Scenic Lead

Scenic Guild; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible freelance engagement

Job summary

Scenic Guild is seeking a Senior Scenic Artist to lead a skilled team and shape creative outcomes from concept to completion. You will oversee finishes, ensuring quality, efficiency and artistic excellence across diverse projects.

Applicants should have strong leadership and extensive scenic painting experience, with a portfolio demonstrating a range of techniques. Flexible freelance engagement with the stability of a longer term booking is offered.

Qualifications

• Significant professional scenic painting experience.
• Strong portfolio with a range of scenic finishes and techniques.
• Experience leading teams or supervising scenic projects.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to balance creative quality with production deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead scenic painting and finishing activities across the span of a whole show.
• Interpret design briefs, samples and technical drawings.
• Manage and mentor Scenic Artists.
• Work with top designers where required.
• Maintain high standards of scenic quality and consistency.
• Promote safe working practices within the Paintshop.

Skills

Leadership

Scenic painting

Mentoring

Artistic direction

Job description

The Role

This is an ideal opportunity for a Senior Scenic Artist who enjoys leading teams and shaping creative outcomes. Working closely with our production and project teams, you will oversee the delivery of scenic finishes from concept through to completion, ensuring quality, efficiency and creative excellence across projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead scenic painting and finishing activities across the span of a whole show.
• Interpret design briefs, samples and technical drawings.
• Manage and mentor Scenic Artists.
• Work with top designers where required.
• Maintain high standards of scenic quality and consistency.
• Support project planning and material selection.
• Promote safe working practices within the Paintshop.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and other workshop teams.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Scenic Artist with strong artistic and leadership skills.

You may currently work in:

• Theatre
• Television and film
• Experiential events and environments

We would love to hear from candidates who have:

• Significant professional scenic painting experience.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating a range of scenic finishes and techniques.
• Experience leading teams or supervising scenic projects.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to balance creative quality with production deadlines.
• A practical, collaborative and solutions-focused approach.
• The to be decisive, calm, and confident.
• Experience within theatre is welcome but not essential. We recognise that many scenic skills are transferable, and we are keen to hear from talented practitioners from related industries.

Why Join Rocket Scenery?

• Work on varied and creatively ambitious projects.
• Lead and influence a highly skilled scenic team.
• Join a supportive and collaborative workshop environment.
• Flexible freelance engagement with the stability of a longer term booking.
• Opportunity to work with leading theatre designers.

We are happy to have informal conversations with experienced scenic artists who may be considering a move from freelance project work into a longer-term leadership role.