Event Manager; Multi-Artform

Event Manager (Multi-Artform)

Final date to receive applications: 12 March 2026

Department: Arts Planning & Producing

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Southbank, London

Compensation: £40,555 / year

We are currently looking for an Event Manager (Multi-Artform) to join our Arts Planning & Producing team on a full time permanent contract. No one day as an Event Manager is the same, and we're proud to work with some of the biggest names in the arts, from our renowned resident orchestras to producing the internationally acclaimed London Literature Festival and the longest running curator-led festival in the world, Meltdown Festival.

The Event Management team is a welcoming group full of industry leading professionals creating amazing experiences in a stunning central London location by the River Thames.

Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role's responsibilities.

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The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.

The Final date to receive applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.

Please note, applications sent via Email or 3rd party agencies will not be considered.

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We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.

• End-to-End Event Coordination:
  Advancing, coordinating, delivering and reconciling allocated artistic events across various artforms to an international standard.
• Logistics & Artist Liaison:
  Serving as the main point of contact for performance logistics, including managing travel, hotels, visas, FEU, riders, rehearsals and artist requirements.
• Cross-Departmental Communication:
  Utilising venue management systems (specifically Artifax) to communicate operational needs, technical requirements, and event changes to internal departments.
• Budgetary Management:
  Maintaining updated event budgets, monitoring expenditure, processing invoices, and performing full financial reconciliation post-event.
• Safety & Compliance:
  Ensuring all planning and delivery meet statutory requirements, including conducting risk assessments and gathering necessary Health and Safety records from artists and promoters.

• Multi-Artform
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven experience in event management across performing arts (e.g., Contemporary Music, Performance & Dance, Literature, or Festivals).
• Stakeholder Management:
  Professional experience working effectively with artists, companies, partners, and promoters to deliver successful events.
• Technical System Proficiency:
  Experience using venue management and ticketing systems, specifically Artifax and Tessitura (or similar platforms), alongside Microsoft and Google Suites.
• High Calibre Artist Coordination:
  Experience working with international artists, including knowledge of visas, FEU, Permit Free Festivals, and Certificates of Sponsorship.
• Operational Flexibility: A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to work irregular hours, including regular evenings and weekends (approximately three out of five).

• A minimum 5% pension contribution (going up to 9% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment.
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home).
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family leave benefits.
• Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors.
• Staff ticket offers for SC events.
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery.
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations.
• Free staff yoga.