Role includes:► Delivery of professional and artistic development programs► Festival programming – 500+ shows in 2023, includes venue programming, panel discussions, national tour, and other programs► Managing Festival Awards program► Team leadership► Close collaboration with marketing on branding and audience acquisition► Special event planning and activations – e.g. outside radio broadcasts► Stakeholder liaison – executives, artists, agents, sponsors, ticket agencies, and others► Government project funding ► Talent scouting, liaison, and negotiation – locally and overseas, includes working with artist’s agents/managers► Liaising with technical and production teams for event production► Risk management planning► Compliance with OH&S protocolsHighlights:● Growing and diversifying Melbourne International Comedy Festival audiences ● Achieving funding from DFAT and Creative Victoria to tour artists overseas● Programming and Tour Managing the Comedy Festival Roadshow, the largest annual touring network in Australia – with 70+ venues in every state and territory● SE Asian and Indian engagement program, forging strong ongoing partnerships in India, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia● Touring annually overseas, both showcasing Australian talent and scouting for local talent to tour back to Australia ● Developing a metropolitan Melbourne pre-Festival touring program, Neighbourhood Sessions● Casting and producing the prestigious annual national festival showcase of emerging Australian talent – the Comedy Zone, with several prestigious alums – e.g., Hannah Gadsby, Josh Thomas, Ronny Chieng, and Celia Pacquola, and others● Producing RAW Comedy - Australia’s most prestigious open mic competition attracting 1,000+ entrants annually, with venues and partners presenting heats and finals in every state and territory and the National Grand Final filmed for SBS Viceland during the annual festival in Melbourne

Role included:► Artist identification, selection and outreach► Stakeholder liaison and relationship management Artist offers and contracts for selected events► Working with technical and production teams for event production► Supporting and advising participating artists on an ongoing basis► Venue planning and logistics► Audience flow, room design, other visual aspects, seating, configuration, planning and layout of furniture etc.► Venue equipment requirements► Venue securityHighlights:● Working with others to drive and manage the significant growth in registrations and programming across the festival ● Developing and managing venue expansion across the Festival Hub, doubling the number of venues