Senior Producer (Linbury), The Royal Opera

UK Theatre Association; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading arts organization in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Producer for a maternity cover position in February 2026. This role involves managing theatre productions, ensuring effective collaboration among diverse teams, and maintaining high production standards. Ideal candidates should possess strong producing and project management skills, with a focus on artistic collaboration and team delegation. The position offers a chance to engage with both UK and international arts communities.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience of producing and managing performing arts projects, ideally opera productions.
• Experience of working in a complex performing arts organisation.
• Ability to deal confidently with a wide range of people from across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for realizing bold and adventurous plans for the Linbury Theatre.
• Overseeing the Producer and Assistant Producer in successful delivery.
• Working in partnerships with other UK and International companies.

Skills

Outstanding producing skills

Exceptional project management skills

Strong delegation skills

Job description

Senior Producer (Linbury) – The Royal Opera

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 realizing 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.

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.

Qualifications

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

About the Royal Opera House

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 Ballet and The 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 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.