Artistic Manager at Stellenbosch University

Duties 

• Taking responsibility for all concert and performance-related matters, including planning, programming, booking of artists, negotiating fees and drawing up contracts;
• Planning and managing budgets and payment of artists and other related costs;
• Booking accommodation and administrating travel arrangements for artists;
• Compiling concert reports for general staff meetings;
• Marketing of all concerts via websites, social media, including contact with the press and other media;
• Contacting and communicating with season-ticket subscribers;
• Collating information and sending out a monthly newsletter;
• Communicating with Webtickets, including uploading concerts and managing payments;
• Designing all publicity material (brochures, posters, flyers, digital screens, social media advertisements);
• Designing all concert programmes, including compiling all content;
• Compiling fundraising budgets;
• Screening concert proposals;
• Liaising with the Stellenbosch University Legal Division for all contracts;
• Managing the departmental website;
• Managing departmental publicity through social media platforms;
• Promoting departmental competitions, master classes, colloquia and symposia

Job Requirements    

• Relevant tertiary qualification;
• At least three years' administrative work experience;
• Relevant knowledge of music, artists and repertoire;
• Strong business acumen and negotiation skills;
• Managerial level understanding of accounting and financial issues;
• Excellent computer skills in the Microsoft Office package and desktop publishing;
• Excellent professional verbal and written communication skills, including formal presentation skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to tactfully deal with people at all levels;

Proven organisational skills;

• The ability to communicate in a multilingual environment;
• The ability to work on and manage many projects simultaneously, to work under pressure and to meet deadlines;
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.