Talent Manager

A rare opportunity to join theCity Winery team as we reimagine the future of live music and hospitality. City Winery to deliver thehighest end combined culinary and cultural experience to our customers who arepassionate in sharing wine music and culinary arts. We are a unique facilitycombining a fully functioning winery with intimate concerts food & wineclasses private events in a variety of configurations and fine dining. Wehave created a compelling mix for our sophisticated clientele of foodies andactive cultural patronsbringing the wine country experience to the middle of alarge city.

Position Summary

The Programming Manager / Jr. Talent Buyer works directly under the Programming Director and is responsible for booking and developing local and regional programming for the Haymarket lounge at City Winery Boston. The Programming Manager / Jr. Talent Buyer will be responsible for all administrative duties related to offering and confirming shows including but not limited to contracts advancing and show execution. While the role is not exclusively limited to the Haymarket Lounge the primary focus is on local regional and routable talent that can perform successfully in that room..

This is a booking-forward role designed for an up-and-coming talent buyer ready to take on greater responsibility in deal-making artist relationships and calendar execution.

Why us

• Competitive pay
• We are a rapidly expandingnational entertainment and hospitality company offering tremendousopportunities for driven and ambitious individuals.
• Medical Dental VisionInsurance
• nDORFins program designed topromote a healthy and active lifestyle!
• 401K (and yes we match!)
• Flexible Savings AccountsHSAand Dependent Care Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Amazing discounts 50% OFFall dining/retail wine
• Free Family Meal
• Tickets to available shows

Andmore!

Overview of Responsibilities

Booking & Talent Development

• Actively source pitch and secure talent for local and regional programming for assigned City Winery market
• Build and negotiate artist offers (fees deal structures ticket scaling) for approval by the National Programming Director
• Maintain and grow relationships with agents managers and artist teams
• Identify artists with multi-market potential and support routing opportunities across the City Winery network
• Assist in developing repeatable formats touring concepts and residency-style programming brunch series for both the Concert Venue and Haymarket Lounge
• Book and manage supporting acts and openers as needed

Market& Calendar Ownership

• Work closely with the SeniorProgramming Director to execute market-specific and regional booking strategies
• Manage assigned calendarholds booking pipelines and offer tracking across multiple markets
• Monitor ticket salesperformance and adjust booking strategies to support sell-through andprofitability
• Ensure appropriate on-saletiming and alignment with marketing and ticketing teams
• Maintain accurate bookinggrids artist histories and contact notes
  
  

• Manage all administrative duties in order to assist the Programming Directors and create the most successful outcome for each City Winery location
• Mark up manage and execute all show contracts and deposits
• Manage and support advance for all shows in conjunction with Production Manager Communicate with production and concert coordinators to support excellent show execution Work in conjunction with Ticket Operations Manager to advance M&G with artists and relay information to guests
• Manage weekly announce schedule to support marketing and ticketing
• Maintain and communicate production sheets DOS schedules hospitality and settlements
• Collaborate with Marketing and Ticketing teams to align booking strategy with sales performance Represent City Winery professionally in all artist-facing communication
• Support and execute activations and public events alongside Operations.

• Execute Concert Coordinator DOS duties for (2) two shows per week including but not limited to
• Hospitality
• Settlement
• Supporting show production
  
  

• 24 years of experience in talent buying booking artist management or live entertainment
• 2 years in artist hospitality and live show production
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and close artist deals
• Existing relationships with agents managers and industry professionals
• Strong understanding of local and regional touring economics
• Excellent organizational written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Must be self-reliant and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Proficiency with Google Suite Adobe and spreadsheet applications
• Ability to work nights weekends and occasional travel as needed

About Us

Wine food andlive entertainment collide at City Winery to create a dynamic and incrediblyunique workplace. Since 2008 City Winery has been turning heads across thenation with amazing live performances delectable cuisine and award winninglocally produced wines. But theres more to us than that were a haven for community and creativity aplace where the philosophy of hospitality is more than just a buzzword but away of life. City Winery founded by music industry veteran & visionaryMichael Dorf has established itself as a one-of-a-kind brand providingunforgettable experiences for guests. From world class music venues tosustainably produced wines with ratings of 90 points City Winery offers arange of topnotch events & experiences.

We are an equalopportunity employer and value diversity at City Winery. We do not discriminateon the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexualorientation age marital status veteran status or disability City Winery participates in the E-Verify Program in certainlocations as required by law.