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Culture, Entertainment and Destination Events Director - Tourism and Events Queensland
Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) is the state’s lead tourism marketing, event and experience development agency with a vision of Inspiring the World to Experience the Best Address on Earth. TEQ is committed to working collaboratively with key stakeholders to grow tourism and events across Queensland.

The role leads the ongoing development and implementation of the TEQ Event Strategy 2025. The strategy aims to develop, manage, and promote a world-class Events Calendar for Queensland that, as a sustainable high value asset for the State, contributes to the Queensland economy and inspires the world to experience the best events at the best address on earth.

Job Description
• Lead the development and implementation of initiatives that deliver upon the Events Strategy 2025 across the Culture and Entertainment and Destination Events portfolios and grow the value of the Queensland Events Calendar.
• Lead the attraction, creation, retention and growth of high value culture and entertainment major events while overseeing the Queensland Destination Events Program.
• Drive TEQ’s event growth pipeline which nurtures the growth in value of targeted homegrown events across the state.
• Create, grow, and maintain respectful and trusting relationships with tourism and events industry stakeholders.
• Project manage and contribute to projects including but not limited to events, experience design and development and marketing.
• Lead, coach, and mentor direct report team members, as well as indirect reports.
 
Desired Skills and Experience
• Extensive experience at a senior level within the domestic and/or international events industry with a particular focus on leveraging events to drive incremental tourism outcomes.
• Extensive experience working across the lifecycle of events including the creation, feasibility and planning, marketing and communications, commercialisation, delivery and evaluation of major events, particularly as drivers of tourism outcomes.
• Established relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the Queensland and Australian events and tourism industry.
• Demonstrated ability to consult, engage, negotiate, and contract commercial partnerships with a range of stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking and planning skills, including the ability to interpret research and strategic data to formulate action plans.
• Highly developed project management skills with the ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated experience leading high performing teams.

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