Creative Programmer

Location: Rosetta Arts Centre, West Ham, East London

Hours: 14hrs Per Week

Contract: 1 Year

Salary: Pro Rata of £26,500 FTE = £10,600

Reports to: Deputy CEO

To apply for this job, please send in:

• a CV
• cover letter outlining your interest and how your experience matches the person spec

OR

• Send a video explaining your experience & suitability (no longer than 5 minutes) via wetransfer to vacancies@rosettaarts.org by 5pm on Tuesday 13th January 2026

Email your application to vacancies@rosettaarts.org by the deadline of Tuesday 13th January 2026 at 5pm . Please put \”APPLICATION CREATIVE PROGRAMMER\” in the subject line of your email.

Role Overview

We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Programmer to oversee, coordinate and manage our programmes delivered from our base at the Rosetta Arts Studios in West Ham, and from satellite spaces in East London. This includes our new Saturday programme ‘Everyone is an Artist’, income generating art classes, workshops, masterclasses, and free drop-in community activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Continue to manage and further develop our ‘Everyone is an Artist’ programme on Saturdays
• Continue to manage and further develop our creative classes and courses programme
• Scope, develop and manage new programmes, including commercial and corporate activities
• Manage the Rosetta Family group, comprising past participants, tutors, staff, etc.
• Continue to build our pool of relevant artists, technicians and manage all aspects of contracting, planning, budgeting, delivery and evaluation of the activities they will deliver
• Support the Artist Studio Manager with responding to enquiries and all admin around the artist studios, memberships and events

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of working as an arts project manager or creative programmer
• Proven track record of successful project planning, project management and evaluation skills with a range of planning and project management tools
• Experience of setting and managing project budgets, and invoicing
• Experience of working with a wide range of service users, across age, gender, disability, ethnicity and social background
• Good knowledge of the community and creative landscape within Newham and/or East London

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