. You'll be out of the office and on the ground at some of the world's biggest brand activations — think global names, high‐energy builds, and the kind of events that end up on your camera roll. If you're tech‐savvy, comfortable around AV and production gear, and ready to hit the ground running, this is the role that launches careers.
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