Festival Production Director — Multi-Site Operations

MONA; Hobart; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MONA's Dark Mofo festival in Hobart, Tasmania, seeks a Head of Production to translate ambitious creative concepts into operational, world-class events across multiple venues. Reporting to the Executive Director, the role owns production and scheduling frameworks, oversees procurement, venues, warehousing, safety, and complex logistics, and leads a high-performing team through festival peaks.

You'll champion scalable systems, drive compliance with WHS standards, and partner with engineers,

Qualifications

• Extensive senior production leadership experience delivering large-scale, multi-site festivals or complex live events.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing warehouse operations, inventory control, and multi-project freight and logistics.
• Experience delivering high-volume bar or beverage production infrastructure in a festival setting is desirable.
• Working knowledge of production scheduling software such as Propared or similar platforms, with proven ability to embed scalable systems.
• Skilled at high-stakes supplier negotiation, procurement, engineering sign-offs, and temporary structure certifications.
• High-level site planning and drawing capability, with significant experience using Vectorworks.
• Deep understanding of live event WHS obligations, with the ability to challenge unsafe plans.

Responsibilities

• Establishing, standardising, and embedding project and production management tools, templates, and documentation across all festival teams.
• Overseeing the master festival-wide schedule and driving scheduling adoption across departments.
• Coordinating venues, sites, and feasibility assessments, and ensuring symmetry between festival-wide and project-level planning.
• Leading commercial negotiation, procurement, and performance management for festival-wide goods and services.
• Providing production advice and support to project teams throughout planning and delivery.
• Overseeing off-site fabrication and maintenance of shared festival assets.
• Overseeing sourcing and securing venues and sites, including site visits and compliance considerations.
• Overseeing year-round warehouse operations, inventory control, transport and freight.
• Supporting the Draftsperson to deliver cohesive site plans and drawing solutions.
• Providing production and infrastructure support for high-volume bars and food/beverage operations as allocated.
• Championing WHS standards across temporary sites and contributing to the Event Operations Centre roster.
• Working within budgets and contributing production input to project budgets.

Skills

Senior production leadership

Multi-site delivery

Logistics management

Budget management

WHS standards

Vendor negotiation

Site planning

Tools

Propared

Vectorworks

Job description

MONA's Dark Mofo festival in Hobart, Tasmania, seeks a Head of Production to translate ambitious creative concepts into operational, world-class events across multiple venues. Reporting to the Executive Director, the role owns production and scheduling frameworks, oversees procurement, venues, warehousing, safety, and complex logistics, and leads a high-performing team through festival peaks.

You'll champion scalable systems, drive compliance with WHS standards, and partner with engineers,