Venue Manager - QT Newcastle

About EVT: QT Newcastle is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers - because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers. 

QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of ‘unexpected and unrequested’, with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged. 

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia’s most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you’re in, there’s no limits on where your career could take you. 

Key Responsibilities 

We are seeking experienced Venue Manager to join the team looking after Jana Bar and Rooftop Bar. This role will also oversee the management of both bars, each offering their own unique high-end and memorable nightlife & dining experience. We are looking for someone that can build and develop a strong team, has a good financial acumen understanding and has a passion for an excellent guest experience.

• Lead the day-to-day operations of both bars, working closely with the food & beverage manager, ensuring compliance with hotel policies, procedures, licensing laws, safety standards, and brand expectations.
• Oversee daily departmental operations, service standards, quality control, handovers, and crisis management to consistently deliver exceptional guest experiences and prevent issues before they arise.
• Manage staffing effectively through rostering, leave and overtime control, staff entitlements, and cross-venue training to meet financial, operational, and service targets.
• Recruit, train, develop, and appraise team members, maintaining accurate training records while fostering team morale, cohesion, retention, and a positive service culture.
• Handle all guest feedback and complaints with professionalism, urgency, and care, ensuring incidents, injuries, and hazards are reported and corrective actions implemented.
• Drive financial performance by controlling departmental expenses, implementing accounting and cashiering controls, maintaining accurate reporting, and actively identifying business improvement opportunities.
• Cultivate a strong sale and brand culture by maximising up-selling and on-selling, promoting EVT properties, and acting as a brand ambassador for the venue and hotel.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration across departments, support colleagues as required, participate in meetings and training, and maintain strong working knowledge of venue systems and assets.

What You’ll Bring

• 3 + years’ experience as a Venue Manager or similar in luxury hotels, large hospitality groups or premium bars and restaurants.
• Ideally experience in hotel restaurants, with a good understanding of a high-end food and beverage offering.
• The ability to identify, analyse and resolve problems that may arise.
• Strategic in creating new ideas to drive revenue, SPH and guest engagement to dine in-house.
• Experience running hospitality teams, driven to lead from the front and the ability to train and develop the team.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Solid financial acumen experience managing wage costs, beverage costs and delivering results in line with budgeted revenue and profit targets.

How You Work

• Inclusive leader — values diverse perspectives; builds belonging.
• Owner’s mindset — acts on data/feedback; ships improvements.
• Resilient and solutions-focused — stays calm, moves fast.
• Growth mindset — learns, shares, and levels up others.

Perks from Day One

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.

Apply Now

Join QT and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker. Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.

Send your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in - don’t wait! We can’t wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.

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