Description
We are currently looking for a Assistant Curator Site Design to join our Visual Arts team on a full time permanent contract.
This role forms part of a team of four posts working on site design within the wider visual arts teams at Southbank Centre. Site Design work closely with The Hayward Gallery and other teams across the Southbank Centre. The team’s key focus involves curating projects and installation across the site reflective of Southbank Centre and Haywards programmes.
Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role's responsibilities.
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The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.
Please note, applications sent via Email or 3rd party agencies will not be considered.
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We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
* Contribute to the development and management of exhibition projects reporting to a member of the exhibitions team
* Contribute to the commissioning and management of external contractors including artists, architects, curators, designers, fabricators etc
* Timeline management of Site Design projects
* Feed into artistic programme for Site Design
Skills & Experience
* Proven experience in delivering large-scale art or architectural design projects for public spaces.
* Experience in exhibition organization and working closely with artists and curators.
* Exceptional organizational, research, and methodical skills with strong attention to detail.
Benefits
As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:
* A min 5% pension contribution (going up to 9% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
* 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
* Enhanced sick pay
* Enhanced family leave benefits
* Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
* Staff ticket offers for SC events
* Free entry to Hayward Gallery
* Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
* Free staff yoga
We’re the UK’s largest centre for the arts, and a charity that is proud to bring millions of people together on London’s South Bank. Our mission is to make a difference to the lives of artists, audiences and communities through the variety of our programming and spaces. We look after an 11-acre site, which includes the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, and the Hayward Gallery.
If this role appeals to you, and you want to work with us to make the Southbank Centre the world’s most exciting centre for the arts, we would love to hear from you. We know that experience can look different for everyone, and encourage you to share your relevant skills with us whether they are from within the Arts or gained in other sectors.