Talent Manager

City Winery Boston•Boston, MA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

A rare opportunity to join the City Winery team as we reimagine the future of live music and hospitality. City Winery to deliver the highest end combined culinary and cultural experience to our customers who are passionate in sharing wine, music, and culinary arts. We are a unique facility, combining a fully functioning winery with intimate concerts, food & wine classes, private events in a variety of configurations, and fine dining. We have created a compelling mix for our sophisticated clientele of foodies, and active cultural patrons—bringing the wine country experience to the middle of a large city. Position Summary The Programming Manager / Jr. Talent Buyer works directly under the Programming Director and is responsible for booking and developing local and regional programming for the Haymarket lounge at City Winery Boston. The Programming Manager / Jr. Talent Buyer will be responsible for all administrative duties related to offering and confirming shows, including but not limited to, contracts, advancing, and show execution. While the role is not exclusively limited to the Haymarket Lounge, the primary focus is on local, regional, and routable talent that can perform successfully in that room. This is a booking-forward role designed for an up-and-coming talent buyer ready to take on greater responsibility in deal-making, artist relationships, and calendar execution.

Requirements

2–4 years of experience in talent buying, booking, artist management, or live entertainment
2+ years in artist hospitality and live show production
Demonstrated ability to negotiate and close artist deals
Existing relationships with agents, managers, and industry professionals
Strong understanding of local and regional touring economics
Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Must be self-reliant and able to meet tight deadlines.
Proficiency with Google Suite, Adobe and spreadsheet applications
Ability to work nights, weekends, and occasional travel as needed

Responsibilities

Actively source, pitch, and secure talent for local and regional programming for assigned City Winery market
Build and negotiate artist offers (fees, deal structures, ticket scaling) for approval by the National Programming Director
Maintain and grow relationships with agents, managers, and artist teams
Identify artists with multi-market potential and support routing opportunities across the City Winery network
Assist in developing repeatable formats, touring concepts, and residency-style programming, brunch series for both the Concert Venue and Haymarket Lounge
Book and manage supporting acts and openers as needed
Work closely with the Senior Programming Director to execute market-specific and regional booking strategies
Manage assigned calendar holds, booking pipelines, and offer tracking across multiple markets
Monitor ticket sales performance and adjust booking strategies to support sell-through and profitability
Ensure appropriate on-sale timing and alignment with marketing and ticketing teams
Maintain accurate booking grids, artist histories, and contact notes
Manage all administrative duties in order to assist the Programming Directors and create the most successful outcome for each City Winery location
Mark up, manage and execute all show contracts and deposits
Manage and support advance for all shows in conjunction with Production Manager
Communicate with production and concert coordinators to support excellent show execution
Work in conjunction with Ticket Operations Manager to advance M&G with artists and relay information to guests
Manage weekly announce schedule to support marketing and ticketing
Maintain and communicate production sheets, DOS schedules, hospitality and settlements
Collaborate with Marketing and Ticketing teams to align booking strategy with sales performance
Represent City Winery professionally in all artist-facing communication
Support and execute activations and public events alongside Operations.
Execute Concert Coordinator DOS duties for (2) two shows per week, including but not limited to Hospitality Settlement
Supporting show production