Freelance Duty Event Managers

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture; Bradford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

An arts and culture organization in Bradford is seeking freelance Duty Event Managers to oversee public events and support art exhibitions. Ideal candidates will have venue management experience and strong skills in stakeholder engagement. The role includes managing contractors and ensuring health and safety measures are met. This position is suited for individuals based in Bradford/West Yorkshire.

Qualifications

• Experience with managing events in temporary spaces.
• Ability to engage with audiences professionally.
• Knowledge of safeguarding implications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe running of public live events.
• Management of contractors, staff, and volunteers.
• Complete event reports following each project.

Skills

Venue, Museum & Gallery management experience

Event front of house experience

Volunteer management

Understanding of health and safety measures

Stakeholder engagement

Box-office experience

Crowd management experience

Job description

Freelance opportunity

Bradford 2025 are searching for freelance Duty Event Managers to join our freelance database.

The Bradford 2025 Production Team are looking to hear from Bradford/West Yorkshire-based freelance Duty Event and FOH Managers that would be interested in hearing about freelance opportunities on projects throughout the year. We are particularly looking for Duty Gallery Invigilators to support a range of long-running temporary art exhibitions

Key Skillset

• Venue, Museum & Gallery, and Site management experience (particularly temporary spaces)
• Event front of house, invigilator, visitor experience, or equivalent, experience
• Volunteer management
• Venue liaison
• Contractor management (notably security and stewarding)
• Understanding and implication of relevant health and safety measures
• Stakeholder engagement (including project partners)
• Understanding of applicable safeguarding implications
• Preferably box-office experience
• Preferably crowd management experience
  
  

Scope Of Work

The projects that require freelance Duty Event Management will range in event format scale, artform and shift lengths.

The likely scope of any project will include but not be limited to:

• Oversee the safe and efficient running of public live events and exhibitions in permanent and temporary non-event venues, and remain on call as point of contact for full period of these durational live events and exhibitions
• Undergo event team briefings, including to security and stewarding, volunteers, and possibly other freelancers or events partners
• General cleaning and maintenance of exhibition and installation spaces as required
• Management of contractors, staff and volunteers on site
• Engage with Bradford 2025 audiences remaining approachable, professional and knowledgeable on key public-facing information
• Oversee implementation of any accessible elements, such as setting up Relaxed Spaces, where applicable
• Be responsible for keyholding duties where applicable
• Manage all applicable duty health and safety implementations on sites based on risk assessments signed off by Bradford 2025
• Undergo outlined checks on temporary structures or electrical items on sites where applicable
• Oversee installation of any relevant site dressing signed off by Bradford 2025
• Monitor event space running capacities and manage public evacuation procedures on sites where applicable
• Complete event reports following each project event or session
• Undergo training where required
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children / young people and adults at risk and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. This role may require you to work alongside, or come into contact with, children and adults at risk. Accordingly, if applicable, it will be a condition of your employment that Bradford 2025 receives satisfactory pre-employment checks. This will include a DBS certificate as well as obtaining employment, and character references.
  
  

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