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Salary: £49,140 to £55,000 Inclusive of Inner London Weighting
Contractual Hours: 35
Basis: Full Time, Permanent
Workplace category: Hybrid
Attachments: Job Information Pack

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.

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Music Programme

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. Together we create projects which go beyond the standard live music experience, presenting music which hovers at the edges of classification.

We provide artists with bespoke development opportunities and invest in emerging talent through commissions. We are committed to an ambitious, creative, diverse, and distinctive programme
which showcases both local and international developments in the art form and is engaging and relevant to the multiple communities we serve.

Our concerts are open and accessible to all: there are discounted tickets to 14–25-year-olds through our Young Barbican scheme, while our Club Stage events offer young people a new route in.

The role
We’re looking for a highly motivated, dynamic and experienced Senior Production Manager to work closely with the Senior Producer and Production team to manage the pre-planning and operation of all Music activity and to deliver world-class events in the Concert Hall and associated areas, onsite and offsite.

The Senior Production Manager both plays a managerial role in the Production team, and communicates the operational needs of music events to all necessary and related internal departments, devising, reviewing and agreeing procedures with all concerned, to ensure a consistent delivery of the rental and own-promotion programmes in the Concert Hall.

The post holder will work in close co-operation with the Programmers, Technical Manager (Music events) and Senior Stage Manager to achieve the delivery of the Music programme to one international standard. They will also act as a key contact for the Resident Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and Barbican Music’s other Artistic Associates.

Line management and motivation of an experienced team of Production Managers is an integral part of the role, the ability to multitask, work under pressure and excellent interpersonal skills are vital. Weekend and evening work is required on occasions for this role.

Additional responsibilities encompass championing team systems, at a departmental and organisational level; designing, implementing and managing protocols and ways of working in order to ensure the consistency and quality of concert delivery.

The roles are event production focused rather than a technical production role.

To view the full Job Description and Person Specification for the role please see the ‘Job Information Pack’

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Ready to apply?

To apply click on the 'Apply Now' button below.

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 on Friday 5th June 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 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.

• Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities'.