Location
City of London, Barbican Centre

Hours
Full Time - 35 hours per week

Salary
£59,060 to £66,670 inclusive of Inner London Weighting

About the Role
The Barbican is a multidisciplinary international arts centre in the City of London, showcasing world-class artists and performances across theatres, concert halls, cinemas, galleries, and public spaces. It presents hundreds of events annually that entertain, inspire, create connections, provoke debate, and reflect contemporary life. Rooted in its local community, the Barbican supports young people and emerging talent to develop their artistic practice and access creative industry jobs.

The Creative Collaboration department is central to the Barbican’s engagement with communities, breaking down traditional arts boundaries and contributing to a diverse, dynamic artistic programme. It champions interdisciplinary work that connects new audiences to the Barbican, engaging creatives, participants, and users reflecting London’s rich diversity. The department supports the Barbican’s civic purpose by co-creating joyful experiences that inspire, connect, and provoke debate.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Producer to join the Creative Collaboration team. This role is instrumental in developing and delivering dynamic programmes that engage young people and communities underrepresented in arts and culture as participants, audiences, makers, workforce, and artists. Focusing primarily on the City of London and surrounding boroughs including Camden, Islington, Tower Hamlets, and Hackney, the Senior Producer will manage the learning and community team and collaborate across Barbican artform departments to deliver participatory events and programmes.

If you can spark creative possibilities and transformations for young people, communities, audiences, and emerging artists, this role offers a unique platform to do so.

Experience
- Significant experience in community arts, youth participatory, or arts education work.
- Proven track record delivering large-scale, public participatory or educational arts events across multiple art forms.
- Experience managing complex budgets.
- Experience preparing, presenting, and implementing business plans and strategies.
- Significant team leadership experience, managing and inspiring teams to deliver high-impact, high-quality programmes and events.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to broker effective relationships and consult, negotiate, and persuade internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience presenting to senior staff and externally at national and international levels.
- High computer proficiency including Word, Excel, and Access.
- Skilled problem solver able to anticipate and mitigate issues ensuring successful project delivery.
- Innovative and collaborative producer able to deliver the Creative Collaboration strategic vision alongside the wider Barbican Arts Programme.

About you
- Commitment to equity and cultural diversity with a track record of working with diverse artists and audiences.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Passionate about engaging underrepresented communities in arts and culture.
- Able to inspire and motivate teams and stakeholders.
- Collaborative and forward-thinking mindset.

Qualifications
- Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in arts management, community engagement, or related fields are desirable but not explicitly stated.