News / 27.11.2012
Job offer Tour producer
Eastman vzw, the dance company of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced tour producer
Job description :
The tour producer is responsible for the marketing and sales of the dance performances, and for the development and booking of tours. He/she works therefore closely together with Eastman’s external sales agents and the company’s production and technical department. The tour producer develops an outstanding policy and is driven by artistic priorities and by the development of the company. He/she looks for new sales areas and new possibilities for our dance performances, and products such as publicities, DVD’s, merchandising,….
Tasks:
- You coordinate the different facets of the marketing and sales of our performances and you develop an own policy therefore
- You convert the enquiries from organizers and theaters into effective bookings
- You actively look for new performance possibilities and explore new areas
- You meet with our extern sales agents and you define the tour planning
- You monitor closely all the projects Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is involved in, and you appraise objectively the overall merit in touring specific pieces in specific venues
- You maintain an outstanding contact with our actual relationships and you look for new partnerships and co-producers
- The starting point is the artistic emphasis and you develop the best chances for our artists, within the given management directives, and the budget and technical frame
- You negotiate the sales conditions in order to have them ready for the performance contracts
- You are the bridge and contact person between the theater programmers, the sales agents and the company
- Therefore you work in mutual agreement with the technical director concerning the plans of the venue, the technical files, transport possibilities,…
- and with the production team regarding the travels of cast & crew, their accommodation, rehearsal possibilities and tour planning
- and with the communication dept. regarding the email and sales campaigns, and the draft of attractive texts
- and with the financial coordinator for budget planning, financial follow-up
- When necessary and useful you undertake international travel, and you represent Eastman and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in networks, fairs,… and towards organizers, festivals, theaters ; sometimes you need to attend the performances
- You do some administrative tasks and you attend internal meetings (production, planning, staff,…)
- You report to the artistic director, the executive producer and the executive director
Profile:
- You have a passion for dance and for the oeuvre of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and affinity with working for a company
- You have at least 5 years of relevant booking experience in an international network and proven track record
- You can independently handle deadlines and targets. You are efficient and accurate, flexible and upright, enthusiastic, supportive to the team and patient
- You have outstanding communicative skills, in word and in writing.
- You’re flexible with working hours and ready to travel
- Multilingual, in word and in writing.
Our offer :
- a fascinating and varied job in a dynamical team in an artistic organization within an international context
- the salary proposition follows the Flemish Collective Workers Agreement for the Performing Arts
- a full time contract starting as soon as possible
If interested, please send your application and CV before December 31st to : lies.martens@east-man.be