Delivery Lead, RBO Creative Studios

The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.

As we continue to expand and diversify our audiences, the team are looking to appoint a Delivery Lead, to support our Head of Studios with overseeing the end-to-end production and delivery of creative assets. As Delivery Lead you will be working primarily across editorial, imagery, digital & print design and audio-visual content. You will ensure projects are effectively prioritised, resourced, scheduled and delivered to the highest standards, on time and within budget.

You will act as a key partner to internal stakeholders, providing visibility of demand, managing production workflows and driving continuous improvement across the creative production process.

Essential to the role, candidates will need to be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience leading delivery, operations, or project management in a creative, content, or marketing environment.
• Strong understanding of digital, print and audio-visual production processes, formats and workflows.
• Demonstrable project management experience, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience of resource planning, workflow management and budget control.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance quality, cost and delivery objectives.
• Experience in using project management and production workflow tools (e.g. Jira) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems.

The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK’s leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.

We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation. We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace.

The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us.

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, 16th August 2026. To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances. Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.