Head of Creative Infrastructure and Public Art
This new senior role at Bricks will lead our work to secure spaces for community and creativity across the West of England, and programmes of community responsive creative work in new developments. 30 hours per week of a 37.5 hour full time week
Job Summary
This is a new senior role to lead the strategy and delivery of Bricks Public Art and Creative Infrastructure Agency, growing both into sustainable and impactful enterprises.
You will oversee strategic planning, partnership development, and securing and contracting new work and spaces. You will also shape new programmes and document the tools and methodologies that underpin our delivery.
You will line-manage our public art producers and consultants (freelance or in-house) and sit on the Senior Management Team alongside the CEO, Head of Finance, Head of Operations, and Head of Programme (St Anne's).
This role will drive the planning and delivery of high-quality, community-responsive programmes, supporting Bricks' mission through public art commissions across the West of England. Working with the CEO, team, and board, you will set the creative direction and lead its implementation.
With five years of public art programming and four years at St Anne's House, Bricks is now ready to expand its ambition: refining processes, raising quality, and delivering larger, more ambitious projects. Building on our strong community-responsive work, we aim to support artists with space and time to create, deepen long-term community collaborations, and strengthen our cross-artform and cross-sector partnerships.
Our intention is to acquire multiple new spaces over the next 24 months via planning conditions and S106.
Job Requirements
* Experience working in the built environment such as with developers or local authorities.
* Experience of business development and winning contracts.
* Experience commissioning creatives, ideally artist commissions in the public realm.
* Experience managing budgets.
* Experience of strategic business planning, in a creative and/or community setting.
* Experience of managing and supporting a team.
* Great interpersonal communication skills.
Note that not all of these things are expected, we want to hear about your relevant experience.
* Experience working with community-led creative projects, taking an asset-based approach.
* Experience working within, or in partnership with, a local or regional authority.
* Experience delivering creative projects, visual arts and public programming.
* Experience as part of a management team.
* Experience in safeguarding procedures.
* A connection to Bristol and the surrounding area, or good knowledge of local networks and creative organisations.
Job Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
* Programme Leadership, Business Development & Strategy
* Public Art Project Management
* Creative Infrastructure Project Management
We are a Public Art Producer, we manage Creative Infrastructure Spaces and we collaborate on creative projects across sectors
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