Senior Bookings Manager

Job Description

About us:

The Fortitude Music Hall & The Triffid are entertainment spaces in Brisbane ingrained in the hearts of the Queensland and Australian live entertainment community. We are a tight knit team focussed on delivering the best experiences to patrons and artists possible.

Job Overview:

The Senior Bookings Manager is a role that is the cornerstone of our business model. The role requires someone who is up to speed with new and exciting live acts both domestic and international with a commercial mindset. The role is one that should have a huge focus on maintaining company values, and developing new content activations our venues in Brisbane.

The role is also to service agents, promoters and artists and build long lasting relationships.

The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role, with a focus on customer and contractor relationship management. Would suit someone from a venues, agent or festival background looking to further develop their event management and event producer skills. The successful candidate would be able to provide insights and intelligence to our client base to deliver them the best ticket sales campaign possible, and collaborate with our internal resources effectively.

The breadth of the venues calendars includes music in all forms, comedy, theatre, sporting events and much more.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Key role in programming The Fortitude Music Hall & The Triffid – detailed calendar management as well as curational event partnerships
• A finger on the pulse approach to the live events landscape of Australia in an effort to engage new business
• Working with the Senior Marketing Coordinator and National Bookings & Content Manager to develop our promotional tools and structure
• Overseeing ticketing department & liaise with promoter/agency to get shows announced and on sale
• Communicating any on sale schedules with team along with any specific additional responsibilities that may arise on specific shows. Keen insights to sell more tickets
• Working closely with marketing to form campaigns for each event
• Liaise with event TM to advance the show details throughout the campaign
• Oversee settlements post event; liaising with venue management, production, marketing to ensure all costs are included

Key attributes
• Customer/client focused
• High level of initiative, adaptability and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail
• Excellent organisational & communication skills
• Independently motivated
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good administrational IT skills with proficiencies in the use of software such as, Microsoft Word, Excel, Venue Ops and Wrike
• Able to have flexibility in working hours such as nights, weekends and public holidays
• Booking our venues with a focus on diversity
• At least 5 years experience in venue bookings, artist bookings or festivals

What do we offer?
• Ticket perks to our events
• Flexible working environment
• Health & wellbeing activities and programs, including free counselling
• Investment in your personal career development and training
• To be part of an innovative and exciting business!

Sound like the role for you? To apply, please click on the apply link and submit your resume and a cover letter telling us a little more about yourself!

Equal Opportunities: We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and Homelife. As a growing business, we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gmm4bx-3-145-173-107-42 in your application.