Venue Producer

POSITION PURPOSE

The Venue Producer is a dynamic role that actively promotes Queensland Ballet’s venues, develops interest from prospective hirers, and grows and retains connections across sectors. Such venues include the Talbot Theatre, Kite Terrace as well as various spaces and studios at the Thomas Dixon Centre in West End and Queensland Ballet Academy in Kelvin Grove. The role will partner closely with our hospitality partner, internal teams and external stakeholders to proactively seek opportunities to engage venue hirers and events, maximising venue occupancy and revenue and minimising costs. With a passion for our sectors, including arts, education, health, disability and not-for-profit, the successful candidate will have a flair for relationship management and venue-related business development, and an understanding of ticketing, venue management and front-of-house services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high-level producing support to integrate a year-round program of multi-arts venue activations to complement home Company seasons and activities, ensuring effective communication, management and financial systems are implemented.
• Work closely with internal teams to facilitate extraordinary deliverables for our VIPs, particularly donors and corporate partners.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure that activities align with the overarching strategic goal of increasing audiences and revenue through diversified, brand-aligned venue activations including bar, venue hirers and events.
• With the Venue & Sector Relations Manager, develop and manage all stages of the venue hire process, from enquiry to agreement finalisation, to deliver a suite of curated venue hire activities.
• Act as a key liaison, fostering collaborative relationships with hirers, tenants and sector stakeholders and partners.
• Develop and manage the TDC Access Program, identifying key collaboration opportunities.
• Liaise with our Hospitality Partner (who identifies and delivers commercial hire opportunities) to ensure venue hire catering and hospitality requirements are met.
• Represent Queensland Ballet/Thomas Dixon Centre at relevant sector events and provide positive advocacy for the company, building strong cross-sector relationships.
• Deliver accurate reporting as required.

KEY CRITERIA

• Minimum of three years’ experience in a new business development role with demonstrated ability to manage client relationships to high satisfaction levels.
• Effective and efficient producing of events and venue activation programs, on schedule, within budget and with demonstratable positive outcomes in stakeholder, artist and audience satisfaction and earned income targets.
• Successful establishment and oversight of brand, culture, and values across venue programming activities, with consideration for both wellbeing, equality and inclusion principles in practice.
• High level of verbal and written communication skills, combined with the ability to work positively and collaboratively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate customer service excellence.
• Excellent scheduling, budgeting, negotiating and logistical planning skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines whilst ensuring vibrant, values-aligned, and sustainable programming for activation of our venues year-round.
• Excellent computer skills with particular emphasis on database maintenance, spreadsheets and mail merges.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Familiarity with the arts industry is desirable but not essential.
• Experience with Artifax or similar venue and event management software.
• A strong network of clients or leads that can be leveraged for new business development.
• Knowledge of WELL certification requirements

APPLICATION PROCESS

A full position description is available on our Queensland Ballet website: https://www.queenslandballet.com.au/careers/dancer-auditions/vacancies.

Please apply for this role via Seek, including your CV and a Covering Letter. Please note that referees will be sought from candidates following the interview process.

ABOUT QUEENSLAND BALLET

Queensland Ballet is a vibrant, creative company and one of the fastest growing arts organisations in Australia. We offer a program of world-class productions of the best classical ballets and inspired contemporary and neo-classical dance works. Our dancers are acclaimed for their technical excellence, versatility and generosity of spirit. Our Academy creates pathways for aspiring ballet dancers and prepares them for the real world. We understand our responsibility to Queensland’s regional communities and regularly tour our artistic and community programs, while offering exciting health and community programs from our West End home, the Thomas Dixon Centre. We are committed to enriching the lives of as many people as possible.

Queensland Ballet acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and perform. Long before we performed on this land, it played host to the dance expression of our First Peoples. We pay our respects to their Elders – past, present and emerging – and acknowledge the valuable contribution they have made and continue to make to the cultural landscape of this country.

To reflect the diversity of the communities and people with whom we engage, we seek to hire a workforce that is both representative and diverse. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility, and flexibility, we are committed to supporting you in your career with Queensland Ballet.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and child safe environment that is free from Workplace Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Bullying. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Certain roles may require that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks to ensure that we are recruiting the right people.