Your mission
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 (ESC), we are looking for a Backstage Tour Coordinator from February 2025 to the end of May 2025 (February-March 50%, April-May 100%). In this role, you will be in charge of coordinating all the Backstage Tours for the different partners and groups prior to and during ESC 2025. As part of the ESC Event team, your tasks will be the following:
1. set up a backstage tour concept (information from previous years, possible routes, fun facts, group sizes etc.);
2. elaborate a plan together with the production team (especially the venue manager) and the other ESC teams in order to determine which groups will need backstage tours and at what frequency: sponsors, partners, providers, HB, city of Basel etc.;
3. set up a plan together with the hospitality and the ticketing manager for all potential hospitality packages including backstage tours;
4. elaborate and keep up a schedule of all backstage tours;
5. set up a team of volunteers and train them in order to carry out the backstage tours;
6. write the script for the backstage tours together with all the teams involved, for example production team, event team, executive producers, commentators
Your profile
7. You have a good knowledge of the ESC and other international events
8. You have experience with technical aspects of large-scale international TV productions
9. You have experience with event management and big-scale international events
10. You are able to create and coordinate a small team
11. You have good organisational and communication skills
12. You are a multi-tasker and are able to handle stressful situations in a calm and composed manner
What we have to offer
13. Many and varied responsibilities with plenty of creative freedom in a dynamic and challenging ESC 2025 environment
14. Room for ambition and creative ideas as well as the opportunity to actively help shape the event within the ESC 2025
15. An extremely motivated and cooperative working environment and integration into a committed and professional SRG-wide project team
16. You will be part of the ESC 2025 in Switzerland and in your role will contribute to the success of the world's largest music event