7 days ago
  • LevelMid Level
  • ProfessionsProducer, Project Manager, Administrator
  • TypeFull Time
  • LocationLondon, United Kingdom

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Description

Closing Date: 04-Nov-2024

About us
The Barbican aims to be London’s creative catalyst for curiosity, arts and enterprise. We aim to spark creative possibilities and transformation for artists, audiences, and communities. We strive to be inclusive and sustainable, championing equity and opportunity, connected to our communities, daring in our approach to arts and education.
Creative Collaboration
The Creative Collaboration department is at the heart of the Barbican’s engagement with its audiences and communities, breaking down traditional arts boundaries and contributing to a dynamic, diverse artistic programme.
Creative Collaboration aims to be a catalyst for the Barbican’s artistic vision, working across the centre with a multi-artform approach using all venues and spaces. The department champions interdisciplinary work that connects new audiences to the Barbican, engaging with creatives, participants and users that reflect the rich diversity of London.
The role
Are you able to spark creative possibilities and transformations for young people, emerging artists, communities and audiences?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Producer Cross Arts, focusing on contemporary music and public programming, to join the Creative Collaboration team at the Barbican Centre.
Working closely with the Lead Producer and Head of Creative Collaboration, the Producer Cross Arts will develop, coordinate, and deliver high-quality events and programmes designed to engage with younger and new audiences for the Barbican. As a Creative Collaboration team producer, the postholder will collaborate across artform departments within the Barbican to deliver innovative and exciting programmes.
You will have an excellent knowledge and experience of the contemporary music scene and emerging talent. You will have a passion for all arts along with and experience of delivering public events at a range of scale.
We are looking for a generous collaborator with a great eye for talent, an awareness of the barriers to engaging with culture, and the drive and determination to make space for underserved and under-represented groups at the Barbican.
Essential requirements
Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate:
  • In-depth understanding of new, emerging and contemporary music, and a wide range of arts and performance practice.
  • Significant experience working in an arts environment with experience of designing and delivering innovative arts projects to high standard.
  • Experience of working with artists to deliver innovative artistic, participatory and learning experiences.
  • Substantial experience in setting up and managing internal and external relationships and partnerships.
  • Understanding of how to develop new audiences and audience’s needs, particularly young people.
  • Experience of managing people.
  • Dedicated to learning and access to the arts.
To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the ‘Job Information Pack’.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of employee benefits, including flexible working, annual pay progression and an annual pay review, a generous pension scheme, season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes, free access to museums and galleries, discounts on retail, healthcare and on-site cafes and restaurants. You will have access to Employee Assistance Programme, trained Mental Health First aiders and City of London employee networks.

Skills Required

  • Production
  • Arts
  • Relationship Management

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