Coordinator Production and Technical Services

• A brand-new opportunity to uplift Ballarat’s iconic flagship cultural venues
• Work across stunning venues that centre on performing arts, live music and lifestyle events
• Band 7A annualised salary: $106,771 per annum plus superannuation

Ballarat is home to some of Australia’s most historically significant cultural venues including Her Majesty’s Theatre, Civic Hall and the Mining Exchange. City of Ballarat’s freshly formed Cultural Venues team is embarking on exciting period of change and growth. In late 2024, Victoria’s oldest theatre is re-opening for its 150th anniversary after multiple stages of revitalisation, Civic Hall  is returning to its live music touring roots and the Mining Exchange is being re-imagined for the future as a destination for art, performance, design, food, wine and more. 

The Role:

We are looking for an extensively experience technical production specialist with a continuous-improvement mindset to lead the Production and Technical Services work area. This critical role sits within the Cultural Venues Leadership Team and will be focused on ensuring best practice production and technical service delivery, exceptional client and collaborator experience and a knack for interpreting creative vision into technical reality that creates magic every time a guest connects with these iconic spaces.  

The role will be key in essential workplace health and safety planning and delivery to the highest standards and working collaboratively across the organisation to ensure venues are maintained, developed and performing at their finest. This is an opportunity for an organised and experienced operator who has worked at scale and has achieved high degrees of efficacy in a senior production role. You will be a relationally oriented individual who will build the work area’s operations from the ground up in a way that is collaborative and nurturing for the Production and Technical Services Team. 

This challenging and rewarding role will work cooperatively across the Economy and Experience Division and national arts and live entertainment sector to support the creation of unforgettable experiences for locals and visitors to the Ballarat region. 

Only an hour and a half from Melbourne, Ballarat presents the wonderful lifestyle benefits of a city in a beautiful regional setting, including a burgeoning creative community, an exciting food and wine scene and high-quality schooling options.  

Key Selection Criteria: 

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Technical Production with relevant work experience or lesser qualification and relevant experience commensurate with the skills and requirements required for the position.  
• Demonstrated ability to champion, model and promote corporate values. 
• Extensive experience in a senior production and/or technical operations role in a live entertainment/arts/stadium venue or major festivals context with multi-faceted knowledge and experience including high-level demonstrated ability to identify gaps and opportunities and implement solutions. 
• Extensive senior experience in the development and implementation of production and technical operations, policies and procedures. 
• Extensive senior experience in the management of workplace health and safety programs including the design, development and implementation of relevant policies and procedures. 
• Demonstrated experience in resource management including budget planning, project budget management and supporting business case development. 
• Advanced interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability to proactively build relationships and to work collaboratively across teams and the broader organisation, including gaining buy-in, cooperation and resolution across all levels. 
• Ability to effectively manage, coach, mentor, develop and motivate staff and promote an environment that promotes wellbeing, inclusion, equity, skills development and best practice.   

To Apply: 

To apply for this position please click the Apply button and submit your application. Applications close Tuesday 6th August 2024. 

Please ensure that you provide a cover letter and a current resume and address the key selection criteria.   

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full employment medical and police check.  

Contact: 

For further information on this position, please contact Kristy Witmitz, Manager Cultural Venues kristywitmitz@ballarat.vic.gov.au or 0408 118 031  

The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access.  We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.