Description

Closing Date: 19-May-2024

We are looking for a Producer to join our Producing & Event Management team on a full-time, permanent basis
We will be hosting an online information session on Monday 13 May 12-1pm. This will be an opportunity to learn more about our two producer roles and ask any questions. You can sign up here.
About the role and the team:
The Producer role at the Southbank Centre is an integral and senior role within the wider Artistic team. This role works closely with the Head of Producing and Event Management and four other Producers to manage, facilitate and produce activity across the organisation alongside Arts Programming teams. Producers line manage Event Managers and other support roles within the team and are responsible for the schedule of Event Manager allocations across the breadth of the artistic work presented at the Southbank Centre.
Examples of Producer-led Festivals and Projects:
Meltdown Festival
Annual Summer Season
London Literature Festival
Imagine Children’s Festival
Southbank Centre Studio (a programme supporting artists to develop and produce work)
Role objectives:
Working collaboratively with the Head of Producing and Event Management and other Producers to provide an effective, flexible and supportive Producing function for Southbank Centre's Artistic programme including as lead Producer on allocated Festivals, projects and seasons - managing budgets, contracts, and overseeing all related internal processes and operations across the festival/project.
Line managing Event Managers, Assistant Event Managers, Producing Assistants (direct line manager for 4-5 roles, with shared responsibility for the wider team). Scheduling Event Manager allocations in collaboration with the other Producers on a monthly basis, considering the event requirements, balance of workload and making the best use of skills across the team.
Providing producing expertise (working within both commercial and subsidised models) to Heads of Art Forms (Contemporary Music, Classical Music, Literature & Spoken Word, Performance & Dance, Public Programming - including Festival and Public Space programming) on an allocation basis including contract negotiation and advising on financial deals to maximise Southbank Centre’s position.
Please review the attached job description for the full list of role responsibilities and person specification.
Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre is Europe’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. The site has an extraordinary creative and architectural history stretching back to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Southbank Centre is made up of the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery as well as being home to the National Poetry Library and the Arts Council Collection. It is also home to six Resident Orchestras (Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Orchestra).
Our Artistic Mission
Southbank Centre exists to provide great artistic experiences for everyone. Through art, we invite our visitors to enjoy shared cultural encounters together. To gaze. To listen. To be moved. To discover a new idea or a new perspective. We are proud that for the last 70 years, the performances and exhibitions here have moved millions. We have provided a home for art and for artists. A community centred on art, where everyone, no matter their job, helps make the experience.
We present work for everyone and we welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We remain committed to creating a place where as many people as possible can come together to experience bold, unusual, entertaining and eye-opening work.
At the Southbank Centre we believe in:
Creating welcoming spaces
Because upholding respect, safety and belonging is at the heart of vibrant teams and communities.
This means us all taking responsibility for shaping and protecting a kind, compassionate and inclusive environment for others.
Making wonderful experiences together
Because we all contribute to amazing artistic moments at the Southbank Centre.
This means us all understanding and valuing the different parts we play in creating enjoyment and success.
Sparking new thinking
Because different views and thought-provoking conversations inspire innovation, learning and growth.
This means everyone having a desire to learn and being open to evaluating how they think and work.
Benefits
As well as working at one of London's most popular and engaging sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:
a min 5%  pension contribution (going up to 8% depending on employee contribution)
28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced family leave benefits
Discount at all  onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
Free staff tickets for SC events
Free entry to Hayward Gallery
Free/discounted entry to other institutes such as the Tate
Free staff yoga
If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or concerns you can email hrteam@southbankcentre.co.uk and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.