How do event promoters get paid

You can charge the restaurant owner a flat hourly rate for the work you do. Alternatively, ask the event host to pay you a lump sum that covers both the production costs and provides a payment for your time and expertise.

The owner of a restaurant or club stands to gain from the revenue the event generates, but vendors can also benefit from these events. Arrange a contract to have a particular drinks company provide the beverages for the event. Or ask the firm to sponsor the event, with banners and fliers promoting the beverage and the firm featured in all of the advertising for the event. Charge vendors a fee for helping promote their products at these events. A flat fee may be established to cover a one-night-only event, or an ongoing promotional campaign, which may be monthly, quarterly, yearly.

Usually when no advanced ticket sales, entry admission or promotional tracking system is in place, the club promoter is paid by commission. In such instances, a timeline is established for the promotional campaign and the promoter is paid a predetermined percentage of food sales, beverage sales, or both. Your actual salary as a commissioned club promoter will vary by establishment and individual agreements, but you can typically expect to receive anywhere from 3 to 10 per cent of the total revenue generated by the club within your specified campaign period.

A VIP table with complementary bottle service is provided for the promoter and he is expected to bring patrons who meet the desired demographic of the club owners into the VIP lounge. This practice is to encourage patrons to return to the club and purchase their next VIP experience. VIP host promoters earn a flat fee for their services, usually a few hundred dollars on a busy night that is often paid in cash.

Club promoters rarely ever work on salary. Most are contract employees who move between clubs frequently depending on which ones are the most popular. Promoters may work for different clubs at one time in order to diversify their earnings. Most clubs do not have a full time promoter on their payroll. You will need excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be logical and creative. Promoters need to be good at problem-solving, and be very enthusiastic and self-motivated.

Many people start as a volunteer or intern, developing and expanding their knowledge of the music world and making contacts. Sub promoters are paid a small fee for each client that they bring in each night that they are working.