Senior Event Producer

Brief Description

Application Close Date: 11:59pm on 10/08/2026

At Penrith City Council, it’s not about having to choose.

Life with us is the best of both worlds.

What We Offer You

• Salary: $111,341 - $128,882 per annum + 12% Super
• Flexible Working Arrangements: Hybrid and flexible working options available
• Working Location: Penrith, NSW
• Temporary opportunity until November 2027
• The best of both worlds – click here to learn more

Here's What You'll Be Up To…

We have a temporary opportunity until November 2027 for a suitable candidate to join our team. Are you passionate about creating unforgettable experiences that bring communities together? As our Senior Event Producer, you'll play a leading role in the development, delivery and evolution of Penrith's major and community events program, including our flagship Real Festival. This is an exciting opportunity to combine strategic thinking, creative programming and hands-on event delivery to make a meaningful impact on one of Australia's fastest-growing regions.

This role has the opportunity to lead and shape one of Western Sydney's most innovative and award-winning festival programs and will provide professional development opportunities and a supportive, collaborative team environment

In This Role, You Will

• Lead the development, programming, production and delivery of major community events and festivals, including Real Festival.
• Manage event planning, logistics, procurement processes, supplier contracts, budgets and event evaluation.
• Collaborate with internal teams, artists, contractors, sponsors, community groups and government stakeholders to deliver exceptional event outcomes.
• Contribute to the implementation of key strategic priorities identified in the Real Festival 10 Year Plan, Penrith Events Strategy and other Council initiatives.
• Support community engagement activities and use feedback to continuously improve the City's event offering.
• Success in this role means delivering vibrant, inclusive and high-quality events that create memorable experiences for our community, strengthen Penrith's reputation as a destination and contribute to the City's cultural and economic growth.
• This is a role where you'll find the perfect balance of challenge, growth, support and impact—bringing ambitious ideas to life while helping shape the future of our City.

Who We Are (And Why You'll Love Us)

We are looking for someone who is passionate about community, creativity and collaboration. You'll join a team that genuinely enjoys working together, supports one another through major projects and celebrates success as a group.

The Events & Activations Team sits within the City Activation, Community and Place Department. We are responsible for delivering exciting experiences that activate our City, connect our communities and bring people together. From flagship festivals to local celebrations, our work creates opportunities for residents and visitors to experience the very best of Penrith.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working with diverse stakeholders and love seeing your ideas come to life, you'll feel right at home here.

Check out our Position Description to learn more about this role.

What are we looking for?

We're Looking For An Experienced Event Professional Who Is Ready To Take On Their Next Challenge And Make a Lasting Impact On Penrith's Events Landscape. You Will Bring

• Demonstrated experience planning, delivering and evaluating large-scale events, festivals or public programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, project management and communication skills, with the ability to build productive partnerships.
• Proven experience managing budgets, procurement processes and supplier contracts in an event environment.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to juggle competing priorities and deliver exceptional outcomes.
• We're particularly interested in people who are motivated by creating meaningful community experiences, enjoy working collaboratively and are excited about making a visible impact across our City.

The must-know bits

You will be required to undertake employment checks, which may include a Criminal History Check, Qualification Check, Working with Children Check, Medical Declaration and/or a Functional Test, as relevant to the position for which you have applied.

Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes, you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council for review to progress through the recruitment process.

Ready to make work feel less like… work?

If you're nodding along and already picturing your first day, submit your application by hitting '

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In addition to a cover letter and resume, applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to the selection criteria outlined in the Position Description as part of their application. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.

We've got an opportunity, you've got talent… Let's talk.

For more information, contact Nikki Akbar on 4732 7645

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.

Council is a Child Safe Organisation. For more information about this, please see our website.

At Penrith City Council, we believe the best of both worlds means embracing the unique perspectives, backgrounds and experiences that make our City and our organisation vibrant. We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported and welcome applicants from people of all backgrounds, abilities and identities.

Requirements

Essential

• Tertiary qualification in events production, events management, arts management or other related fields
• Demonstrated success in all elements of planning, marketing, delivering and evaluating large-scale events
• High level of initiative and problem-solving skills
• Ability to curate and program events for diverse audiences working within budget
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including stakeholder engagement and management
• Demonstrated capacity to manage and monitor budgets effectively
• Demonstrated experience in the procurement and management of contracts for services within an events context
• Proven success in grant applications and reporting
• Demonstrated time management skills and the ability to prioritise work

Desirable

• Experience in the development of marketing and promotion campaigns
• Experience in the technical production of major events and festivals
• Experience in the delivery of online events and/or digital programming for events and festival
• Local government experience

Summary

Penrith City Council is looking for a Senior Event Producer on a temporary basis to lead production of its flagship major festival, Real Festival and delivery of other events in its major community events portfolio.