Producer - Special Events

Century - Venues, Events, Artists; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Interstate travel

Collaborative environment

Access to live events

Job summary

Century is seeking an experienced Producer - Special Events to lead planning, coordination and delivery of key events across the Sydney and Perth Comedy Festivals. You will take ownership from planning through to delivery, working with programming, marketing, ticketing, production, operations and finance teams.

The role is full-time, based in Century's Sydney office, with interstate travel to Perth as required. A hands-on, end-to-end role across the festival lifecycle is required.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years' experience producing or managing live events, festivals or related work.
• Strong organisational and project management skills with attention to detail.
• Experience in event ticketing, builds, inventory and sales monitoring.
• Experience in event marketing, including digital and live activity.
• Budgeting, forecasting, reconciliation and settlement experience.
• Confidence negotiating with venues, suppliers and contractors.
• Understanding of event logistics, production, staffing and site operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness balancing audience experience and financial outcomes.
• Problem-solving and adaptability in fast-paced live events.
• Proficient computer skills including MS Office.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, public holidays, and interstate travel.
• Valid Australian driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned special events from planning through to delivery and wrap-up.
• Set up ticketing requirements, pricing, allocations and guest lists.
• Collaborate with marketing to implement event campaigns and assets.
• Coordinate venues, production, AV, staffing and logistics.
• On-ground event-day management with internal teams and partners.
• Create and manage event budgets within approved parameters.
• Negotiate commercial terms with venues, suppliers and talent.
• Handle post-event settlements and reconciliations.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage risk, WHS compliance and audience experience requirements.
• Contribute ideas to grow audience reach and Festival experience.
• Oversee cross-festival delivery across Sydney and Perth events.

Skills

Live events

Festival management

Project management

Budgeting

Negotiation

Ticketing systems

Marketing collaboration

Stakeholder management

Venue operations

Logistics planning

Communication

Interstate travel

Driver's license

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Century is one of Australia's leading entertainment businesses, with over 30 years of experience specialising in venue management, live events and touring, as well as artist representation.

The festival arm has a particular focus on live comedy and sees the curation and fulfilment of both the Sydney Comedy Festival and Perth Comedy Festival.

Century is one of Australia's leading entertainment businesses, with over 30 years of experience specialising in venue management, live events and touring, as well as artist representation.

We operate and manage a wide array of Sydney's best live entertainment venues, including the iconic Enmore Theatre, Metro Theatre, The Comedy Store, The Concourse, Manning Bar, Darling Quarter Theatre and The Mighty Vic in Newcastle.

The festival arm has a particular focus on live comedy and sees the curation and fulfilment of both the Sydney Comedy Festival and Perth Comedy Festival.

The Role

Century is seeking an experienced Producer - Special Events to lead the planning, coordination and delivery of key special events across the Sydney Comedy Festival and Perth Comedy Festival. The successful candidate will take ownership of assigned events from planning through to delivery and settlement, working closely with the Festivals' programming, marketing, ticketing, production, operations and finance teams. This is a hands-on role spanning the full event lifecycle, including ticketing, marketing, production, event-day logistics, budgeting, commercial negotiation and settlement. The Producer will be responsible for ensuring each assigned event is delivered safely, efficiently, on budget and to a high standard, while also contributing ideas that grow audience engagement and strengthen the Festivals' special events offering.

The role is full time and based in Century's Sydney office, with interstate travel to Perth and other locations as required.

What You'll Be Doing

• Event Planning & Delivery: Lead assigned special events from initial planning through to on-ground delivery, including project plans, timelines, milestones, staffing requirements and post-event wrap-up.
• Ticketing: Set up and manage ticketing requirements, including pricing, builds, allocations, holds, guest lists, sales monitoring and inventory management, working with venues and internal ticketing teams.
• Marketing: Work closely with the Festivals' marketing team to develop and implement event-specific campaigns, provide event information and assets, coordinate marketing activity and monitor ticket sales and campaign performance.
• Production & Logistics: Coordinate all operational and production requirements, including venues and sites, technical production, staging, AV, lighting, security, catering, transport, accessibility, permits, insurance and other event infrastructure.
• Event-Day Management: Take a lead role on the ground, coordinating venues, suppliers, contractors, artists, staff and internal teams to ensure events are delivered safely, professionally and to schedule.
• Budgeting: Create, forecast and manage event budgets, closely monitor income and expenditure, identify cost efficiencies and ensure events are delivered within approved financial parameters.
• Negotiation & Contracting: Negotiate commercial terms and manage agreements with venues, suppliers, contractors, partners and talent where required, within established approval frameworks.
• Settlement & Reconciliation: Manage post-event financial reconciliation and settlements, ensuring ticketing, venue, supplier and artist-related financial information is accurate and completed within agreed timelines.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams, venues, artists, agents, suppliers, contractors, partners and other external stakeholders.
• Risk & Compliance: Work with venue and operational specialists to manage event risk, WHS, compliance, emergency planning and audience experience requirements.
• Creative Development: Contribute ideas to evolve existing special events and develop new opportunities that increase audience reach, commercial performance and the overall Festival experience.
• Cross-Festival Delivery: Manage projects across both the Sydney Comedy Festival and Perth Comedy Festival, adapting plans to the operational requirements, venues and audiences of each market.

Essential Skills

What We're Looking For:

• At least 2-3 years' experience producing or managing live events, festivals, entertainment or a similar role.
• Strong organisation and project management skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple events and deadlines simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience in event ticketing, including ticket builds, inventory management and sales monitoring.
• Experience in event marketing, with a sound understanding of digital, social and broader live-event marketing activity.
• Strong budgeting and financial management skills, including forecasting, reconciliation and event settlement.
• Confidence negotiating with venues, suppliers, contractors and other event stakeholders.
• A strong understanding of event logistics and production, including technical, staffing, venue/site and operational requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to balance audience experience, creative ambition and financial outcomes.
• Problem-solving skills, adaptability and the ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced live-event environment.
• Strong computer literacy, including experience with the Microsoft Office suite.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and public holidays during peak festival periods, and to travel interstate as required.
• Full Australian driver's licence.

Highly Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of the Australian comedy industry, comedy festivals and live entertainment landscape.
• Experience delivering outdoor, multi-venue, gala, experiential or large-scale special events.
• Existing relationships with venues, artists, agents, suppliers or contractors within the live entertainment industry.
• A working understanding of staging and technical performance requirements, including sound, lighting and AV.
• Experience with sponsorship, partner or stakeholder activations.

Additional Benefits

• A key role working across two of Australia's major comedy festivals.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Opportunities to travel interstate and attend other comedy festivals and live events.
• A collaborative and creative working environment across programming, production, marketing, ticketing and operations.
• Access to attend live events across the Century Group.