Department: Music
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours)
Grade: C
Salary range: £35,740 - £39,540 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting), dependant on skills and experience
About us
The Barbican is an international arts, conference and learning organisation in the heart of 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.
The Role
The Music department is seeking a well-organised and self-motivated Programme Coordinator (Classical) to work with the Classical Programmer and Head of Music on the Barbican’s world-leading programme. The post holder will coordinate all aspects of the Classical programme’s administration, from contracts to event set-ups, press information to monitoring sales in line with the Barbican’s mission and values. We are committed to creating a music programme that is ambitious, inclusive, enterprising, distinctive, relevant and one that offers our artists opportunities for creative development.
Working closely with the Classical Programmer and Head of Music, the Programme Coordinator will administrate the planning, budgeting, contracting, marketing and delivery of the Classical Music Programme, ensuring a timely and accurate supply of information to all relevant parties, both internal and external. You will feed into the development of efficient internal procedures using Sharepoint and Artifax, monitor and update sales and budgets, arrange artist fee payments and become an essential part of the vibrant Music programming team.
Essential requirements:
- Excellent knowledge of and interest in music and the arts, and in particular classical music.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Good levels of administrative and IT skills including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Teams.
- Experience of working in an artistic environment, preferably a venue in an administrative function.
- Experience of working on contracts.
- Preferably experience or a willingness to learn about the Artifax and Spektrix platforms.
You must be able to demonstrate:
- A collaborative approach, with an awareness of the classical music ecosystem.
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
- The ability to work independently in a multi-task environment as well as part of a dynamic and supportive team is essential, as is an independent, flexible approach to problem-solving.
- The ability to work to tight deadlines and maintain a calm, ordered approach.
To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the ‘Job Information Pack’.
Barbican Benefits
We offer a wide range of employee benefits, including flexible working, annual pay progression and an annual pay review, a generous pension scheme, season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes, free access to museums and galleries, discounts on retail, healthcare and on-site cafes and restaurants. You will have access to Employee Assistance Programme, trained Mental Health First aiders and City of London employee networks.
