Category: Venues/Promoters/Festivals

The Venice West is looking for a Talent Buyer to help build and manage our live music calendar six days a week. This person will be responsible for finding and booking artists, working with agents, managers, and promoters, putting together offers, and keeping the calendar moving. We’re looking for someone who knows music, knows the Southern California market, and has a good feel for what works in a room like ours.
The job is a mix of booking, relationships, research, and making sure things actually happen once a show is booked. You’ll work closely with our Associate Talent Buyer, production, marketing, and venue team from the first offer all the way through show day and settlement.
This can be a contractor or full-time position based on experience and needs
What You'll Do
• Oversee the programming and coordination of events at The Venice West, which operates six days per week.
• Research, develop, and submit appropriate offers to artist management, agents, and promoters.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with relevant artists, agents, managers, promoters, and other music industry professionals.
• Work closely with the Associate Talent Buyer, production, marketing, and other internal teams to ensure performances are properly coordinated and executed from initial booking through the completion of each event.
• Create and maintain digital performance listings and push confirmed shows to market through internal platforms and systems.
• Advance shows on the day of each event, ensuring artists, vendors, and other key parties arrive as scheduled and that parking, load-in, and other logistical needs are properly coordinated.
• Maintain accurate performance, artist, and ticketing information within internal management systems.
• Coordinate with venue management to ensure timely and accurate settlement of each artist and promoter following performances.
• Provide weekly updates to ownership and management, including calendar reviews, upcoming programming, and relevant booking activity.
What We're Looking For
• 3–5 years of experience in talent buying, event booking, artist relations, venue operations or a similar role.
• You genuinely love music and pay attention to what's happening in the industry.
• You know the Southern California music scene and have a good understanding of the local venue landscape.
• Existing relationships with agents, managers, promoters, and artists are a big plus.
• You're comfortable putting together offers and having conversations about money, guarantees, splits, and deals.
• You're organized and good at keeping track of a lot of moving pieces at once.
• You communicate well and are comfortable working with a variety of people.
• You can work on your own but also know how to be part of a small, busy team.
• You're comfortable with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Airtable a plus.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; college degree is a plus.
• You’re willing to work nights, weekends, and other hours that come with working in live music.