Barbican

Arts Council England; Greater London; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

City of London Corporation in London is seeking an experienced event professional to co-ordinate pre-production and event management for Barbican Music productions, ensuring top technical and artistic standards. The role covers music events in Barbican Concert Hall and off-site venues, requiring budgeting, administration, stakeholder liaison, visas, FEU tax, and weekend/evening work.

This event production-focused role emphasizes strong communication, negotiation, and the ability to multi-task

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an event production role within a multi-disciplinary arts venue, major music venue or events company.
• Proven event management experience in a Concert Hall environment.
• Understanding of UK points-based visa system.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation for live music events.
• Experience with production support systems e.g. Artifax.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a track record of stakeholder management and ability to consult, negotiate and persuade internal and external stakeholders.
• Exhibit excellent oral and written communication across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Show facilitation and negotiation skills to balance conflicting needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Maintain excellent organizational skills.
• Manage complex budgets and track project progress.
• Oversee complex project management and cross-boundary collaboration.
• Work inclusively to achieve positive outcomes.

Skills

Event management

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

UK visa system

Health and Safety

Tools

Artifax

Job description

Tue, 13 Oct 2026">published - Tue, 13 Oct 2026

Job Description

• We are seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to join the Barbican Music team, to co-ordinate all aspects of pre-production and event management.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering Barbican productions to the highest technical and artistic standard, through competent and precise advanced planning, administration, communication, budgeting and the supervision of events. A working knowledge of event travel, hotels, backline, technical riders, staging, visas and FEU tax is required. Evening and weekend work is an integral part of the role.

This position will focus on music events of all genres of the Music programme in the Barbican Concert Hall and in off-site venues. To be successful in your application you will need an extensive and wide-ranging working knowledge of music, substantial experience in an event management role in a similar environment (multi-disciplinary arts venue, music festival or performing arts organisation) and a high level of interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills are also essential.

The ability to multitask, work under pressure and excellent interpersonal skills are essential. Weekend and evening work is required in this role.

Please note this role is event production-focused and not a technical production role.

Job Requirements

• Good knowledge and interest in the arts, and in particular music (contemporary and classical).
• Good knowledge of the music industry, and a thorough understanding of all the creative processes of music-making, both classical and contemporary.
• Proven experience working in a multi-disciplinary arts venue, major music venue or an events company in an event production role.
• Proven event management experience in a Concert Hall environment.
• Proven understanding of event production, stage and technical delivery.
• Good understanding and experience of working with the UK points-based visa system.
• Good knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and Risk Assessments for live music events.
• Good understanding of FEU tax procedures.
• Good knowledge of production support systems e.g. Artifax and excellent IT skills

Job Responsibilities

• You must be able to demonstrate:
• a track record of stakeholder management and the ability to consult with, negotiate and persuade internal and external stakeholders.
• an excellent level oral and written communication skills, including proven ability to communicate to a diverse group of stakeholders.
• a good level of facilitation and negotiation skills and ability to juggle conflicting needs and priorities of multiple stakeholders.
• excellent organisational skills.
• proven experience of managing complex budgets.
• proven track record of complex project management.
• an ability to work inclusively and collaboratively across boundaries to achieve positive outcomes.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation – and is committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay against external sectors.