While the current structure will stay in place until after the festival runs from April 4 to 13, the festival board has announced it is recruiting for next year’s event and seeking new team members with a passion for the arts to consider getting involved.
“Festival director Kristen Retallick has produced yet another amazing program this year with more than 40 new events providing an amazing diversity of arts experiences across the GV this year — but she has told us that it’s not sustainable for the festival director to keep carrying all the responsibility into the future,” committee member Tim Winkler said.
“We recognise that it has been a huge effort for the festival director to bring artists together in a carefully curated program while also having to juggle budgets, the ever-increasing responsibility for regulatory and legal compliance, volunteer engagement, signage and even event catering.”
“As a result we have developed separate roles, working within our budget, so that the new managing director role will focus on operations, supported by the administrative co-ordinator — freeing up the new artistic director role to focus on developing and delivering extraordinary programs to engage people in Greater Shepparton.
“While many other festivals have fallen by the wayside with increasing costs and compliance challenges, we are delighted that Kristen and the board have been able to come up with a new structure that can strengthen the festival, providing us with a greater chance to engage audiences, artists, new sponsors and long-time supporters.”
Applications for the managing director and administrative co-ordinator roles will close on April 18.
For more information or to apply, visit: sheppartonfestival.org.au/jobs
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