Senior Scenic Artist & Team Leader

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

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.