Production Manager

Barbican; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Barbican Membership

LGPS membership

24 days annual leave + holidays

Staff discounts

Reciprocal museum/gallery entry

Volunteer scheme

Creative, inclusive workplace

Job summary

The Barbican is seeking an experienced event production professional to coordinate pre-production and manage Barbican music events. The role requires extensive knowledge of music, proven event management experience, and strong budgeting, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

You will oversee budgeting, planning, and on-site delivery across concert halls and off-site venues. This role focuses on music events within Barbican Concert Hall and related sites, demanding excellent

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of music and event production in multi-disciplinary venues.
• Proven experience in event management in concert halls or similar settings.
• Strong budgeting, negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.
• Working knowledge of UK points-based visa system and Health & Safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of pre-production and event management for Barbican music events.
• Deliver productions to high technical and artistic standards through advanced planning and administration.
• Manage budgets and supervise events, ensuring on-time, on-brand delivery.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders, including artists, agents and venues.
• Apply knowledge of visas, FEU tax procedures and production support systems during delivery.

Skills

Event production

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Venue operations

Visa knowledge

Health & Safety

FEU tax procedures

Artifax software

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor/Equivalent in a relevant field

Tools

Artifax

Job description

The Barbican is a multidisciplinary international arts centre in the City of London.

Across its theatres, concert halls, cinemas, galleries, business venues, public and community spaces, the Barbican showcases the most exciting artists and performers from around the world, pushing traditional artistic boundaries and helping us understand our lives in new and unexpected ways. Each year, the Centre presents hundreds of different performances, events and exhibitions that entertain and inspire millions of people, create connections, provoke debate, and reflect the world we live in.

Firmly rooted in its neighbourhood, the Barbican collaborates on projects with local communities, and supports young people and emerging talent to develop their artistic practice and access jobs in the creative industry

Our boundary-pushing Music programme is renowned for its range, ambition, and inclusivity. Alongside our partners, we provide some of the most exciting musical experiences in the capital, from dazzling classical concerts and opera to unique shows with leading contemporary artists, cutting-edge electronic creations, durational experiences, and cross-arts collaborations.

The role

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.

Essential 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.

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.

What We Offer

• Barbican Membership
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Access to Barbican Centre discounts including offers at the Barbican Shop and hospitality outlets
• City Corporation staff benefits and discounts throughout the City of London, including at Tower Bridge, Guildhall Art Gallery and others
• Reciprocal entry to a number of galleries and museums across London
• Employee volunteering scheme (up to 2 days per year)
• A vibrant, creative, inclusive workplace at one of the world’s leading arts centres

For more details, please see the ‘Job Information Pack’.

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.

As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority* and D/deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.

*Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process. Disabled applicants who wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme and who meet the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. In the event of a high volume of applications, we may limit the number of interviews offered. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.