Stage Manager (Casual)

Melbourne Recital Centre is an award-winning live music venue; where artists and audiences build a lifetime of experiences. We strive to create wonder for everyone, in and beyond the Centre and inspire our community through music.

With a unique focus on music, the Centre presents and hosts hundreds of concerts each year, representing the pinnacle of the art form as practiced by local and international performers traversing all genres of music. And our impactful learning and access activities provide opportunities for Victorians of all ages and backgrounds to experience and engage with music and the Centre in new and exciting ways.

We acknowledge the traditional owners on whose land Melbourne Recital Centre stands – we pay our respects to Melbourne’s First People, to Elders past and present, and to our shared future.

PRIMARY PURPOSE

The primary purpose of the Stage Manager is the delivery of concerts and events. The Stage Manager will manage, support and direct the rostered technical team and production personnel on concerts and events whilst also liaising with artists, agents, tour managers, hirers and other users of the Centre.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide high level concert and event management. Manage all on-the-day requirements for concerts and events including contracts, production requirements, box office liaison, recording arrangements, IT, security, OH&S, front of house management, catering, parking, programs, branding, and merchandising.
• Work closely with all staff and contractors to ensure consistent and high levels of service to all incoming artists, concert presenters, event organisers and visitors to the Centre in line with Melbourne Recital Centre’s excellence service vision.
• Act as show caller on concerts and events, oversee and manage artist movements, stage-changes, stage moves and to cue technical and production staff when required.
• Provide support to visiting Stage Managers who manage and call their own shows.
• Supervise the workflow and daily tasks of Operations staff as required.
• To identify, delegate and allocate duty crew responsibilities and liaise with colleagues on task allocation across the venue.
• To maintain and manage the general upkeep of all relevant stage, back of house and production areas and ensure that spaces, instruments and production equipment are set and (re)stored to agreed standard as required.
• Maintain and observe all current Health and Safety policies and procedures and take reasonable care of our own health and safety and that of other persons that may be affected within the Melbourne Recital Centre in accordance with the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Actively promote and represent the Melbourne Recital Centre’s principles of service excellence.
• Foster good working relationships with all Melbourne Recital Centre staff, clients, customers and stakeholders and promote a positive and co-operative working environment.
• Carry out any other duties that may be required by the Head of Operations.
• In this position you will come into contact with a large amount of information, interact with a range of stakeholders, and be privy to a range of commercial-in-confidence issues that must be treated with confidentiality and sensitivity. The incumbent must have the ability to exercise a high level of judgment and maintain confidentiality when dealing with these issues.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Internal

• Events Producer, Venue Stage Manager and Technical Coordinator (regular)
• Crew, artists and artist representatives and touring crew (regular)
• Stage Door and other Operations staff (regular)
• Box Office and Visitor Experience Staff (regular)
• Programming staff (as required)
• Other administrative and management staff (as required)

External

• Arts presenters, artist management, artists and touring crew (regular)
• Melbourne Recital Centre’s ‘Key Presenting Partners’ (regular)
• Corporate sector presenter’s representatives and companies (regular)
• Event management and production personnel (as required)
• External contractors, suppliers and associated third parties (as required)
• Crew, artists and artist representatives and touring crew (regular)

CLASSIFICATION

MRC EA 2021 – 2024 Grade 3.2.1 $51.99 + superannuation guarantee, currently set at 11.5% from 1 July 2024 moving to 12% from 1 July 2025. 

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential 

• Demonstrated expertise of working in a stage management, event management or (technical) production role for a performing arts venue, a performing arts sector organisation or in a seasonal or touring capacity
• A specific knowledge of the presentation of music, including a range of classical and contemporary genres, and its production requirements 
• A broad knowledge and experience across a variety of (technical) production fields including audio, lighting, projection, audio-visual and staging 
• Demonstrated capacity to manage and direct people, be highly organised, determine workloads, set priorities, work independently and under pressure in a multi-task environment and complete tasks within specified timeframes 
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and use initiative 
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, as well as high standards of personal presentation and the ability to maintain good working relationships with a wide range of people both internal as external to the organisation 
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills in English 
• Knowledge and experience at using IT programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and the ability to become a skilled user of the Melbourne Recital Centre’s venue management system, for which training will be given 
• Certification in the Providing First Aid (essential) and Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) 
• Working with Children check 

Desirable 

• Demonstrated experience of working in an event coordination or production role for corporate events 
• Language other than English

OH&S RESPONSIBILITIES 

In the context of Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures, training, and instruction, as detailed in Section 25 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, employees are responsible for ensuring that they: 

• Follow reasonable instruction. 
• Cooperate with their employer.  
• Maintain and observe all current Health and Safety policies and procedures. 
• At all times, take reasonable care for own health and safety and that of other persons that may be affected within the Workforce. 

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

• The position is based at 31 Sturt Street, Southbank.
• The recommended applicant is required to undertake and maintain a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), Working with Children Check (WWCC), and Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate, and hold valid working rights.
• The position may / will involve irregular hours including evenings and weekends and considerable flexibility will be required.
• The role will be expected to work non-standard business hours in support of staging evening events.
• Melbourne Recital Centre is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Melbourne Recital Centre provides a smoke free environment.

HOW TO APPLY 

Please read the position description at www.melbournerecital.com.au/digest/articles/job-vacancy-stage-manager-casual for further information about this position. (If this link doesn’t work, please copy and paste into your browser.) 

Then, click the “Apply” linkto upload your (1) cover letter and (2) your resume.

Applications close Sunday 04 May, 2025 11.59pm. We will be looking at applications on a rolling basis.

ANY QUERIES

If you have any queries about the recruitment process or this position, please email hr@melbournerecital.com.au.

For more information about who we are and what we do, we encourage you to visit our website at https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/ (If this link doesn’t work, please copy and paste into your browser.)

We are an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ages, and religions, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, LGBTQIA+ people, those with a disability, women, and people with culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds. We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.