Join our Music & Pop-culture Sales Team at the Royal Adelaide Show 2026

You Love Music, Anime, Gaming, Pop Culture and Alternative Fashion?

Are you confident talking to people and helping customers discover products they'll love?

Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where your personality, energy, and sales skills can make a real impact?

We're looking for enthusiastic retail salespeople to join our event team at the Royal Adelaide Show, one of South Australia's biggest annual events, taking place 5th–13th September 2026.

For more than 20 years, we've been bringing alternative fashion, band merchandise, and pop culture products to major events across Australia. Our range includes officially licensed merchandise from rock and metal artists, anime, gaming, horror, and pop culture franchises, alongside iconic alternative fashion brands such as Tripp NYC.

This is a hands-on retail sales role in a busy event environment. If you enjoy engaging with customers, recommending products, and closing sales, we'd love to hear from you.

Important – Please Read Before Applying

This role is ideal for people who:

• Enjoy talking to customers and making sales
• Are comfortable working in a busy event environment
• Have retail or sales experience
• Have a genuine interest in music, anime, gaming, horror, or pop culture
• Bring positive energy and enthusiasm to every customer interaction

You don't need to know everything already, but you should have a natural flair for sales. Confidence, enthusiasm, reliability, and a willingness to learn are essential.

What We Offer

• Hourly base rate plus uncapped sales commission
• Staff discounts on merchandise
• A fun, energetic team environment
• The opportunity to work with unique products and passionate customers
• Future opportunities at conventions, expos, festivals, and major events across Australia

Who We're Looking For

• Confident communicators who enjoy engaging with people
• Fast learners who can adapt to different customer situations
• Reliable team players with a strong work ethic
• Individuals who enjoy working in busy, high-energy environments
• Passionate fans of music, alternative culture, anime, gaming, horror, comics, movies, and all things pop culture
• Must be available between 5th to 13th September 2026 (please specify your availability when applying)

New to Retail or Events? An Intern position might be a perfect career opportunity.

We also welcome applications from enthusiastic individuals looking to gain experience in the events industry.

A limited number of Event Intern positions may be available for suitable candidates. These opportunities are unpaid and focus on learning about event operations, marketing, promotions, customer engagement, sales, display and merchandise management while engaging with and learning from our experienced team members at our outlet at the Royal Adelaide Show.

Successful applicants will receive free entry to the Royal Adelaide Show for behind-the-scenes exposure to event exhibiting, and the opportunity to build valuable industry experience and professional connections.

If you are interested in being considered for an Event Intern position, please mention this in your application.

This position is unpaid and suitable for candidates without or little experience in retail sales and event industry who want to learn about the industry.

How to Apply

Please include the following in your cover letter:

1. Your Experience Tell us about any relevant experience you have.

2. Your Interests Tell us about the music artists, bands, anime series, gaming franchises, horror films, or pop culture properties you're most passionate about.

3. Position you apply for In your subject line clearly state whether you are applying for the Retail Sales or Event Intern Position

Next Stage Due to the anticipated number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to submit a short video introduction as the next stage of the recruitment process.

If you're passionate about music, alternative fashion, anime, gaming, and pop culture and enjoy helping customers find products they'll love, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and become part of the team bringing alternative culture, music, and pop culture to thousands of fans at the Royal Adelaide Show 2026.

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Pay: $26.55 – $36.31 per hour

Work Location: In person