Senior Producer (Linbury), The Royal Opera

Royal Academy Of Dance; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading arts organization in Covent Garden is seeking a Senior Producer for a fixed-term maternity cover contract starting in February 2026. The ideal candidate will have exceptional producing and project management skills, as well as experience in the performing arts sector. This role involves overseeing production aspects of the Linbury Theatre and ensuring successful delivery of performances. The position offers a full-time commitment and salary up to £50,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience of producing and managing performing arts projects, ideally opera productions.
• Experience of working in a complex performing arts organisation.
• Ability to manage a team with varied skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Realising bold and adventurous plans for the Linbury Theatre.
• Overseeing the Producer and Assistant Producer.
• Delivering the Royal Opera’s productions for the Linbury Theatre.

Skills

Outstanding producing skills

Exceptional project management skills

Strong delegation skills

Job description

Fixed-Term Maternity Cover Contract; Starting February 2026
Full-time; 40 hours per week
Salary up to £50,000 per annum dependent on experience
Based in: Covent Garden, London

The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world‑class Companies: The Royal BalletandThe Royal Opera.

The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts – we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world.

The role:

We are looking to hire a Senior Producer (Linbury) for The Royal Opera on a fixed‑term maternity cover contract starting in February 2026.

The Senior Producer, working closely with the Associate Director, has the responsibility for realising bold and adventurous plans for the Linbury Theatre within the parameters of the Royal Opera strategy and is responsible for overseeing the Producer and Assistant Producer in the successful delivery of the Royal Opera’s productions for the Linbury Theatre, our digital stage, other spaces with the Royal Opera House and beyond, regularly working in partnerships with other UK and International companies.

What you’ll bring:

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced candidate who is confident working with a wide range of artists and staff, able to perform under pressure and with strong attention to detail.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Outstanding producing skills and substantial experience of producing and managing performing arts projects, ideally opera productions.
• Experience of working in a complex performing arts organisation and dealing with the full range of departments and with staff and artists at all levels.
• Exceptional project management skills including preparation and management of budgets.
• Deal confidently and effectively with a wide range of people from across the organisation and wider theatre sector.
• Strong delegation skills and ability to manage a team of varied skills and experience.

We value the diversity new hires can bring to our workforce. A working knowledge of our repertoire is not essential, but the ability to learn quickly is.

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Closing date for applications

Midnight, Tuesday 2nd December 2025.

First round interviews will be held the week of 8th December.

The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK’s leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.

We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under‑represented within our organisation.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long‑term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible.

The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us, which will be indicated in the advertising.

Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.