Event Set-up Crew jobs in Newcastle, paid the day after you work.
Newcastle’s event calendar spans stadium fixtures, the entertainment centre, Supercars and a busy festival circuit across the Hunter. MyGig staffs event crews here as one of our newest areas: crews are booked shift by shift, sized to each event rather than a retainer.
Set-up crew is event work for people who like the build: physical shifts before and after the show, often at penalty-rate hours. No formal tickets are typically required to start; vetting covers identity, references and role skills.
Download the MyGig worker app, complete vetting once, and pick up event set-up crew shifts in Newcastle that match your availability. You are employed by MyGig, paid the correct award rate with casual loading, superannuation is paid on every dollar, and your pay lands the day after each shift at no cost to you.
What event set-up crew work pays is set by the award.
These are the award's published figures, not a MyGig quote. They apply nationally.
Hospitality Industry (General) Award (MA000009)
Published adult casual rates start from $32.18/hr as at 1 July 2026, including the 25% casual loading. Higher classifications, penalties and allowances can apply on top.
What you'd actually do on shift.
- ✓Bump-in: staging, seating, fencing and signage
- ✓Furniture placement to the site plan
- ✓Bump-out and load-out to trucks
- ✓Venue reset against the checklist
Good questions, straight answers.
What does a casual event set-up crew get paid in Newcastle?
Event set-up crew work in this industry is typically priced under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award (MA000009). Published casual rates under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award start from $32.18/hr as at 1 July 2026, including the 25% casual loading. Penalties and allowances can apply on top depending on when and where the shift runs; the award page and the official Fair Work pay guide carry the detail.
What do I need to work as a event set-up crew?
No formal tickets are typically required. MyGig vetting covers identity, right to work, references and role skills once, and then you can accept event set-up crew shifts as they open.
Does MyGig cover event set-up crew shifts in Newcastle?
Yes. Newcastle is a newer part of our NSW operation, so the local event set-up crew pool is still building. The app shows honest availability for your dates rather than a promise, and coverage grows as more vetted workers join.
When do I get paid?
The day after every shift, at no cost to you. Pay is calculated against the correct award classification with casual loading, and 12% superannuation is paid with each pay run rather than quarterly.
Your next shift is in the app.
Sign up in about 30 minutes. Pick your first shift. Get paid the day after.