Executive Artistic Coordinator London, England
Job description
We are looking for an Executive Artistic Coordinator to join our Arts Programming department on a permanent, full-time basis.
The role of Artistic Coordinator has been created to provide day-to-day support to both the Artistic Director of Southbank Centre, Mark Ball, and the Chair of Southbank Centre, Misan Harriman. This is an exciting new role, working right alongside the Southbank Centre’s senior leadership team.
Main Responsibilities:
- To provide day-to-day assistance to the Artistic Director and Chair in coordination and attendance at key internal and external meetings and events: preparing materials, presentations and briefings and noting and following up on key actions and outcomes.
- To support the liaison and development of key artistic and creative relationships and partnerships.
- To represent the Artistic Director and Chair at internal and external meetings and events and attend productions, exhibitions and events as requested by the Artistic Director.
- To undertake research into artists, organisations, events, stakeholders/supporters and trends and prepare related materials and presentations.
- To support the Artistic Director and Chair on artistic and organisational innovation projects, ensuring delivery of projects and deliverables; on occasion to see work on behalf of the Artistic Director.
- To provide administrative support for Curatorial, Direct-Report meetings, Away-Days and project groups, preparing agendas, minutes and supporting on liaison and follow up on actions to a high standard.
- To coordinate and track Artistic Innovation fund-related projects, including: monitoring progress and outcomes; ensuring timely liaison, involvement and sharing of information into key stakeholders; ensuring key deliverables are on track and within budget; ensuring any related paperwork is completed as instructed (eg: Freelancer process, contracts); and providing regular and accurate reporting against project objectives and outcomes to the Artistic Director and Director Arts Planning & Producing.
- To support the Artistic Director and Chair at events as required with regards to tickets, guests, media and other requirements.
- Any other duties as reasonably requested by your line manager.
As well as working at one of London's most popular and engaging sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:
- a min 5% pension contribution (going up to 8% depending on employee contribution)
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family leave benefits
- Discount at all onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
- Free staff tickets for SC events
- Free entry to Hayward Gallery
- Free/discounted entry to other institutes such as the Tate
- Free staff yoga
The Southbank Centre is the UK’s largest arts centre occupying a prominent riverside location that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. We exist to present great cultural experiences that bring people together and we achieve this by providing the space for artists to create and present their best work and by creating a place where as many people as possible can come together to experience bold, unusual and eye-opening work. We want to take people out of the everyday, every day.
The site has an extraordinary creative and architectural history stretching back to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Southbank Centre is made up of the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery as well as being home to the National Poetry Library and the Arts Council Collection. It is also home to six Resident Orchestras (Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Orchestra).
Our Artistic Mission
Southbank Centre exists to provide great artistic experiences for everyone. Through art, we invite our visitors to enjoy shared cultural encounters together. To gaze. To listen. To be moved. To discover a new idea or a new perspective. We are proud that for the last 70 years, the performances and exhibitions here have moved millions. We have provided a home for art and for artists. A community centred on art, where everyone, no matter their job, helps make the experience.
We create a place where as many people as possible can come together to experience bold, unusual, entertaining and eye-opening work. We want to take people out of the everyday, every day.
We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview for this role please indicate this on your application form. Interviews are currently taking place via Zoom or Google Hangouts but if you require support to access these platforms someone from the HRteam will be happy to assist you. If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or concerns you can also email [email protected] and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.
By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. SC is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff.
If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.
