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Salary: £44,110 - £49,140 Including Inner London Weighting
Contractual Hours: 35
Basis: Full Time, 2 year FTC
Workplace category: Work Place Based
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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Our boundary-pushing music programme is renowned for its range, ambition, and inclusivity. Alongside our partners, we provide some of the most exciting musical experiences in the capital, from dazzling classical concerts and opera to unique shows with leading contemporary artists, cutting-edge electronic creations, durational experiences, and cross-arts collaborations.

The role

The Barbican Music department is looking for a highly motivated, dynamic and experienced Technical Supervisor to motivate and inspire the technical team to deliver world-class events in the Concert Hall and associated areas, onsite and offsite.

Working within the Technical Team, the Technical Supervisor will be responsible for the supervision of the Technicians and the set up and operation of sound, lighting and audio-visual equipment, ensuring a consistently high standard of technical support. You’ll work alongside the Technical and Production Managers in assisting the planning of events, ensuring the best quality of service for our clients, whilst implementing health and safety and safe working practices. You’ll be expected to line-manage, supervise and delegate whilst creating a positive and constructive atmosphere within the Music team, fulfilling the aspirations of our diverse and dynamic music programme.

This role requires the post holder to work closely and collaboratively with the Barbican Centre’s Business Events team, the Creative Collaboration team, and all other Barbican departments and to represent the Music department from time to time by attending internal management and external production meetings.

The post holder will be expected to multi-task, manage and develop team members, and work under pressure; excellent interpersonal skills are essential. Weekend and evening work is required on occasions for this role.

Role requirements

Proven ability to lead, inspire and motivate a team in a multi-disciplinary venue at a supervisory level on artistic and commercial events.
A high level of technical knowledge and competence in sound, with a relevant recognised qualification or equivalent experience.
An understanding of lighting and video principles.
A knowledge of the music industry, both classical and contemporary, and a thorough understanding of all the creative processes of music-making.
Excellent knowledge of current technical equipment and an ability to select and set up sound, LX and AV equipment as requested by the Technical and Production Managers.
Experience of line management and the ability to supervise and motivate technical team members, including permanent staff, freelancers and casuals.
Experience of liaising on a regular basis with artists, associates, commercial business clients, creative practitioners, and producers.
A good knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, risk assessments and safe working practices and ability to identify and resolve Health and Safety issues.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work inclusively and collaboratively across boundaries to achieve positive outcomes.

To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the ‘Job Information Pack’.

If you have any questions about the role, our team, the wider organisation or the application process you can get in touch with one of our team by emailing kevin.atkins@barbican.org.uk. You might want to find out more about the kind of work we do or just ask a quick practical question about the application process. We can also share with you in advance the type of interview questions that will be asked on the day if you wish.

What We Offer:
• Barbican Membership
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Access to Barbican Centre discounts including offers at the Barbican Shop and hospitality outlets
• City Corporation staff benefits and discounts throughout the City of London, including at Tower Bridge, Guildhall Art Gallery and others
• Reciprocal entry to a number of galleries and museums across London
• Employee volunteering scheme (up to 2 days per year)
• A vibrant, creative, inclusive workplace at one of the world’s leading arts centres

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Ready to apply?

To apply click on the 'Apply Now' button below. Applications without a completed application form will not be accepted.

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 Sunday 31st May 2026. The advert may close ahead of this date if a sufficient number of applications is reached - apply early to avoid missing out.

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'.