About The Role
As an Event Casual, you'll be a key part of the team responsible for delivering Arc's major events and activations across campus.
This is a hands-on role suited to students who enjoy working in fast-paced environments, take initiative, and can follow instructions accurately while adapting to changing event requirements.
You'll work alongside Event Managers to set up, operate and pack down events, assist with logistics, support student engagement activities and help maintain a safe, well-organised event site. Successful Event Casuals are reliable, proactive and willing to jump into whatever task is required to ensure an event runs smoothly.
This role is ideal for students with previous experience in events, hospitality, customer service, sport, volunteering or other fast-paced team environments where reliability, communication and teamwork are essential.
Who are We?
Arc is UNSW’s student organisation. We like to call ourselves the cool older sibling. We know that the best parts of going to uni is all the stuff you do outside the classroom, and we pride ourselves on making that experience awesome. We do that through a huge range of opportunities and services available to students online and in-person.
Working at Arc you’ll join a welcoming team of full of like-minded students, who believe in listening to students, working together and having fun between hard work. Work perks include professional development opportunities, the occasional work cake party, hot desk spaces, tickets to the Arc Annual Dinner, and more. But probably the best thing you’ll get out of working here are some friendships you’ll never forget.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Assist in the preparation, set-up and pack up of various events on campus. This includes but is not limited to the set and pack up of marquees, tables, chairs, signage, BBQs, picnic benches, and sport equipment. Including the return of all equipment to their designated storage areas.
- Contribute to event logistics, such as crowd control, and site clean up.
- Collaborate with the event management team to ensure smooth execution and seamless operations. This includes various ad hoc shifts at events involving food handling, student facing roles, and working at Arc stalls.
- Audit and stock take event equipment as directed by event managers.
- Maintain a positive and professional demeanor while representing Arc during events.
- Comply with Arc Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) policy and procedures to actively participate in the achievement of a safe working culture.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Current UNSW Student until end of 2027 minimum.
- Confident lifting heavy loads and familiar with safe lifting practices
- Excellent team player with good problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a friendly and approachable demeanor.
- Regular and consistent availability throughout the UNSW term
- Availability during 2027 O-Week (8th-12th of Feb and surrounding weeks)
DESIRABLE
- Previous experience in event operations, event production, customer service or similar environments.
- Experience setting up, operating or packing down large-scale events.
- Experience working with volunteers, customers, or large groups of people.
- Demonstrated leadership experience through employment, volunteering, clubs, societies, or sporting teams.
- Familiarity with Arc, UNSW student life and campus activities.
What We Can Offer You
- Flexible hours to suit your Uni timetable (average of 5hrs/week)
- A casual hourly rate of $35.68/ hr
- A unique opportunity to positively impact your peers
- A fun, fast and driven environment with lots of potential for learning and growth
- Awesome professional experience working in a sector leading organisation
Applications close on 20th October 2026 If you would like to apply, submit the following:
- A one-page resume
- A one-page cover letter that addresses the selection criteria and answers the following questions:
Event Casuals play a key role in delivering smooth, safe, and vibrant Arc events on campus.
- What motivates you to be part of creating fun and engaging campus events for UNSW students?
- How would you contribute to ensuring Arc events run smoothly, from set-up to pack-down?
- What would be your top priority while working as an Event Casual to help make each event a success?