Our employees play an important role in Geelong Arts Centre’s success and exciting future.
We employ over 130 passionate and motivated individuals in a wide range of roles including front-of-house staff, sound and lighting engineers, and administrative staff.
As an organisation, we are focused on growing and nurturing a diverse team that embraces creativity and values inclusiveness.
Our dedicated and highly collaborative staff strive for exceptional results in all we do, displaying passion, creativity, nimbleness, and resilience.
About Us
The only State Government owned cultural institution located outside of Melbourne, Geelong Arts Centre is a leader, connector, and creator of extraordinary cultural experiences for local and global communities.
Geelong Arts Centre is the heart of the G21 creative precinct – a place that boldly offers insights through performance, space for public conversation, supports creative experimentation and content development, and is a venue to connect, meet as a community and share a passion for the arts and creativity.
Driven by inspiring growth in activity, innovation and creatives, Geelong Arts Centre aims to amplify creative growth in a proud region already renowned for its artistic energy.
Current Opportunities
Chief Executive Officer & Creative Director
Lead Australia’s premier regional arts centre
The Geelong Arts Centre Trust is seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced performing arts leader to lead the organisation and bring the newly redeveloped centre to life, bringing artists, creatives, and audiences into its incredible spaces. Applications close Friday, 12 April 2024.
Associate Artist
Part Time | 12 Months Fixed Term in a 0.4 FTE Capacity
Geelong Arts Centre’s Creative Engine is inviting Victorian-based live performance artists to apply for our inaugural Associate Artist program. This opportunity is a self-directed program of research and development for a new work supported by Geelong Arts Centre. We will be offering two Associate Artist positions each year. If you are an established professional artists who needs the time, space and resources to investigate a new idea and bring it to life, we’d love to hear from you! Applications close Sunday 9 June 2024
Senior Technician - Lighting
Full time, 12-month fixed term contract
Are you looking to brighten up your career with Australia’s largest regional Arts Centre? Australia's largest regional dedicated arts centre sees creativity meet technology! With our recent redevelopment complete, we have been thrilled to unveil our cutting-edge venues to audiences. But, the spotlight is now on you – we're on the lookout for a Senior Technician - Lighting to join our dynamic team. Applications close midnight Tuesday 30 April 2024
Senior Technician - Audio
Full time, up to 2 years in a fixed term contract
Are you experienced in preparing, documenting, and operating Audio systems in large-scale theatres or similar venues? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Stand out in the industry and join our in-house technical team at Australia's largest dedicated regional arts centre as Senior Technician - Audio! Applications close midnight, Monday 6 May 2023
Technicians – Casual
Ongoing Recruitment
Geelong Arts Centre is always looking for applicants who are passionate about the arts and able to demonstrate all or some of the following: Experience with entertainment industry equipment, preferably in a theatre setting Knowledge of safe working practices within the entertainment industry Excellent communication and problem-solving skills Strong work ethic and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team While not essential, qualifications such as Testing & Tagging, Construction Induction (White Card), Intermediate Rigging, Working at Heights, and First Aid will be highly regarded.
Cleaners – Casual
Ongoing Recruitment
Want to contribute to Geelong Arts Centre's glowing reputation as one of the most beautiful facilities in our Creative City? We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Facilities Team at the Geelong Arts Centre. This position encourages teamwork and collaboration with colleagues, leaders, and peers in order to meet objectives across Geelong Art Centre to maintain an enhanced experience for our staff, stakeholders, patrons, and visitors.
Living in Geelong
Geelong is alive with a thriving arts and cultural sector, recent appointment as a UNESCO International City of Design, the City Council’s planning for ‘Clever and Creative’ future; and an exciting building redevelopment agenda for the Geelong Arts Centre.
Whether you’re looking for a sea change, a new challenge or simply a better quality of life, you’ll find it here in Geelong.
Enterprise Agreement
Click the link below to download the Arts Centre's Enterprise Agreement.