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Full Time Job
Talent Buyer
Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club
- Paid
- Full Time
- Senior (5-10 years) Experience
Job Description
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club is seeking an experienced, organized, and motivated individual with an entrepreneurial spirit and passion to work in live entertainment. This position will work alongside an experienced team to book and maintain a calendar of over 300 music performances per year consisting of national/international touring artists, regional and local artists.
The Talent Buyer role is a great opportunity to join Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH. The mission is to provide guests with a one-of-a-kind, world-class experience featuring serious jazz and blues music served with exceptional cuisine. Jimmy’s Jazz &Blues Club features a spectacular and visually breathtaking environment engineered to deliver the highest quality acoustics while utilizing state-of-the-art production, sound and lighting technologies.
Required:
Prior talent buying experience
Prior contract management experience
Prior advancing/administrative experience
Prior live entertainment or event experience
Excellent organizational skills
Strong communications skills, both written and verbal
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, and basic computer skills
Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience
Reside within 45-minute commute to Jimmy’s
What You Will Do:
Create and maintain relationships with key agents, managers, artists, and industry personnel
Research, build, and negotiate offers and contract agreements between Jimmy’s and agents
Track market trends to identify opportunities on short- and long-term basis
Manage the execution of artist and venue contracts and deposits
Manage and execute the booking of all live music events at Jimmy’s
Assist with the booking of music for private and corporate events at Jimmy’s
Maintain projections for events booked
Manage budgets of events booked
Maintain venue calendars
Coordinate with Marketing, Box Office, and other departments as necessary
Coordinate with Production and Operations departments to ensure efficient execution of performances booked
Responsible for financial analysis and close out following booked event
Represent Jimmy’s in-person at necessary performances
Other duties as assigned
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gkxxe0-18-227-161-50-42 in your application.