About the role

  • Strengthen Sofar’s brand in your local community, promoting and selling tickets in your city with self-directed local marketing tactics
  • Create a vision to build and execute your city’s strategy - number of monthly shows, neighborhoods, show theme ideas, etc.
  • Lead curation and booking for experiences in your city with the highest-quality, diverse set of artists and venues
  • Own the staffing and quality of shows in your local market, ensuring hospitality-rooted experiences
  • Manage your city’s financial performance, ensuring financial success and health of every event
  • Build relationships with local businesses to drive sales of sponsorships and private events
  • Identify and build relationships with local organizations to build community, broaden reach, and co-promote shows
  • Collaborate with other local leaders to grow your city through diverse experiences that generate buzz and amplify Sofar’s brand awareness
  • Support Sofar’s Business Partnerships and the LA teams by ensuring high-quality curation and seamless event operations for inbound partnership opportunities that elevate the Sofar brand

Requirements

  • You have deep connections to your local scene and play an active role in building community around it
  • You have 3-5 years of experience in live event curation, production, and promotions
  • You have experience selling event sponsorships or marketing activations, preferably in the live events or experiential marketing space
  • You’re confident pitching ideas and event concepts to potential sponsors and have a track record of closing partnership deals
  • You have a strong pulse on your city, the unique nature of each neighborhood, and where people like to spend their free time
  • You’re a natural connector and excel at building relationships with diverse community-driven organizations, media partners, or local businesses
  • You understand how to promote and build strategic alliances that will ultimately sell more tickets at our shows
  • You take pride in your work and approach every opportunity with professionalism and ownership
  • You have exceptional time management skills and are a clear communicator
  • You can work autonomously, but understand the importance of remaining connected to the broader organization
  • Candidates must be based in Long Beach (role is hybrid)

Benefits

  • Commission-based pay on a per-show basis (ranges from $150-$500+ per event)
  • Flexible schedule (activities likely take place over weekends and evenings)
  • Freelance contractor role allowing schedule flexibility
  • Support from the local Los Angeles team and being part of a global Sofar community

Job title

Freelance Producer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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