Director - Programming

Combine your passion for the performing arts industry, leadership and ability to deliver strategic priorities in this exciting role.

• Join the vibrant and diverse team at Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
• Five-year fixed term full-time senior leadership role
• Southbank location means abundant options for public transport, dining and shopping

About Us

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is one of Australia’s leading centres for live performance. Welcoming over 1.5 million visitors to more than 1200 performances each year, we embrace the best in live performance – the world renowned alongside the emerging, local and new – and connect to the stories and ideas at the heart of each production. Through the warmth and expertise of our employees, we have become a trusted curator, presenter and host; a place to come together to relax, reflect, share stories and celebrate.

About the Role

An exceptional opportunity currently exists for a highly motivated and suitably experienced individual to join QPAC in the role of Director – Programming. 

Reporting to the Executive Director – Curatorial, you will create, manage and implement the strategic priorities and curatorial vision of QPAC including initiatives of the Chief Executive and Executive Director – Curatorial. Programs include QPAC presents, commercial hiring and producing in addition to programs that fulfil QPAC’s strategic objectives including First Nations, Digital and Audience development across the sector. 

In consultation with the Executive Director – Curatorial and the Chief Executive, lead, facilitate and advocate a creative vision for QPAC, and successfully plan, develop and oversee the delivery of QPAC’s programming to ensure maximum venue utilisation in all QPAC venues. Source opportunities for commercial productions to assist the Chief Executive and Executive Director – Curatorial the in developing and expanding QPAC’s capability as a production house and investor.

Additional key components of this role include, leading and developing the Programming and Venue Hire teams including the performance of key employees, achievement of targets and adherence to budgets, procedures and the highest industry standards.

About You

To be successful for this position you will possess:

• Demonstrated ability to meet the Core Competencies of Senior Management of the Trust. Which includes but is not limited to extensive knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the performing arts industry.
• Proven experience in the commercial management of events, venues or theatre operations. 
• Demonstrated ability to successfully negotiate issues of a complex and sensitive nature. 
• Demonstrated ability in establishing and developing a comprehensive “public programme” of arts events at an artistic level, which complies with the Director’s policies. 
• Demonstrated ability in the leadership and management of substantial commercial projects in the environment of the performing arts. 
• Demonstrated ability to provide strong management with confidentiality, due diligence and integrity and to identify and develop new business opportunities and income sources. 
• Demonstrated ability to represent the Trust at all levels, to participate in executive management planning processes and to provide high level reports on activity and financial performance against targets. 
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the development of the organisation’s major projects and activities as a member of the executive management group. 
• Demonstrated experience in the Australian arts and entertainment industry including positive relationships with leading promoters, hirers, artists and/or venue operators.
• Ability to travel and attend interstate performances.

If you are looking for a dynamic diverse role, implementing strategic priorities curatorial vision, and managing a team, then we’d like to hear from you.

HOW TO APPLY

For a copy of the position description, email gemma.davidson@qpac.com.au.  

Details on how to apply can be found at https://www.qpac.com.au/about/careers/current-opportunities 

For any queries, please contact Gemma Davidson, Executive Director People and Culture on (07) 3840 7496.

The closing date for applications is 9am Monday 8 April 2024

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre is an equal opportunity employer.