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Salary: £42,750 - £ 47,620 per annum
Grade: D
Contractual Hours: 35
Basis: Permanent
Interviews: w/c 4th August
Attachments: Job Information Pack
The Barbican is a multidisciplinary international arts centre in 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.
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We’re looking for a Fine Arts and Lighting Technical Supervisor to join the team that provide technical support to the Production Manager in all aspects of installation and de-installation of exhibitions, and to be responsible for all exhibition lighting in Barbican Art Gallery, the Curve, and in the Centre’s public spaces and off-site exhibitions.
Barbican Art Gallery is dedicated to the presentation of exhibitions covering modern and contemporary art, design/architecture, and photography. The Curve is devoted to the commissioning of large-scale site-specific installations by leading international contemporary artists. We also present annual public art commissions in the public spaces of Barbican Art Centre. The Barbican aims to serve both artists and audiences and excels in the presentation of exhibitions that are thoughtful, curatorially ambitious and often focus on timely reassessments and inter-disciplinary practice.
This role is responsible for the leading of the planning and installation of all aspects of lighting exhibitions to the highest standard of museum practice, and for the technical maintenance of all lighting equipment. It will lead on specific lighting projects and produce technical reports when required, along with providing technical advice and guidance to the Production Manager, curators, architects, and designers in preparation for lighting exhibitions, sourcing relevant equipment as required, and supervising freelance technicians. Working with the Production Manager and with two other Technical Supervisors this role will share responsibility for supervising an installation team of technicians during exhibition turnarounds and maintenance.
You’ll have proven experience as a Fine Art Technician as well as a high level of expertise in gallery lighting practices, and experience of organising and installing gallery lighting. You will have extensive knowledge and experience of art handling to museum standards and sourcing lighting equipment, along with the ability to communicate detailed advice, guidance, and ideas on technical and aesthetic matters in respect of the delivery of art exhibitions.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits including a great pension scheme, season ticket, Bicycle loan scheme, 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 staff networks.
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If there are any issues with the application process, please contact the Barbican Careers team at Careers@barbican.org.uk.
Deadline for applications is 23:55 on Monday 14th July.
Please note that we are unable to accept late applications. We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on your application.
The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation – and is committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay against external sectors.
As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority* and D/deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.
*Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities'.