Freelance Local Producer curating, producing, and promoting concerts for Sofar Sounds in Ottawa. Building community and relationships to ensure successful live event experiences.
Responsibilities
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, continuing to grow our networks, as needed.
Own the staffing and quality of shows in your local market, working to ensure magical experiences that are rooted in hospitality
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 with like-minded audiences to build community, broaden our 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 Global Communities teams by ensuring high-quality curation and seamless event operations for inbound partnership opportunities that elevate the Sofar brand
Requirements
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 that would add strategic and financial value to your vertical's growth
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, ensuring the best experience for artists, venues, partners, and guests.
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
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