Compensation: This is a 100% commission-only role with no base salary or guaranteed hourly wage.
Community Representative (Independent Contractor)
Location: Western Canada (Remote / Field-Based)
Flexible Hours | Commission-Based | Independent Contractor
Inspire Artists. Unite Communities.
Blue Willow Entertainment is looking for entrepreneurial, relationship-driven individuals who want to help grow live music in their communities.
As a Community Representative, you'll represent Blue Willow within an assigned territory by building relationships with venues, businesses, community organizations, and local partners. Your role is to identify opportunities for live music, support local artists, and help create memorable experiences that bring people together.
This isn't a traditional sales role.
It's about becoming the local face of Blue Willow in your community and building lasting relationships that benefit artists, venues, and audiences alike.
About Blue Willow
Blue Willow Entertainment is an Alberta-based live music agency that supports independent artists and works with venues across Western Canada to create meaningful live music experiences.
Since 2024, Blue Willow has:
- Booked and curated more than 1,000 live performances.
- Generated more than $350,000 for independent artists.
- Worked with venues ranging from cafés and breweries to casinos, restaurants, festivals, and major event spaces.
- Built a growing network of artists, venues, and community partners throughout Western Canada.
Our mission is simple:
Inspire Artists. Unite Communities.
What You'll Do
As a Community Representative, you'll:
- Build relationships with restaurants, cafés, breweries, hotels, casinos, music venues, and community organizations.
- Introduce businesses to Blue Willow's live music programming.
- Identify sponsorship and partnership opportunities.
- Stay connected to what's happening in your local music and business community.
- Support existing Blue Willow venue relationships.
- Gather market intelligence and identify new opportunities.
- Maintain accurate records and provide weekly activity updates.
- Represent Blue Willow professionally at meetings, events, and within the community.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for people who:
- Enjoy meeting new people and building genuine relationships.
- Are self-motivated and entrepreneurial.
- Have strong communication skills.
- Care about supporting local artists and communities.
- Can manage their own schedule and work independently.
- Follow through on commitments.
- Are organized and comfortable using technology.
Experience in hospitality, live events, music, sales, sponsorship, tourism, business development, or community engagement is an asset, but not required.
Compensation
This is an independent contractor position with commission-based compensation.
Community Representatives have the opportunity to earn income through multiple revenue streams, including:
- Venue development commissions.
- Sponsorship opportunities.
- Merchandise partnerships.
- Professional service opportunities.
Detailed compensation will be provided during the interview process and forms part of the Community Representative Agreement.
What We Provide
Blue Willow will provide:
- Assigned territory.
- Blue Willow email address.
- Business cards.
- Marketing and sales materials.
- Community playbooks.
- Training and ongoing coaching.
- Weekly support meetings.
- Access to Blue Willow systems and resources.
Why Join Blue Willow?
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Help independent artists find more opportunities.
- Build meaningful relationships in your community.
- Create your own flexible schedule.
- Develop business development skills.
- Be part of a growing company with a long-term vision for live music in Western Canada.
Position Details
Position Type: Independent Contractor
Compensation: Commission-Based
Location: Assigned Territory
Schedule: Flexible
Current Opportunities
We're currently recruiting Community Representatives for several territories across Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.
If you're passionate about your community, enjoy building relationships, and want to help create more opportunities for independent artists, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us inspire artists and unite communities.
Benefits:
Application question(s):
- Share an example of how you source and follow up with sales leads?
- What is the most important part of maintaining a business relationship from your perspective?
- Why do you want to work in the music industry?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in British Columbia
