Job Description

MARKETING & SALES LEAD

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT | TICKETED EVENTS - CONCERT

  • Contract length: March – May 2026

    Contract type: Freelance or Employment

    Fee: Project Fee to be negotiated

    Location: WFH except required on site during performance week 4-8 May 2026. Minor interstate travel required.

    Application Deadline: 3pm, Friday 20 February 2026

    CV & Cover Letter Submission: info@mtcavas.com.au

  • The Marketing & Sales Lead sits at the centre of strategy, delivery, and communication, leading end-to-end marketing and sales activity for a live ticketed event. This role is responsible for driving audience growth, ticket sales, and brand impact through integrated, data-led campaigns across digital, traditional, and experiential channels.

    Working closely with internal teams, external agencies, artist and international partners, you will own campaign strategy from ideation through to post-show reporting, ensuring creative excellence, commercial outcomes, and strong stakeholder relationships.

    This is a two-month project commitment that will include the lead up into performance week and post-show reporting.

  • Campaign Strategy & Delivery

    • Lead the planning, execution, and optimisation of integrated marketing campaigns for a two night concert of a high profile Artist.

    • Own digital-first campaign strategy across paid media, social, search, email, websites, and content

    • Oversee print and outdoor advertising, including posters, flyers, programmes, and signage

    • Optimise media spend and campaign performance against ticket sales and audience targets

    • Manage campaign budgets, timelines, and ROI

    Sales & Performance

    • Lead sales strategy and inventory management for the concert

    • Analyse ticketing and audience data to inform campaign decisions and optimise performance

    • Generate and distribute weekly sales reports and post-show campaign reports

    • Translate insights into clear, commercially compelling recommendations

    Content, PR & Partnerships

    • Lead PR strategy, schedules, and execution in collaboration with PR agency and artist management team

    • Brief, approve, and manage creative content across campaigns

    • Oversee copywriting for advertising, eDMs, websites, and promotional materials

    • Manage content approvals with artist management and partners

    • Ensure partnership and sponsorship agreements are delivered in line with commitments

    Stakeholder & Agency Management

    • Act as the primary point of contact for external marketing and PR agencies

    • Lead and influence internal teams across marketing, content, PR, and digital

    • Manage relationships with international and domestic stakeholders across time zones

    • Represent the organisation professionally during rehearsals, load-ins, and performances

  • You are a senior marketing leader with extensive experience in live entertainment and ticketed events. You balance creativity with commercial acumen and are comfortable leading complex, high-profile campaigns with multiple stakeholders. You are a hands-on operator that has the ability to make efficient decisions always seeking to improve campaign results.

    Essential Experience & Skills

    • 10+ years’ experience in theatrical, live entertainment, or high-profile content marketing

    • Proven leadership of full-cycle marketing campaigns from strategy to post-show reporting

    • Strong experience across digital advertising, social, email, web, and SEO

    • Excellent copywriting, communication, and stakeholder management skills

    • Demonstrated success leading agencies and cross-functional teams

    • Strong analytical capability with the ability to turn data into action

    • Confidence working in fast-paced, high-volume environments

    Nice to Have

    • Experience coordinating international marketing and localisation

    • Strong financial acumen, including budget and P&L responsibility

    • Working knowledge of tools such as Google Ads, Meta Business Suite, Canva, Squarespace, Monday.com, Microsoft Office Suite, TM1

    • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or a related field