Senior Producer Creative Activations in Sydney

Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney's larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city's most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration are at the centre of everything that we do. We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance. Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $18.65/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role: Bring creativity to life across the Inner West! You’ll produce and deliver vibrant festivals, events, activations and cultural initiatives that celebrate our community’s diversity and creativity. Working with local creatives, community partners and the Creative Communities team, you’ll build strong relationships, create opportunities for participation and help cement the Inner West as a thriving creative and cultural destination.

Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

Remuneration: $109,253.04 - $121,240.08 p.a. + 12% Superannuation

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications:

• Tertiary qualifications in event management, arts administration, business, tourism studies or an equivalent field or relevant industry/professional experience.
• Proven project management skills, with a strong record of achievement in planning, coordinating, programming, delivering and evaluating a broad range of activations events, including outdoor festivals, that promote social inclusion and cultural development.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in marketing, sponsorship and budgets/funding.
• Strong experience in the management of events and activations, cultural and community-based programs and stakeholders to facilitate social inclusion and cultural development.
• Proven ability to manage complex negotiations, contracts and assess strategic and operational risks along with understanding of relevant legal and risk management requirements and contract management experience.
• Working knowledge of partnering with local communities to deliver creative outcomes and demonstrated understanding of the requirements of working in a diverse environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to engage diverse communities.
• High-level analytical and problem-solving skills with the capacity to inspire or support innovative thinking and continuous improvement.
• Fit and able to safely perform physical tasks as required, including demonstrated ability to safely undertake manual handling duties such as lifting and carrying related to staging activations.
• Possession of or willingness to obtain First Aid, Responsible Service of Alcohol and Current NSW Class C Driver Licence.

Enquiries: Serena Chalker, Executive Producer Creative Activations on 9392 5769

Closing Date: Sunday 8 November 2026, 11:30PM

Eligibility for employment/Pre-employment Checks: Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver's Licence and proof of work rights in Australia.

Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.

This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We're also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance: IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. Should you require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please click here for more information on reasonable adjustments.