We’re looking for an experienced, imaginative producer to play a key role in our Learning & Participation Team. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for shaping, managing and delivering a distinctive, high-profile programme of live events at the Royal Armouries in Leeds – from daily performances and combat demonstrations to the annual international Easter Joust.
The Royal Armouries cares for one of the world’s oldest museum collections, displayed across three sites: our flagship museum in Leeds, the Tower of London, and Fort Nelson in Hampshire. In Leeds, our live programme is central to how visitors encounter the collection: immediate, human, and responsive. This role exists to make that encounter happen – reliably, creatively, and at scale.
You will lead a talented and experienced team of performers, demonstrators and interpreters, supporting them to produce work that is both intellectually rigorous and publicly engaging. This will require a balance of clear direction and collaborative development: creating the conditions in which individuals can do their best work, while maintaining consistency, pace and professional standards across a busy, year-round programme.
The work is fast-moving and highly visible. Plans shift; audiences vary; ideas evolve in delivery. You will need to be comfortable making decisions in the moment, holding the line on quality while adapting to changing circumstances, and sustaining mo...