Are you looking to establish a career within the Sport and Entertainment industry? Interested in an opportunity to work with clients who are leaders in their field?

With the world of Sport of Entertainment getting back on its feet, Gemba is looking to grow its Account Management team. We have several contract roles coming up over the next few months based in both Melbourne and Sydney, with time periods ranging from 6 weeks to 4 months.

If you are a prospective candidate looking for your next career move, submit an Expression of Interest to join our team in one of the below roles:

• Account Manager
• Senior Account Manager
• Account Director
• Senior Account Director

This is an exciting opportunity to bring your A-game to a market leading business in the most dynamic of industries. So, if you’ve got a passion for Sports and Entertainment, coupled with experience in managing the execution of marketing communications from creative brief to production delivery (i.e. Content, Digital, Social, Advertising Production, Events, Sponsorship and Activation), then read on.

 

A little about the team

The Gemba Account Management team works closely with some of the biggest names in the business to manage their sponsorships including the development and project management of marketing communications and content campaigns. The successful candidates will work towards developing strong relationships with clients, such as Toyota in Melbourne and St. George in Sydney, based on trust and integrity through effective client management.

The Account Management team are integral in contributing to and/or managing the day-to-day workflow of clients including, but not limited to, communications and activation projects. By understanding and contributing to effective client management, budget control and managing external vendors they ensure optimal profitability on projects and maximum client impact.

More specifically, duties include:

• Working collaboratively with rights holders on behalf of clients
• Managing the execution of projects through production shoots, content and activations
• Liaising with our internal creative team to create first-class campaigns
• Managing and supporting the estimating and budgeting process
• Completion of post-analysis event case studies and sharing of learnings with the team
• Completing campaign evaluations and post analysis reviews

The Account Director and Senior Account Director roles further help develop the strategy for core creative ideas and manage an internal team, creatives, and external suppliers to bring the concept to life across all relevant channels, whilst actively growing the Gemba clientele.

 

A little about you

You will have tertiary qualifications in Marketing, Advertising or Communications and ideally have experience in an agency role. You must have experience in managing the execution of marketing communications. This includes Content, Advertising Production, Sponsorship and / or Digital from creative brief to production delivery.

Your excellent communication and organisational skills, attention to detail and stakeholder management will set you apart from other applicants. You will thrive in a fast paced, busy environment that will see you work across a multitude of tasks at any one time.

An energetic personality is important; we are seeking a hardworking, diligent marketing professional but you must have the ability to let your hair down and have a laugh with the fantastic team that surrounds you.

All roles on offer are contract based and can range from 6 weeks to 4 months in our Melbourne or Sydney office. Please state your preferred role, availability and salary type in the application form.

 

About Gemba

Gemba is a leading authority in the ever-changing world of Sport and Entertainment.

Offering specialised services across insights, strategy and communications, we are passionate about our clients, proud of the work we do and love operating in one of the most dynamic industries on the global stage.

Our values of empathy, dynamism, discipline and integrity drive our business. More than just words in a vision document, we take our values seriously. We measure them, hold ourselves accountable and hire accordingly. We invest in our people, offering a wide range of employee benefits designed to provide a positive, professional, fun and inclusive workplace.

Note: All candidates require working rights in Australia to perform the role.

Gemba supports flexible working hours and will consider job share for this role.

Gemba is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and encourage people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or other protected characteristics or similar.

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Looking to apply those finely-honed management consulting skills in an industry you love? Then look no further! We’re on the lookout for an experienced Senior Strategy Consultant to join our team. Our preference is for the role to be located in Melbourne but we’ll consider applicants in Sydney.

We work at the crossroads of sport, entertainment, media and digital to help our clients grow their businesses and get more people playing, attending and consuming. From sport governance to major event commercialisation strategy; from football to esports; from the athletics track to the mobile app – Gemba works with clients that are at the heart of Australian fans’ passions, on their most pressing strategic issues.

 

About the Role

The Senior Strategy Consultant is responsible for leading and delivering quality client outcomes on complex consulting projects. This includes driving business assessments and strategic value analysis, coordinating the activities of Gemba consulting teams and packaging client-ready communications.. In addition to existing client work, you will contribute to the business development pipeline by pro-actively managing the account planning and new business acquisition processes for prospective and current clients in the Melbourne market and beyond.

Additionally, there will be responsibilities to assist in the development and evolution of Gemba’s proprietary intellectual capital. This involves incorporating latest market and consumer insights, client trends and project deliverables into scalable intellectual capital, frameworks and approaches that in turn drive new business as well as efficient project delivery through repeatable methodologies

 

About You

This key role requires a Strategy Consultant with a minimum of 4-6 experience in strategy, preferably within a management consulting firm. Ideally, you will also have had exposure to solving business problems in the sports, media, entertainment, fashion and/or lifestyle industries.

You’re an experienced and professional strategy consultant who can quickly establish and maintain trusted advisor relationships with clients. You can apply your consulting craft skills to scope, plan and deliver strategy projects, and lead and mentor small teams. You seek out every opportunity to talk about your views and listen to others’ views on what’s wrong and what’s right with how sports are run, their products, fan experience, commercial strategy, governance structures – the lot. You enjoy understanding strategic problems and coming up with solutions, in collaboration with clients and other strategy consultants.

You love data, facts and objectivity, but you’re passionate and opinionated as well. You have demonstrated repeated success in developing relationships with clients to identify new project opportunities, convert these opportunities to proposals and ultimately sell strategy consulting work – and then deliver. Above all, though, you embody Gemba’s values of Empathy, Dynamism, Discipline and Integrity in your daily work.

 

You will need to have an excellent understanding of strategy development frameworks and techniques, strategy report writing, written and verbal presentation skills.

• Dynamic, proactive self-starter
• Advanced PowerPoint, Word and Excel skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong quantitative and financial analysis skills
• Detailed understanding of the core strategy consulting craft skills
• Well-developed teamwork & influencing skills, with demonstrated empathy and integrity

 

About Gemba

Gemba offers specialised services in the Sports and Entertainment sectors across Insights, Data & Analytics, Strategy and Communications. We are passionate about our business, proud of what we do and love working in one of the most dynamic industries on the global stage.

Our Management Consulting Division delivers strategic insights and business advice to sport and entertainment organisations, brands and government, with specialised expertise in strategic planning, product development, broadcast and digital strategy, and commercialisation.

Our values of empathy, dynamism, discipline and integrity drive our business. More than just words in a vision document, we take our values seriously. We measure them, hold ourselves accountable and hire accordingly. We invest in our people, offering a wide range of employee benefits designed to provide a positive, professional, fun and inclusive workplace.

 

How to apply for this job?

Written applications including a CV and cover letter should be addressed to Elaine Passanha, People & Culture Coordinator at careers@thegembagroup.com

 

Applications close Friday 18 June 2021

 

Note: All candidates require working rights in Australia to perform the role.

 

Gemba supports flexible working hours and will consider job share for this role.

 

Gemba is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and encourage people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or other protected characteristics or similar.

 

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At Tenka, we pride ourselves in being the authority in Sport & Entertainment. We are looking for an Operations Coordinator to join our team and play an integral role in managing the day-to-day operations of the Melbourne Office.

 

The Role

Based in Southbank, Melbourne, this role is charged with organising and coordinating the administrative and office management requirements for the team based in Melbourne as well as members of the Leadership team. Working within the Operations team, the role will provide office management support in several areas including including administrative tasks and staff support, travel bookings, on-boarding new hires, arranging social and business events.

A key focus of the role will also be to provide administrative support to the Finance Team, assisting the Management Accountant with AP and AR processing, bank account and credit card reconciliations, debt collection and assisting with end of month work.

The successful candidate will be liaising with both internal and external stakeholders in a high energy, challenging and dynamic environment so attention to detail along with a positive and friendly disposition are a must. 

 

About You

We are looking for someone with 1 -2 years’ experience in an Office Management role supporting different teams across a variety of tasks, preferably in the advertising/marketing industries, with relevant qualifications.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is organised, efficient and highly motivated in nature with a strong work ethic. This will be your opportunity to grow and contribute your own ideas for maintaining efficiency and a positive environment. You will enjoy being a strong team player and will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Other relevant skills and experience include:

• Strong background in administration and diary management;
• Experience organising office supplies and  working with external vendors such as ICT teams and building maintenance;
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel & Word;
• Competence with bank account and credit card reconciliations;
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills;
• Professional, positive & flexible approach to tasks & service delivery.

 

About Tenka

Tenka offers specialised services across Insights, Strategy and Communications. We are passionate about our business, proud of what we do and love working in one of the most dynamic industries on the global stage.

We have offices in Australia and the UK with an enviable client list across the sporting, entertainment and consumer goods sector. Our vision is to shape a better future for the sport and entertainment industry. We currently do this through two industry leading businesses;

Gemba: Delivering Insights, Strategy and Marketing Communications to brands and sport & entertainment organisations

Turnstile: A global leader in sponsorship valuations and innovation

Outstanding people and culture are at the heart of our business and we judge ourselves on actions and behaviours. We take our values seriously. We measure them, hold ourselves accountable and hire accordingly. We invest in our people by offering a wide range of employee benefits designed to provide a positive, fun and balanced work/life experience.

Our values of empathy, dynamism, discipline and integrity drive our business. More than just words in a vision document, we take our values seriously. We measure them, hold ourselves accountable and hire accordingly. We invest in our people, offering a wide range of employee benefits designed to provide a positive, professional, fun and inclusive workplace.

 

How to Apply

Written applications including a CV and cover letter should be addressed to Elaine Passanha, People & Culture Coordinator at careers@thegembagroup.com

Applications close Friday 22 May 2021

Note: All candidates require working rights of this country to perform the role.

Tenka supports flexible working hours and will consider job share for this role

Tenka is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and encourage people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or other protected characteristics or similar.

Recruitment Agencies, we appreciate the interest, but we’ve got this one covered. Thanks!

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• The placement must be done as a requirement of a tertiary education or training course.
• The placement is unpaid
• The placement will be for a set period of time depending on the requirement of the course.

To apply, please send your CV/Resume to careers@thegembagroup.com

Unfortunately we are unable to offer work experience placements to secondary school students or to graduates who have completed their university degree.

For 3rd year tertiary students who are not required to complete placement hours as part of their degree but are still studying, we will consider applications pending an official request from your University.

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