Assistant Production Manager

In addition to supporting the Exhibitions and Communities, Practice and Participation teams, they will assist the Commercial team with event support, the packaging of limited editions for the shop and the installation of commercial displays. They will also be required to assist the Production Manager and Head of Operations with building maintenance and have key holder responsibilities.\\n\\nPerson Specification:\\n\\nEssential\\n\\n * Strong attention to detail.\\n\\n * Good IT skills.\\n\\n * Strong Organisation skills\\n\\n * Good knowledge of AV and sound installation.\\n\\n * Excellent time management.\\n\\n * Excellent communication skills.\\n\\n * Ability to see through projects from concept to delivery.\\n\\n * Positive approach to collaboration and team working.\\n\\n * Efficient approach to working with effective use of resources.\\n\\n * Good knowledge of artwork fabrication and exhibition displays.\\n\\n * Basic carpentry skills.\\n\\n * Experience installing, packing and handling 2D and 3D artworks.\\n\\nDesirable\\n\\n * Budget Management.\\n\\n * 3D software (Sketch-Up).\\n\\n * Knowledge of metalwork.\\n\\n * Basic knowledge of electrics.\\n\\n * Experience of working with artists.\\n\\n * Interest in contemporary art.\\n\\n * Experience of risk management.\\n\\n * Experience of managing others.\\n\\nAbout Us\\n\\nModern Art Oxford is one of the UK’s most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change.\\n\\nModern Art Oxford welcomes approximately 100,000 visitors each year with approximately 15,000 attendances by schools and community groups in creative learning and participation activities. The organisation’s digital content reaches 450,000 through Modern Art Oxford’s digital channels annually.

Through a wide range of high-quality content creation and programming, Modern Art Oxford aims to make contemporary art accessible and engaging to the widest audience and to promote creativity in all its visual forms. Over the last 60 years Modern Art Oxford has brought some of the world’s most important artists to the city, and the UK, and has developed an international reputation for pioneering emerging and under-represented artists.\\n\\nModern Art Oxford is a registered charity and receives core funding from Arts Council England and Oxford City Council, and the generous support of individuals, trusts and foundations, sponsors and friends.\\n\\nBenefits\\n\\nPension: An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan.\\n\\nEmployees are entitled to a staff discount in the Modern Art Oxford Shop and Café and holiday is 25 days annual leave plus eight public bank holidays (pro-rata for part time).\\n\\nClosing date for Applications is Midnight on Sunday 1st February 2026\\n\\nInterviews for the role will be week commencing Monday 9th February 2026\\n\\nInterested?\\n\\nIf you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.\\n\\nModern Art Oxford is committed to creating equality of opportunity for all and we value diversity in our team.

As part of our Anti-racism Action Plan, we welcome applications from people from the Global Majority who are under-represented in the workforce in our sector.\\n\\nNo agencies please