Employment Opportunities

Melissa is continuously asked by her industry colleagues to provide and recommend talented, enthusiastic, reliable and capable industry professionals for various casual, contract and full-time roles. From event runners and assistants to event managers and producers, positions for all levels become available all the time.

This is what a few of our past placements have said:

What an experience!!! Thank you so much for organising for me to work at World Youth Day 2008. I had the most amazing time and gained stage management experience I would never have gained without your fantastic contacts and ongoing support. This will be a brilliant addition to my resume!
Joanne Hagarty — Assistant Stage Manager, World Youth Day.

Thank you for arranging my onsite Event Assistant role with Teambeat. You matched my interests in the music, entertainment and events industries perfectly. The position gave me the opportunity to meet key industry professionals that I would never have met if it werent for this role. Thank you again and I look forward to being selected to work on future events with you.
Jaclyn Hyslop — Event Assistant, Teambeat Performance.

Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do work experience at your company. Your passion and enthusiasm for your company and the events industry has truly inspired me. Every day was so exciting and I loved that there was always something new to do. It was a great learning curve and has allowed me to discover new skills. Be sure to let me know if any permanent positions become available as I would love to work for you!!
Debbie Tran — Student.

Whether you are training in event management, have a number of years industry experience, or are the best of the best; if you would like to broaden your event portfolio or expand on your skills, email me your CV and a covering letter outlining the types of events you would like to work on and I will do my best to match your requirements with incoming requests.

Volunteering at Events

Around 4.4 million Australians make a difference in their local community by volunteering either for organisations or at the thousands of events held each year. By performing a wide range of tasks for a diverse range of organisations, these individuals gain invaluable skills, knowledge and industry contacts whilst helping others at the same time!

Why volunteer?

There are dozens of reasons why you should donate some of your time and volunteer. These include:

To make new friends
To build personal and professional contacts
To build your self-esteem and confidence
To develop new job skills
To use your skills in a productive way
To make a difference in the world
To increase personal satisfaction
To add experience to your resume and variety to your work experience
To develop people skills
To develop communication skills
To explore career possibilities and new areas of interest
To share your skills with others
To be challenged and expand your horizons
To do something different
To gain satisfaction by helping others
To contribute to a cause that you care about
and best of all to have fun!

Over the years, Melissa has worked with countless event management companies and charities that require volunteers for their events. If you would like to volunteer at any of our upcoming events, please complete the online volunteer application form.

It never ceases to amaze me about all the wonderful things that Starlight can achieve by having you and our other generous and caring supporters right there with us. You really are bringing magic into the lives of seriously ill children. I want to thank you on behalf of those families you bring brightness to. Your support has been so welcome.
Jill Weekes — Chief Executive, Starlight Childrens Foundation

What a fantastic night! Thank you for arranging my role at the Starlight Childrens Foundation Star Ball. I was able to put so much of the theory I learnt at College into practice whilst I assisted in all of the onsite activities, fundraisers and roles that needed to be completed. I also loved being able to help such a wonderful charity!
Chelsea Thompson — Student

Hi Melissa, I just wanted to send you a BIG thank you for arranging my volunteer role at The Australian Pharmacy Exhibition. It was so great to be onsite working at a professional event of that size! I really appreciated that you moved me around and had me working on a number of tasks over the 3 days as it enabled me to broaden my onsite event experience. You really made me feel like part of the team. Please keep me in mind for future events as it was so much fun!!!
Courtney Ragen — Student.