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About hillsceneLIVE
hillsceneLIVE is an independent development program and arts festival celebrating experimental, emerging, and interdisciplinary art practices. We champion artists who take bold creative risks, challenge norms, and open space for new conversations. Our program supports the development of live and immersive works across performance, theatre, dance, sound art, spoken word, cabaret, durational performance, and those boundary-pushing works that defy categorisation.
The 2025–2026 festival season will see hillsceneLIVE evolve into a hybrid program of in-person and digital activations, delivered across the Dandenong Ranges and online.
This exciting transition allows us to engage with wider communities, foster deeper artistic relationships, and offer a festival experience that is dynamic, inclusive, and responsive to the evolving creative landscape.
hillsceneLIVE is an independent development program and arts festival celebrating experimental, emerging, and interdisciplinary art practices. We champion artists who take bold creative risks, challenge norms, and open space for new conversations. Our program supports the development of live and immersive works across performance, theatre, dance, sound art, spoken word, cabaret, durational performance, and those boundary-pushing works that defy categorisation.
The 2025–2026 festival season will see hillsceneLIVE evolve into a hybrid program of in-person and digital activations, delivered across the Dandenong Ranges and online.
This exciting transition allows us to engage with wider communities, foster deeper artistic relationships, and offer a festival experience that is dynamic, inclusive, and responsive to the evolving creative landscape.
Marketing and Communications Collaborator
Contract | On-site + Remote
Work closely with the Marketing and Communications Coordinator to help shape the public face and community voice of hillsceneLIVE 2025–26. This contract role supports marketing campaigns, digital content creation, media outreach, and community engagement for one of the region’s most vibrant contemporary arts festivals.
Key Responsibilities:
About You:
Remuneration:
Position Description
Download position description.
Enquiries
If you’re interested in this position or want to learn more, please contact: [email protected]
Contract | On-site + Remote
Work closely with the Marketing and Communications Coordinator to help shape the public face and community voice of hillsceneLIVE 2025–26. This contract role supports marketing campaigns, digital content creation, media outreach, and community engagement for one of the region’s most vibrant contemporary arts festivals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in delivering a multi-channel marketing and communications strategy.
- Create and schedule social media content (Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok).
- Collaborate with artists on digital storytelling and content development.
- Support media relations, press release writing, and media kit creation.
- Help manage website updates, event listings, and e-newsletters.
- Assist with the production and distribution of print collateral.
- Collect analytics and audience engagement data for post-festival reporting.
- Attend team meetings and contribute to a positive festival culture.
About You:
- Strong storytelling, writing, and content creation skills.
- Experience with digital marketing tools (Canva, Meta Business Suite, Mailchimp, Later).
- Passionate about the arts and community-focused projects.
- Organised, self-driven, and happy to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Bonus: graphic design, photography, or local arts scene knowledge (Dandenong Ranges / Yarra Ranges).
Remuneration:
- Fixed Contract Fee: $500 – $1,500, depending on experience
- Flexible working hours around key deadlines and events
- Opportunities for growth within the hillsceneLIVE team and future festivals
Position Description
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Enquiries
If you’re interested in this position or want to learn more, please contact: [email protected]
Production Manager
Contract | On-site + Remote
We are seeking a Production Manager to oversee all technical and production elements of our innovative arts festival. You’ll work closely with the Festival Director, Producers, and Artists to ensure the smooth and professional delivery of all performances, installations, and site activations.
Key Responsibilities:
Position Description
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Enquiries
If you’re interested in this position or want to learn more, please contact: [email protected]
Contract | On-site + Remote
We are seeking a Production Manager to oversee all technical and production elements of our innovative arts festival. You’ll work closely with the Festival Director, Producers, and Artists to ensure the smooth and professional delivery of all performances, installations, and site activations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Liaise with artists to assess and deliver technical and spatial requirements.
- Coordinate all technical aspects, including lighting, sound, and AV equipment.
- Create production schedules, site plans, and risk assessments.
- Lead a small team of technicians and volunteers during festival setup and delivery.
- Proven experience in production management, preferably for festivals or live events.
- Strong knowledge of lighting, sound, AV, and staging.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to lead teams and troubleshoot technical issues under pressure.
- Hands-on experience with a leading-edge arts festival.
- Creative collaboration with emerging interdisciplinary artists.
- Professional growth in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Contract fee to be negotiated in line with scope of work, experience, and festival scale
Position Description
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Enquiries
If you’re interested in this position or want to learn more, please contact: [email protected]
Internships
Do you....
Have an unacceptably large love for the arts?
Want to gain hands on experience in the design, planning and delivery of an exciting arts program, including a weekend festival?
Feel fuelled by supporting brave artists and creative minds?
Want to connect with other incredible people?
We would love to hear from you!
We have a range of opportunities to connect with and contribute to the delivery of this years festival.
Internships are now being offered in:
You will work closely with the hillsceneLIVE Creative Leadership Team on delivering the 2025-26 program.
Download the Internship information package to learn more.
If you're interested in joining the hillsceneLIVE Internship Program, please email [email protected] with answers to the following questions:
Or fill in the online form below:
Have an unacceptably large love for the arts?
Want to gain hands on experience in the design, planning and delivery of an exciting arts program, including a weekend festival?
Feel fuelled by supporting brave artists and creative minds?
Want to connect with other incredible people?
We would love to hear from you!
We have a range of opportunities to connect with and contribute to the delivery of this years festival.
Internships are now being offered in:
- ARTIST PRODUCER
- AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT
- SITE DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
- FUNDRAISING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
You will work closely with the hillsceneLIVE Creative Leadership Team on delivering the 2025-26 program.
Download the Internship information package to learn more.
If you're interested in joining the hillsceneLIVE Internship Program, please email [email protected] with answers to the following questions:
- Tell us a little about yourself and your creative practice or interests.
- Why are you interested in joining the hillsceneLIVE team?
- What area(s) of the internship are you most drawn to and why?
- Are there any time periods you are unavailable during the next 16 months?
- (Optional) Do you have any links to your work or social profiles you'd like to share?
Or fill in the online form below:
