MOMO FESTIVAL MUSIC PROGRAMMER

VNPF; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Scale 7 compensation (VNPF)

Freelance uplift +50%

Job summary

Motel Mozaïque in Rotterdam seeks an experienced music programmer to join the MOMO Festival programming team for 2027 and beyond, if mutually satisfactory.

You will help shape the music program, propose ideas, and handle artist bookings, coordinating with Marketing & Production to ensure cohesive festival storytelling.

Qualifications

• Experience programming music for a festival or equivalent.
• Strong network with agents, bookers and artists.
• Knowledge of Rotterdam's live music scene.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Co-create the music program for MOMO Festival in consultation with the program team.
• Propose ideas and manage artist bookings and offers.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Production to integrate the program.

Skills

Festival programming

Networking with agents

Booking experience

Rotterdam knowledge

English proficiency

Dutch a plus

Independent worker

Team player

Job description

Our energy is directed year-round towards MOMO Festival, our three-day multidisciplinary city festival, MOMO Concerts, a Rotterdam concert series, and MOMO Create, where talent development takes center stage. Through these core activities, we produce and present sounds and stories that represent the present time and inspire our audience. For the festival, our artistic signature translates into four pillars: plurality of perspectives, wonder, actuality and space, freedom, and trust.

Due to the departure of one of our programmers, we are seeking an experienced music programmer to join our programming team for the MOMO Festival 2027 and, if mutually satisfactory, for subsequent editions.

Job Description

The Music Programmer is co-responsible for the creation of the music program of MOMO Festival. This is done in consultation with the program team. We expect you to come up with suggestions and ideas yourself, and to make the arrangements with the artist yourself. You will also collaborate with the Marketing & Production departments in this regard.

Position within the organization

As a programmer, you’re part of the music program team, consisting of the Head of Program, one other programmer, and a program assistant. The program team meets regularly, and there are program meetings where all disciplines of the festival are present.

We are looking for someone who:

• knows MOMO Festival well and understands the artistic vision of the festival, and can select program within that vision;
• has a strong and relevant network with agents, bookers, and artists;
• knows the city of Rotterdam well and is aware of what is happening in the city;
• has experience with bookings, making offers, and is up to date with current fees;
• has flexible availability; during some periods there is more to do and sometimes less;
• can work independently and has a strong sense of responsibility;
• enjoys collaborating in a team;
• enjoys diving into upcoming and new genres;
• is proficient in English, Dutch is a plus.

Motel Mozaïque offers:

• an assignment at a connecting and progressive festival in the Netherlands;
• a great team with plenty of room for new ideas and initiatives; we work, based on trust.
• appropriate compensation according to the industry association VNPF: Scale 7. For a freelance assignment, we increase this by 50%.