Senior Producer Creative Activations

Careers at Council; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 109,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership from $18.65/week

Flexible work arrangement options

Job summary

Inner West Council invites a creative producer to deliver vibrant festivals and cultural activations. You will work with local creatives and partners to foster participation and strengthen the Inner West as a creative destination.

Role requires project management, stakeholder engagement, and risk-aware budgeting. Flexible work arrangements are offered, with a focus on community inclusion and safety.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in event management, arts administration, business, tourism studies or equivalent.
• Proven project management skills in activations and outdoor festivals.
• Experience in marketing, sponsorship and budgets/funding.
• Experience negotiating contracts and managing risk.
• Ability to engage diverse communities and partners.
• Willingness to perform manual tasks and hold First Aid / Driver Licence where required.

Responsibilities

• Produce and deliver vibrant festivals, events, activations and cultural initiatives.
• Collaborate with local creatives and partners to create participation opportunities.
• Build relationships to position Inner West as a thriving creative destination.
• Read and apply the Position Description for all role requirements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Risk management

Communication

First Aid

Education

Tertiary qualifications in event management or arts administration

Tools

Budgeting

Contract management

Job description

Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values ofIntegrity,Respect,Innovation,CompassionandCollaborationare at the centre of everything that we do.

We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge.We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options(e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great valuegym membership from $18.65/weekgiving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role

Bring creativity to life across the Inner West! You’ll produce and deliver vibrant festivals, events, activations and cultural initiatives that celebrate our community’s diversity and creativity.

Working with local creatives, community partners and the Creative Communities team, you’ll build strong relationships, create opportunities for participation and help cement the Inner West as a thriving creative and cultural destination.

Please read thePosition Descriptionto familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

Remuneration

$109,253.04 - $121,240.08 p.a. + 12% Superannuation

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in event management, arts administration, business, tourism studies or an equivalent field or relevant industry/professional experience
• Proven project management skills, with a strong record of achievement in planning, coordinating, programming, delivering and evaluating a broad range of activations events, including outdoor festivals, that promote social inclusion and cultural development and demonstrated knowledge of and experience in marketing, sponsorship and budgets/funding.
• Strong experience in the management of events and activations, cultural and community-based programs and stakeholders to facilitate social inclusion and cultural development.
• Proven ability to manage complex negotiations, contracts and assesses strategic and operational risks along with understanding of relevant legal and risk management requirements and contract management experience.
• Working knowledge of partnering with local communities to deliver creative outcomes and demonstrated understanding of the requirements of working in a diverse environment along with strong communication and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to engage diverse communities, and high-level analytical and problem-solving skills with the capacity to inspire or support innovative thinking and continuous improvement
• Fit and able to safely perform physical tasks as required, including demonstrated ability to safely undertake manual handling duties such as lifting and carrying related to staging activations and possession of or willingness to obtain First Aid, Responsible Service of Alcohol and Current NSW Class C Driver Licence.

Enquiries

Serena Chalker, Executive Producer Creative Activations on 9392 5769

Closing Date

Sunday 8 November 2026, 11:30PM

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.

This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance

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