Creative Producer

Bathurst, New South Wales

Description

Are you passionate about the performing arts and excited by the opportunity to help shape a thriving creative community? Bathurst Regional Council is seeking a visionary and driven Creative Producer to join the team at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (BMEC).

The Creative Producer plays a central role in the development and growth of professional performing arts practice within the Bathurst region. Working as part of the BMEC team, the Creative Producer is responsible for facilitating artistic development, fostering local talent, and building strategic partnerships that contribute to a vibrant and sustainable performing arts ecosystem.

This role is instrumental in supporting artists at various stages of their careers through commissioning new works, enabling professional development, and enhancing access to resources such as the soon to be built Ngurang Arts Residency facility. The Creative Producer also contributes to the artistic programming, curation, and audience engagement strategies of BMEC, ensuring alignment with the Centre's vision and community needs. This position is funded through Create NSW on a fixed-term 2-year contract, with the potential for extension subject to continued funding.

• Practical understanding of contemporary performing arts practice
• Knowledge of local and national performing arts practice
• Practical experience as devisor, producer, animateur, dramaturg, production manager, director or equivalent
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced skills of documentation, planning, programming, budgeting, grant applications and acquittals
• Advanced competency with computers, including word, excel, email
• Current C class driver\'s license

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This position requires a pre-employment health assessment which includes a functional and audio assessment.

Salary: $1,453.41 per week + super

Position Status: Maximum Term (up to 31 December 2027)

Hours of work: 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday (some out of hours work including evenings and weekends may be required)

Application closing date: Sunday, 12 October 2025, at 11.30pm

Contact Officer: Graham McNab - Manager, BMEC - 02 6333 6162

The Bathurst Regional Council is committed to being a flexible, safe, equal and inclusive workplace where diversity is embraced and supported. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation and cultural background. We are also committed to being a Child Safe organisation with a zero tolerance for child abuse.

To submit your application for this position, please complete the questionnaire below and attach your resume and any relevant qualifications (attaching a resume is mandatory). You must have the right to live and work in Australia for the duration of this position to apply for this job.

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