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.
Why us?- Competitive pay
- We are a rapidly expandingnational entertainment and hospitality company, offering tremendousopportunities for driven and ambitious individuals.
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- InsurancenDORFins program designed topromote a healthy and active lifestyle!401K (and yes we match!)Flexible Savings Accounts, HSAand Dependent Care, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- Amazing discounts, 50% OFFall dining/retail wine
- Free Family Meal
- Tickets to available shows
- And more!
- Overview of Responsibilities
- Booking & Talent Development
- Actively source, pitch, and secure talent for local and regional programming for assigned CityWinery 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 CityWinery network
- Assist in developing repeatable formats, touring concepts, and residency-style programming, brunch series for both the Concert Venue and Haymarket LoungeBook and manage supporting acts and openers as needed
- Market& Calendar Ownership
- Work closely with the Senior
- Programming Director to execute market-specific and regional booking strategies
- Manage assigned calendarholds, booking pipelines, and offer tracking across multiple markets
- Monitor ticket salesperformance and adjust booking strategies to support sell-through andprofitability
- Ensure appropriate on-saletiming and alignment with marketing and ticketing teams
- Maintain accurate bookinggrids, artist histories, and contact notes
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- 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.
- Show representation and execution
- Execute Concert Coordinator DOS duties for (2) two shows per week, including but not limited toHospitalitySettlementSupporting show production
- Minimum Qualifications2–4 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
About Us:
Wine, food, and live entertainment collide at City Winery to create a dynamic and incredibly unique workplace. Since 2008, City Winery has been turning heads across the nation with amazing live performances, delectable cuisine, and award winning, locally produced wines. But there's more to us than that we're a haven for community and creativity, a place where the philosophy of hospitality is more than just a buzzword, but a way of life. City Winery, founded by music industry veteran & visionary Michael Dorf, has established itself as a one-of-a-kind brand providing unforgettable experiences for guests. From world class music venues to sustainably produced wines with ratings of 90+ points, City Winery offers a range of topnotch events & experiences. We are an equalopportunity employer and value diversity at City Winery. We do not discriminateon the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexualorientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Additionally, City Winery participates in the E-Verify Program in certainlocations, as required by law.
