Melbourne Fringe Senior Program Manager (Independent Arts) Application Form

The Senior Program Manager (Independent Arts) is a key management role that leads a team of arts managers, programmers and coordinators to deliver the Open Access Program, our artist engagement activties, and a range of accompanying projects designed to provide support and resources for independent artists and venues participating in Melbourne Fringe activities.

You will have a deep connection to the independent arts sector, and your broad knowledge of local presenting artists, arts organisations, and performance venues will assist you in managing all aspects of the Open Access Program and accompanying activities.

You will thrive in this artist-facing role, particularly when it comes to the essential support structures we strive to provide for Melbourne Fringe participants. You'll utilise your unique blend of experience across producing, programming and creative practice in order to support thousands of artists who present work in the Festival each year. You and your team will do this by managing every artist enquiry with care, precision, and expertise, as well as by developing new resources, creative workshops, and running professional development panels to deepen our participants’ skills and knowledge.

You'll find unexpected joy in managing the complex artist and venue registration process and online resource platforms, because you'll be able to demonstrate your savvy technical skills. You'll also have a great opportunity to demonstrate your outstanding project management skills on a daily basis by leading the day-to-day management of the Fringe Fund, Marketplace, Awards, and Industry engagement programs.

Amongst all this, you'll have endless opportunities to demonstrate your skills in senior management by leading a team of four staff, two of whom will provide crucial support for you as first-point-of-contact participant services support, and two of whom will require your oversight in managing their projects for venue and events Programming, and essential access, inclusion and Disability engagement projects.

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If any part of the application process is not accessible for you please contact Danny Delahunty, Head of Programming by email at danny@melbournefringe.com.au

-- Applications close at 11.59pm Wednesday 2 April --

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Before answering the following questions have a re-read of the position description; in particular consider how you can demonstrate the "skills and attributes you need to bring" - this is your moment to tell us why you are perfect for this particular role.

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