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The Artistic Director is responsible for the planning, organizing, controlling, and administration of the artistic program for the Fire & Water Music Festival in alignment with the Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles of the organization.  The Artistic Director reports to and works closely with the Board of Directors to deliver the contracted services.

This is a contract position for the 2027 Fire & Water Music Festival (July 23 – 25, 2027) with possibility of annual renewal.

Key Responsibilities:

– Working within the budget parameters set by the Board of Directors, and in collaboration with the members of the Artistic Team, the Artistic Director shall identify, select, and engage all performing artists for the Festival. Following the guiding principles of the organization, they will ensure artists encompass a variety of diverse gender and cultural populations and musical genres.

– The Board of Directors will establish the Festival weekend work schedule, and the Artistic Director will collaborate closely with the Team to provide programming within the schedule.

– Upon confirmation of artist, collect comprehensive information on artist/band and record this information in the artist database on the Festival cloud server. NOTE: This information transfer is critical to other working areas of the Festival and should be prepared as early as possible.

– Coordinate with other Teams and ensure timely communication with production, marketing, scheduling, and site operations.

– Provide detailed information to artists about the Festival, including commitments and expectations of the artists and of the Festival. This includes Artist Village accommodation and meals, performance expectations and marketing and promotion commitments.

– Provide monthly report on current budget for artistic fees, status reports for each planning meeting and a comprehensive final report within fourteen (14) days of the conclusion of the Festival.

– Assist in the promotion of Festival and media interviews as assigned/requested.

– The Artistic Director must be available in person or at least by phone at all times during the music portion of the festival to answer questions and mitigate artist issues.

Qualifications and Experience

– Extensive knowledge of Manitoba music landscape, culture, and both established and emerging artists.

– An understanding of how artistic choices impact sound design, stage turnarounds, and site layouts.

– Budget oversight.

– Ability to meet deadlines and produce deliverables.

– Experience booking talent would be an asset.

– Active membership or involvement in music networks would be an asset.

– Preference will be given to candidates with ties to the Lac du Bonnet region.