Event Manager (Multi-Artform)

This role is responsible for the advancing, coordination, delivery and reconciliation of allocated events across all artforms.

The majority of Southbank Centre Artistic Events take place Tuesday to Sunday and the post-holder should expect to work regular evenings and on approximately three weekends out of five.

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.

Recently our Event Management team have worked with Chaka Khan, Ru Paul, Paul McCartney, Grace Jones, Erykah Badu, Christine & The Queens, Ai Weiwei, Hot Chip, Peaches, Jarvis Cocker, Chilly Gonzalez, Anoushka Shankar & family, Sun Ra Arkestra, Akala, Margaret Atwood, PJ Harvey, Stewart Lee, Damon Albarn, James Acaster & Ed Gamble, Holly Blakey & Jeremy Deller, Sally Rooney and Stormzy to name but a few.

Role objectives

• Advance and deliver a range of diverse and dynamic artistic events in conjunction with the Producing and Programming teams to deliver the Southbank Centre’s (SC) artistic programme to an international standard.
• To be the main point of contact for logistics for performances.
• Manage event schedules, contracts, budgets, payments, travel, hotels, internal transport, riders, hires, visas, FEU, artist liaison, merchandise, security, recordings and the scheduling of all event associated rehearsals, sound-checks, signings and receptions.
• Communicate the operational needs of assigned events to all necessary and related internal departments through the effective administration of Artifax, Southbank Centre’s venue management system, and agreed operational procedures.
• Undertake event duty for allocated shows and projects and associated ancillary activity as required.
• Be committed to providing the warmest welcome and highest level of customer service.