Head of Creative (RBO Studios)

The Royal Ballet & Opera; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Ballet and Opera is seeking a Head of Creative to lead their creative studio. This role involves overseeing content, production, and marketing, ensuring the delivery of engaging solutions that align with the organization's mission. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in theatre, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record in managing creative teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as an Art Director in theatre or entertainment.
• Proven track record managing content and creative production.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative studio to deliver innovative solutions.
• Oversee creative assets and safeguard brand identity.

Skills

Leadership

Creative Vision

Relationship Building

Creative Best Practices

Job description

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Recruitment Manager at Royal Ballet and Opera

Type: Permanent

Full-time; 40 hours per week

Location: Covent Garden, London

The Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) is a world-leading arts organisation, based largely in the Royal Opera House - one of the world`s most celebrated theatres. The RBO is home to The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera, and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.

Our mission is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion, and make the extraordinary accessible to everyone through world-class ballets and operas staged in theatres, cinemas, and streaming platforms globally.

This role is part of the leadership team for our Audiences and Commercial division (A&C), overseeing creative studios, content, production, broadcast, marketing, communications, digital products, and commercial teams. A&C aims to grow and diversify audiences, innovate storytelling, and enhance brand perception to ensure financial sustainability.

We seek a dynamic, visionary creative leader to ensure our creative assets are engaging and effective, and to safeguard and evolve our brand identity (notably, our recent rebranding from Royal Opera House to Royal Ballet and Opera in 2024). The successful candidate will lead our creative studio to deliver inspiring, innovative solutions aligned with our mission.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, exceptional relationship-building skills, and credibility as a creative leader. Key skills include:

1. Extensive experience as an Art Director, particularly in theatre or entertainment
2. Proven track record managing content and creative production within creative agencies or internal studios, working with leading brands
3. Ability to develop and communicate an ambitious creative vision and translate it into briefs for multidisciplinary teams
4. Deep understanding of creative best practices for paid media across channels
5. Leadership of large creative teams (20+ members), meeting budget, timelines, and commercial goals
6. Visionary leadership and positivity as a change agent

The Royal Ballet and Opera values diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from candidates of a global majority background and/or disabled applicants, in line with our Disability Confident Employer status. We guarantee interviews for all disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria.

Please submit your application via our website and send your portfolio to [e-mail].

Application deadline: 8am, Friday 23rd May 2025

Additional Information

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Art/Creative and Production
• Industry: Performing Arts