MAJOR EVENTS & FESTIVALS/Creative City/City Life
$74.91 per hour (including 25% casual loading)
Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.
Be part of a purpose-led organisation with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.
The Major Events and Festivals team delivers the City of Sydney’s Cultural strategy 2025–2035 through a series of large scale, major public and cultural events.
We’re looking for a casual Stage Manager join us in the planning and delivery of the Sydney Christmas, Art & About and Sydney Lunar Festival events for our 2026/2027 event season.
As the Stage Manager, you will be responsible for day-to-day management of entertainment activities across a wide range of events as well as show-planning, show calling, management of rehearsals, performer coordination and venue management where required.
You must be available full-time between late September to late February. You’ll be working Monday to Friday during pre-production periods for the events, and weekend work during event delivery where required.
In this role you will:
- Ensure effective management of all intended programming across assigned events throughout pre-production, event delivery and post-production.
- Formulate any required documentation such as run orders, schedules, stage plots and call sheets.
- Manage a small stage management team to ensure the safe and effective delivery of all programming across the various events.
- Other production, operational or logistics related duties as required.
To be successful you will have:
- Have tertiary qualifications or demonstrated experience in stage management, with significant experience in show-calling and stage management on large scale events or theatrical productions.
- Previous experience in the management of staff, performers and stakeholders on large scale events or theatrical productions.
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
The recommended applicant must complete a pre-employment health declaration.
Applications must be submitted online by Thursday, 2 July 2026.
For more information, contact Olivia Benson, Production Manager - Major Events and Festivals at [email protected].
You’ll work with passionate, welcoming and supportive people who care for our communities and create a future for all.
- 3 days of care and cultural leave each year for health and wellbeing activities, cultural and religious days or events of significance
- Collaborative approach to flexible working
- City centre head office, with many public transport options.
- Leadership and management development program
- Further education program providing reimbursement of course fees, and study and exam leave
- Opportunity to attend external courses and conferences
- Long service and employee recognition awards
- Employee assistance program offering free, confidential counselling
- We provide 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents, supporting diverse and inclusive families
- Paid and unpaid adoption and long-term fostering leave
- Paid superannuation for up to 52 weeks of parental leave
- Part-time and job-sharing options available
- Supportive return-to-work environment
- Recognised as an Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia
- Active employee networks including City Women, City Pride, DiverseCity, Inclusive City, Young Professionals and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander network
- Recognised family inclusive workplace
- Veteran employment supporter
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds in a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance, with an executive team two-thirds female and half of leadership roles held by women.
All applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, veterans and people of diverse sexualities and genders, are encouraged to join us.
We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require support for your application or the recruitment process, contact us at [email protected] or 02 9265 9333.
