Work closely with the artist relations team to ensure smooth coordination and exceptional service delivery for performing artists and their teams. You'll gain insight into artist management, hospitality coordination, and the logistical complexities of managing multiple acts across festival stages, while developing valuable industry networking opportunities.

May include activities such as:

• Assisting with packing of artist riders
• Assisting with all artist Back of House (BOH) requirements
• Assist with any ad-hoc event management requirements from an Artist Liaison perspective

Desirable skills: 

• Customer relations/community engagement
• Event coordination including operations & logistics
• Stakeholder coordination and relations
• Risk mitigation
• Implementation of event documents
• Event planning and set up

Shift expectations: 

This role would best suit an Entertainment Business Management Student 

Work with the partnerships team to bring sponsor activations and brand experiences to life throughout the festival grounds. You'll have an opportunity to support the creation and execution of interactive brand installations, promotional activities, and customer engagement initiatives that enhance the overall festival experience while delivering value to commercial partners.

May include activities such as: 

• Pre-event activation briefing meeting with Sponsorship representative
• Assistance with logistics coordination
• Pre-event planning and set up
• Activation dressing and placements
• Assistance with event management from a partnerships perspective

Desirable skills: 

• Customer Relations / Community Engagement
• Event Coordination including operations & logistics
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Brand Merchandising
• Event Activation Build
• Risk Mitigation

Shift expectations: 

This role would best suit an Entertainment Business Management student. 

Support the video production team in capturing professional footage of festival performances, behind-the-scenes content, and promotional material. Opportunities may include working with industry-standard cameras and equipment, you'll gain practical experience in live event videography, multi-camera coordination, and content production in a challenging outdoor festival environment.

May include activities such as: 

• Assisting in the capture of Laneway performances for streaming on stage. 
• Working in the tent and assisting the camera operations team. Note: Not a roaming cam.

Desirable skills: 

• Basic camera operation knowledge
• Live production awareness
• Technical aptitude
• Attention to detail
• Team collaboration
• Communication skills
• Adaptability
• Event readiness
• Physical stamina
• Interest in live music, festival and screen production

Shift expectations: 

This role would best suit a Film & Television student. 

• Graphic design
• Interactive visual design
• Strong digital literacy & computational skills
• Automating technology processes
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Others 

Shift expectations:
All dates and scope of work will be completed at JMC under the supervision of JMC Academic staff. The Placement is expected to include: 

This role would best suit a Animation/Design (Visual Communication) student. 

Support the audio engineering team in delivering high-quality sound production across multiple festival stages. Working alongside experienced sound engineers and stage crew, you may work with professional audio equipment, stage setup procedures, and live sound management in a fast-paced festival environment. This role provides insight into the technical backbone of live music events.

May include activities such as:

• Assisting the live sound and audio stage teams at Laneway Festival.

Desirable skills: 

• Signal flow knowledge
• Problem solving skills 
• Rolling mic leads 
• Attention to detail 
• Setting up mics and sound equipment 
• People skills 
• Can work under pressure and to a schedule 
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment 

Shift expectations: 

This role would best suit an Audio Engineering/Music Production student.

Support the festival's digital marketing team in capturing, creating, and distributing content across social media platforms and digital channels. You'll work in a dynamic environment documenting the festival experience, from behind-the-scenes setup to live performance moments, helping to build the festival's online presence and audience engagement.

May include activities such as:

• Supporting to deliver Laneway partner marketing benefits by capturing brand activation content on ground. 
• Assist with briefing photographers and select your favourite captured content – which may make its way to Laneway social channels.            

Desirable skills: 

• Knowledge of briefing onsite photographers
• Assisting with briefing sessions pre-festival
• Awareness of lighting types, lighting for video
• Sound knowledge of content capture techniques for various social media channels
• Vertical video recording/production skills
• Basic interviewing skills
• Sound photography skills and phone photography skills
• Performance and presenting skills
• Knowledge of social media platform content requirements

Shift expectations: 

This role would best suit a Entertainment Business Management/FTV/Acting student.