Technical Production Manager

Salary: £42,750 to £47,620 per annum (inclusive of Inner London Weighting)

Job Type: Full-time (35 hours), Permanent

About Us

The Barbican is an international arts, conference and learning organisation in the heart of 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.

The Creative Collaboration department is at the heart of the Barbican’s engagement with its audiences and communities, breaking down traditional arts boundaries and contributing to a dynamic, diverse artistic programme. Creative Collaboration aims to be a catalyst for the Barbican’s artistic vision, working across the centre with a multi-artform approach using all venues and spaces. The department champions interdisciplinary work that connects new audiences to the Barbican, engaging with creatives, participants and users that reflect the rich diversity of London.

The role

The Barbican is looking for an experienced Technical Production Manager to support the successful delivery of diverse and dynamic performance and participation programmes across music, theatre, cinema and visual arts. The Technical Production Manager is responsible for overseeing the practical delivery of a programme of events and projects developed by the Creative Collaboration team. Acting as the technical and production co-lead, they play a central role for the department, supporting delivery and advising on the logistical, operational and financial feasibility of all its planned projects. The Technical Production Manager will develop delivery models in response to the unique requirements and needs of individual projects, and to the overall programme, to a high professional standard.

Working closely with technical managers, technicians, producers, curators and programmers from across the Barbican artform teams, the role will also collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including artists, creative practitioners and community partners whose work we seek to platform and share with a wider public.

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of high-quality, live events delivery.
• Experience working across arts forms, or specialising in one, on the technical and staging requirements of events.
• Previous experience of managing project logistics for events, including equipment maintenance and usage; managing risk assessments for all stages of projects; assisting with planning and resource allocation including staffing.
• Experience and knowledge of project management systems.
• Experience of long-term event planning for multiple concurrent projects and programmes.
• Experience administrating and updating event notes for projects to include all necessary internal operational requirements.
• Experience managing event budgets in conjunction with senior managers and producers, including ability to prepare detailed costings of planned events, obtaining estimates for additional services required internal and external technical support;
• Experience of managing contractors or freelancers to deliver specialist production services, preparing and overseeing contract arrangements.
• Being practical and proactive, with a flexible approach, and able to work in a collaborative way as part of a team.
• A keen interest in working in the arts, culture and education.

Barbican Benefits

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, including flexible working, annual pay progression and an annual pay review, a generous pension scheme, season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes, free access to museums and galleries, discounts on retail, healthcare and on-site cafes and restaurants. You will have access to Employee Assistance Programme, trained Mental Health First aiders and City of London employee networks.

If there are any issues with the application process, please contact the Barbican Careers team at .

Deadline for applications is 12:00pm on Friday 21 March 2025, please note the advert may close prior to the date stated if a large volume of applications are received. Please do submit your application as early as possible to avoid missing out as we are unable to accept late applications. We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on your application.

Candidates are required to have the legal right to live and work in the UK to apply for this role. You will need to produce photographic identification and proof of eligibility if you are called to interview.

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.