Talent Buyer

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