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Closing date: 11th March 2025Salary range: £63,910 to £72,390&nbsp;Lead a bold and diverse cinema programme that champions global film cultures and emerging talent.The Head of Cinema will lead the development and delivery of a dynamic cinema strategy that reflects the Barbican’s strategic framework with core principles to inspire, connect, and provoke debate. They will also be part of realizing a newly implemented Artistic Vision (2025–30) which has a strong focus on creating a holistic curated arts programme across all disciplines.&nbsp;Reporting to the Director for Arts and Participation, the Head of Cinema will lead and oversee the curation of an eclectic, diverse programme of international cinema, both&nbsp;curate and first-run, with a focus on film viewing as a meaningful, transformative, and joyful event, through its commitment to film viewing as a collective, in person experience. The Head of Cinema will be committed to new and emerging talent, the variety of cinema cultures from around the world, past and present, and marginalised creative voices, which the Barbican puts centre stage.&nbsp;The Head of Cinema will provide support and mentorship to the cinema team, stay ahead of trends in audience engagement and presentation, and explore opportunities for commissioning and touring Barbican-curated film programmes. As part of the Management Team, the Head of Cinema will actively contribute to the organization’s strategic goals and maintain a commitment to exceptional customer service.&nbsp;ResponsibilitiesCreative leadership and programming<ul><li>Lead and oversee the curation of a distinctive and international cinema programme which is aligned with the organisation’s brand values and vision.</li><li>Develop and implement the Cinema E=Department’s programming strategy which incorporates talks and events that enhance audience impact, in collaboration with the Director for Arts and Participation.</li><li>Research and respond to evolving trends in the film industry, including consumption methods, technological innovations, and distribution models.</li><li>Collaborate with other art form programmers and integrate the Cinema Department into the Barbican’s arts programming while creating room for cross-artform synergies and developing larger projects.&nbsp;</li><li>Broaden learning and participation opportunities while partnering with the Creative Collaborations team.</li><li>Cultivate sponsorship and support opportunities with potential corporate sponsors and partner organizations and festivals.</li><li>Embrace other creative leadership and programming responsibilities, as needed.</li></ul>Management and operational excellence<ul><li>Ensure efficient and effective cinema operations, supporting and mentoring colleagues and partners, and demonstrating knowledge of cinema venue operations and technical requirements.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead and motivate a high-performing team, ensuring appropriate staffing, management systems, and adherence to City of London Corporation policies, championing the values of the Barbican Cinema and the Barbican.</li><li>Maximise income from cinema-related programs, related events, commercial uses, and ticket sales.</li><li>Collaborate with the Cinema Projection to ensure technical services meet the needs of cinema events and ensure appropriate capital and maintenance needs are identified and costs are determined.&nbsp;</li><li>Prepare and manage department budgets, providing financial reports and scenario planning as needed.</li><li>Embrace other management and operational excellence responsibilities, as needed.&nbsp;</li></ul>Relationship building and compliance<ul><li>Build and maintain relationships within the cinema sector, including distributors, festivals, and organisations, while representing the Barbican at relevant external key festivals and industry events.</li><li>Ensure compliance with the City of London Licensing Committee for unclassified films and attend Licensing Committee meetings.</li><li>Partner with the Development Team to identify and cultivate an array of fundraising and sponsorship opportunities.</li><li>Collaborate with the Audience Experience &amp; Marketing teams to ensure timely program sales and appropriate marketing strategies.</li><li>Support the Business Events Team to maximize cinema rental income.</li><li>Ensure adherence to the Barbican’s risk management systems and work closely with external partners and teams across the Barbican to ensure they are informed and regularly updated about any cinema events that carry risk.&nbsp;</li><li>Strategize with the Senior Manager of Cinema to continue to build and develop accessible cinema programmes.</li><li>Embrace other relationship building and compliance responsibilities, as needed.&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we're looking forThe successful candidate will be a well-networked individual in the cinema sector with strong negotiating and influencing skills, meticulous attention to detail, and excellent time management. They should demonstrate self-motivation, initiative, and a calm, professional approach to collaborative decision-making.Other key competencies include:&nbsp;<ul><li>Diplomacy and appreciating others&nbsp;– The ability to effectively and tactfully handle difficult or sensitive issues, while identifying and caring about others.</li><li>Leadership and personal accountability&nbsp;– The capacity to organize and influence people to believe in a vision while creating a sense of purpose, while being answerable for personal and professional actions.</li><li>Employee development, mentoring, and coaching&nbsp;– The dexterity to facilitate, support, and contribute to the professional growth of others.&nbsp;</li><li>Change management and flexibility&nbsp;– The acumen to understand, address, and resolve conflict constructively, while readily modifying, responding, and adapting to change with minimal resistance.&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>The Head of Cinema will have significant experience curating cinema programmes, seasons, and new release programming, coupled with an extensive knowledge of the current local and global film landscape cinema history.&nbsp;</li><li>They will bring a deep understanding of changing trends in film consumption, audience experiences, and distribution models, as well as the ability to balance creative vision with commercial needs.&nbsp;</li><li>With experience managing change at a senior level, and delivering and managing budgets with strong financial acumen, the Head of Cinema will have the ability to build effective, mutually beneficial relationships across departments within the Barbican and throughout the City of London Corporation.&nbsp;</li><li>A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion is critical, as well as experience working on family and accessible programmes.&nbsp;</li><li>No specific number of years of experience or specific educational credentials are required.&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Compensation and benefitsThe Barbican offers a competitive and equitable compensation and benefits package including an annual salary range of&nbsp;£63,910 to £72,390. Benefits include 28 days annual holidays plus Bank Holidays, time off to volunteer, financial support, and time off for professional skills training, and as an employee of the City Corporation, access to a range of exclusive discounts and privileges. All employees will automatically be admitted to the City of London Corporation’s Pension Scheme.&nbsp;A relocation package will be offered if the candidate is not based locally.&nbsp;To applyPlease submit a cover letter and resume with a summary of demonstrable accomplishments (electronic submissions preferred) by clicking the 'Apply' button. For questions or general inquiries about this job opportunity, please contact:&nbsp;Geoff Chang, Vice President 43 Bedford Street, Suite 613, London, WC2E 9HA, England, U.K. Tel: +1 323.721.0141 Email: <a href="mailto:TheBarbican@ArtsConsulting.com" target="_blank">TheBarbican@ArtsConsulting.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;As a purpose-driven organisation, the Barbican’s values inform its work as well as its everyday decisions. The Barbican wants to ensure that creativity, inclusion, community, and enterprise are an essential part of the Barbican. By underpinning everything it does with its organisational values, by being inclusive, connected, sustainable, and daring, and by approaching its work in a joyful way, the Barbican hopes that being part of the Barbican community will become a positive, life-enhancing experience for everyone.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Arts Consulting Group

Head of cinema

Closing date for all applications: 12 noon on Wednesday 19 February 2025Salary: £36,275 per annumFirst interviews: Will take place the week beginning 24 February 2025&nbsp;We are seeking an inspirational and organised Visitor Services manager to manage our large and diverse team of customer facing staff within the fast-paced events environment.&nbsp;The Royal Albert Hall is an exciting and energising place to work.&nbsp; For over 150 years we have been inspiring artists and audiences worldwide with the magic of this iconic building; creating life-enriching, unforgettable experiences for everyone.The team comprises of up to 150 Stewards, 16 Supervisors and 4 Duty Stewarding Managers. You will be one of three Visitor Services Managers focusing on the day-to-day management of the team. Your approach will motivate our team to consistently deliver exceptional customer service through strong performance management, delivering engaging training, and an ability to nurture and bring out the best in people.A key part of this position will be undertaking the role of Duty Manager for a range of events. As one of our Duty Managers, you will have the gravitas and credibility to inspire confidence in others and make informed decisions in high-pressure situations. You will hold responsibility for the safety and welfare of all public, staff, visitors and the building, ensuring that the Hall’s licence conditions and reputation are upheld. Alongside a strong focus on safety and leadership, the Duty Manager is responsible for ensuring the standard of service offered to all our visitors including both customers and promoters is of the highest quality.&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Extensive experience leading, managing and developing large, diverse teams to deliver excellent customer service and support strategic aims</li><li>Staff performance management experience</li><li>Proven experience of fostering a highperformance culture where encouragement and motivation supports the delivery of exceptional customer service</li><li>Duty management experience or equivalent experience in a comparable organisation</li><li>Strong communication and presentation skills</li><li>Ability to contribute and embrace new ideas to improve procedures and team performance</li><li>Ability to forge strong working relationships within a high-pressure environment</li><li>Clear understanding of health, safety and security best practices in large public venue</li><li>Problem-solving skills</li><li>Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills</li><li>Ability to organise and prioritise workload between Duty Management shifts and office responsibilities</li><li>Excellent IT and Microsoft Office skills</li><li>Ability to absorb information from written documents to inform operational decisionmaking</li><li>Highly organised and detailed with exceptional record keeping and reporting skills</li></ul>&nbsp;The Royal Albert Hall is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We encourage candidates from all cultures and backgrounds to apply.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Royal Albert Hall

'Your Room Will Be Ready'

Visitor Services manager

Closing date for applications: 24th February 2025 at 9amSalary: £23,793 per annum pro rata&nbsp;Contract: Fixed-term, 18-month contract&nbsp;Hours: Part-time, 22.2 hours (3 days) per week&nbsp;Location: The Hepworth Wakefield, Gallery Walk, Wakefield, WF1 5AW (hybrid working arrangements available)Interviews: Interviews will take place on Thursday 6th March 2025&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you want to be part of preserving an extraordinary artistic legacy? Join The Hepworth Wakefield to help catalogue and digitise their newly acquired collection.The Hepworth Wakefield has welcomed over 2.6 million visitors since opening in May 2011 and is now established as one of the most successful public art galleries in the UK, attracting critical acclaim and audiences from around the world. We present an ambitious programme of major exhibitions of the best international modern and contemporary art, alongside innovative displays drawn from Wakefield’s growing art collection. Central to our work is our learning programme that engages schools, families, adults and local community groups through inspiring creative learning opportunities. In 2019, we opened The Hepworth Wakefield Garden, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, to complement our David Chipperfield-designed gallery and provide an inspiring public garden, free for all to enjoy.We have recently been joined by neighbours Tileyard North, who have developed the 19th century mill complex opposite the gallery into a vibrant hub for the creative industries. We are now embarking upon two capital projects to complete our wider waterfront site, including returning our much-loved playground and creating a workshop and yard space for our Gardener and her team of volunteers.We are looking for a Collection Assistant to work closely with the Head of Collection &amp; Exhibitions, and Collection &amp; Exhibitions team on a dedicated collection and archive project. In 2024, The Hepworth Wakefield presented the major retrospective ‘Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life’, which has resulted in 18 sculptures by Moody being acquired into the Wakefield Council Permanent Art Collection, as managed by The Hepworth Wakefield. We have also acquired the papers and archive of Cynthia Moody, Ronald Moody’s niece, who was instrumental in securing Moody’s legacy through her years of research.The Collection Assistant will catalogue and digitise these new holdings, within the context of The Hepworth’s Archive and Collections Management processes. They will further promote the work of Ronald Moody, and Cynthia Moody’s research, by making it accessible to audiences and researchers, and by supporting the ambitions of The Hepworth Wakefield in finding tour partners to present Moody’s work in the future.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Catalogue the Cynthia Moody archive and papers, integrating the collection into the existing Archive at the The Hepworth Wakefield, including managing the storage provision, database and external access to the Archive.</li><li>Assist with the Ronald Moody sculptural acquisitions, assisting the Collection and Exhibitions Registrar with accessioning and collection management, including updating the collection management system MODES.</li><li>Digitise both the Ronald Moody sculptural acquisitions and the Cynthia Moody archive and papers, creating an engaging digital presence for the collection on The Hepworth Wakefield website.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Experience of working in an art gallery / museum with collections and temporary exhibitions, either in a paid or voluntary capacity.</li><li>Knowledge of art history and contemporary art with a particular knowledge or interest in 20th-century British art.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to develop relationships with a range of colleagues, stakeholders and audiences.</li><li>An ability to manage workloads and prioritise in order to meet multiple deadlines.</li><li>Excellent organisational skills and an eye for detail.</li><li>Enthusiasm for contemporary and historical art.</li><li>Highly motivated, flexible and adaptable.</li><li>A supportive team player.</li></ul>&nbsp;We are committed to improving diversity within our organisation and welcome applications from candidates who are under-represented within the arts sector.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

The Hepworth Wakefield

Collection assistant

3 Event Management / Curation Opportunities in England