Deputy Stage Manager in City of London

The Barbican is a multidisciplinary international arts centre in 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.

Our boundary-pushing music programme is renowned for its range, ambition, and inclusivity. Alongside our partners, we provide some of the most exciting musical experiences in the capital, from dazzling classical concerts and opera to unique shows with leading contemporary artists, cutting-edge electronic creations, durational experiences, and cross-arts collaborations.

The role involves assisting with the day-to-day operation, supervision, and delivery of our world-class programme in the Concert Hall and associated onsite and offsite locations. These include classical and contemporary music concerts and events, as well as a large programme of commercial activity. In this varied role, you will be involved in assisting with stage management, including team supervision and event health and safety, attending rehearsals, overseeing load-ins and -outs, artist liaison, ensuring stage crew is assigned and maintenance tasks.

With your working knowledge of event staging procedures and orchestra set-ups, you’ll also have an applied knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and proven experience of working on complex events in the entertainment industry, ideally from a multi-arts venue Concert Hall or similar environment. The ideal candidate will have excellent management and communication skills, with a positive attitude, even under challenging circumstances. The ability to multi-task and lead a team with excellent interpersonal skills is essential. Weekend and evening work will be an integral part of the job as required, so a flexible approach is crucial.

To apply click on the 'Apply Online' button. Applications without a completed form will not be reviewed. If there are any issues with the application process, please contact the Barbican Careers team at Careers@barbican.org.uk. Deadline for applications is 23:55 pm on Monday 12th January 2026. The advert may close ahead of this date if a sufficient number of applications is reached - apply early to avoid missing out. Please note that we are unable to accept late applications. We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on your application.

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 to 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.