Bricks
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Job Summary
Job Description
What’s the role?
The Head of Creative Infrastructure and Public Art is a new senior leadership role at Bricks. The core purpose of the role is to lead the strategy and delivery of Bricks Public Art and the Creative Infrastructure Agency.
You will:
- Drive new business development and partnerships.
- Oversee high-quality public art commissions across the West of England.
- Shape and deliver new creative infrastructure consultancy and management contracts.
- Line-manage freelance and in-house producers.
- Contribute to Bricks’ strategic planning as part of the Senior Management Team.
This is a pivotal role for Bricks at an exciting moment in our growth, with the opportunity to help secure new community spaces, deliver ambitious art commissions, and deepen our long-term collaborations with communities and artists.
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (three days per week)
Job Requirements
Essential Experience
- working in the built environment such as with developers or local authorities.
- Experience of business development and winning contracts.
- Experience commissioning creatives, ideally artist commissions in the public realm. Experience managing budgets.
- Experience of strategic business planning, in a creative and/or community setting.
- Experience of managing and supporting a team. Great interpersonal communication skills.
Desirable
- Note that not all of these things are expected, we want to hear about your relevant experience.
- Experience working with community-led creative projects, taking an asset-based approach.
- Experience working within, or in partnership with, a local or regional authority.
- Experience delivering creative projects, visual arts and public programming.
- Experience as part of a management team.
- Experience in safeguarding procedures.
- A connection to Bristol and the surrounding area, or good knowledge of local networks and creative organisati
Job Overview
- Job Title: Head of Creative Infrastructure and Public Art
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Salary: £40k-£50k
(pro-rata) - Hours:
Part time - Artform: Combined arts
- Role: Creative
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Mon, 09 Mar 2026
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Location:
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Job: Head of Creative Infrastructure and Public Art
Job: Head of Creative Infrastructure and Public Art
Organisation: Bricks
Postcode: BS4 4AB
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