Production Manager

Overview

In this role you will coordinate pre-production and event management for Barbican music events, ensuring productions meet high technical and artistic standards through thorough planning, administration, and budgeting. You will work with the Barbican Music team to deliver across the Concert Hall and off-site venues, handling travel, backline, visas, and FEU tax while managing complex schedules. The role is event-production focused, requiring evening and weekend work and strong stakeholder communication. You will contribute to a multidisciplinary arts environment and drive polished, successful productions with a collaborative, results-driven approach.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of pre-production and event management
• Oversee budgeting and financial administration for productions
• Supervise events to ensure high technical and artistic standards
• Manage stakeholder relationships through negotiation and clear communication
• Coordinate production delivery including stage, technical, and operational elements
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety and risk assessments for live music events
• Apply visa, FEU tax procedures and travel logistics knowledge
• Demonstrate strong organizational and project management skills across complex productions

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in an event production role within a multi-disciplinary arts venue or music organisation
• Proven experience in event management in a Concert Hall environment
• Understanding of event production, stage and technical delivery
• Knowledge of the UK points-based visa system
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and risk assessments for live music
• Understanding of FEU tax procedures
• Familiarity with production support systems such as Artifax and strong IT skills
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure, and work evenings/weekends

• interpersonal skills
• negotiation
• communication
• Artifax
• IT skills
• production support systems

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