Bradford 2025 are searching for freelance Duty Event Managers to join our freelance database.
The Bradford 2025 Production Team are looking to hear from Bradford/West Yorkshire-based freelance Duty Event and FOH Managers that would be interested in hearing about freelance opportunities on projects throughout the year. We are particularly looking for Duty Gallery Invigilators to support a range of long-running temporary art exhibitions.
Minimum Requirements:
* Venue, Museum & Gallery, and Site management experience (particularly temporary spaces)
* Event front of house, invigilator, visitor experience, or equivalent experience
* Contractor management (notably security and stewarding)
* Understanding and implication of relevant health and safety measures
* Understanding of applicable safeguarding implications
* Preferably box-office experience
* Preferably crowd management experience
Scope of Work:
The projects that require freelance Duty Event Management will range in event format scale, artform, and shift lengths. The likely scope of any project will include but not be limited to:
* Oversee the safe and efficient running of public live events and exhibitions in permanent and temporary non-event venues, and remain on call as point of contact for the full period of these durational live events and exhibitions.
* Undergo event team briefings, including to security and stewarding, volunteers, and possibly other freelancers or events partners.
* General cleaning and maintenance of exhibition and installation spaces as required.
* Management of contractors, staff, and volunteers on site.
* Engage with Bradford 2025 audiences remaining approachable, professional, and knowledgeable on key public-facing information.
* Oversee the implementation of any accessible elements, such as setting up Relaxed Spaces, where applicable.
* Be responsible for keyholding duties where applicable.
* Manage all applicable duty health and safety implementations on sites based on risk assessments signed off by Bradford 2025.
* Undergo outlined checks on temporary structures or electrical items on sites where applicable.
* Oversee the installation of any relevant site dressing signed off by Bradford 2025.
* Monitor event space running capacities and manage public evacuation procedures on sites where applicable.
* Complete event reports following each project event or session.
* Undergo training where required.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children / young people and adults at risk and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. This role may require you to work alongside, or come into contact with, children and adults at risk. Accordingly, if applicable, it will be a condition of your employment that Bradford 2025 receives satisfactory pre-employment checks. This will include a DBS certificate as well as obtaining employment and character references.
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