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Head of Production, Brighton Dome & Festivals

  •  South East
  •  Â£40k-50k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes October 10, 2025
  •  Laura Keogh
  •  hr@brightondome.org
  • #Theatre

Description

Job Summary

Permanent Salary: £40,000 per annum Full-time - 37 hours per week

Job Description

Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival are home to extraordinary art and unforgettable live experiences. From our historic venues to the UK's largest curated annual arts festival, we produce and present world-class performances that inspire, challenge, and delight audiences. We are looking for a dynamic Head of Production to lead our technical and production teams, overseeing year-round operations at Brighton Dome and ensuring the seamless delivery of Brighton Festival.

Job Requirements

What you'll do:

  • Provide inspirational leadership to a team of Production Managers, Technicians, and Coordinators.

  • Take ownership of production budgets, scheduling, and administration, balancing efficiency with creativity.

  • Oversee the technical and operational delivery of events across our venues and festival, ensuring excellence and innovation.

  • Lead on Health & Safety compliance and embed best practice across all activities.

  • Act as the central point of contact for visiting companies, artists, and stakeholders during Brighton Festival, delivering productions to the highest professional standards.

Job Responsibilities

What we're looking for:

  • Significant experience in senior production management, ideally across both venues and festivals.

  • A proven ability to lead large teams and complex operations with clarity, confidence, and care.

  • Strong financial and organisational skills, with a calm and solution-focused approach.

  • In-depth technical knowledge (sound, lighting, AV, stage machinery) and Health & Safety expertise.

  • A collaborative leader who thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment.

  • This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping the future of technical production at one of the UK's most iconic cultural organisations.

    Closing date: 10 October 2025 - 5pm.Interviews beginning week of 20 October

How to Apply

To apply for the role please visit our recruitment portal here: https://jobs.brightondome.org/position/head-of-production 

Brighton Dome and Festival Ltd is a registered charity and pursues a policy of equal opportunities. Brighton Dome & Festival values diversity promotes equality and challenges discrimination.  We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of the community, particularly applications from people who are ethnically diverse and disabled people. All applications are judged on merit.

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