Senior Technical Production Manager

at  Somerset House Trust

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for people to join our fantastic team at Somerset House Trust. As the home of cultural innovators, the Trust connects creativity and the arts with the broader society.
Somerset House pursues a ‘Step Inside, Think Outside’ spirit and is born from the creative community we nurture - the experience and perspectives we host across background, age, race, and stage, and the intersections and crossovers we encourage.
Somerset House Trust is seeking a Senior Technical Production Manager specialising in exhibitions, commissions and installations. Ranging from small scale installations to large scale multi-disciplinary exhibitions within our Grade 1 listed building, the role is responsible for the planning and practical delivery of all technical elements.
The role requires an experienced visual arts production and installation manager with extensive exhibitions, technical and contractor management experience. The ability to lead a team, manage the safe and timely delivery of builds and installations, manage budgets and contractual arrangements are essential, as well as working collaboratively, creatively and flexibly to advise on, support and deliver technical and production services.

ABOUT SOMERSET HOUSE TRUST

Somerset House hosts the UK’s largest and most exciting creative community right in the heart of London, and are always looking for new talent to join our team. We welcome 3 million annual visitors to share our unique combination of cultural events, the creative industries and history. This mix informs and powers our programme and organisational culture, making us a singular, compelling and inclusive place to visit and work.
Our Commitment to Anti-Racism, Diversity and Inclusion:
Somerset House is open to all and we value the unique skills of everyone. Somerset House Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace, so if you’re a suitably qualified applicant, we encourage your application whatever your age, disability, gender, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.
Somerset House is actively anti-racist, you can read about our Anti-Racism Pledge and the action we’re taking here. We are working hard to ensure our people, our onsite community and our sector reflect, represent and include all of society.
With some recruitment stages, where candidates are equally qualified, we will seek to prioritise diversity to help us to increase representation across the creative economy and the Trust.
We anonymise all job applications to help avoid discrimination in the initial screening stage of our recruitment process. This reinforces our commitment to focusing on the skills and qualifications of all applications from the start.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or require any adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
The Trust reserves the right to close a job before its application deadline.
Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK; the Trust cannot currently offer sponsorships

Please refer the Job description for details