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Salary: £49,140 to £55,000 per annum including Inner London Weighting
Contractual Hours: 35 per week
Basis: Fixed Term
Attachments: Job Information Pack

Guildhall School is a vibrant, international community of musicians, actors and production artists in the heart of the City of London. Ranked as number one in Arts, Drama & Music by the Complete University Guide 2025, and in the top four in the world for Music and Performing Arts by the QS World University Rankings 2025, we deliver world-class professional training in partnership with distinguished artists, companies and ensembles. A global leader in creative and professional practice, we promote innovation, experiment and research, and are also one of the UK’s leading providers of lifelong learning in the performing arts, offering inspiring training for children, young people, adult learners, and creative and business professionals.

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We are now recruiting for Production Manager /Lecturer to join our dynamic Production & Design dept. The Production Manager/Lecturer plays a central role in supporting a diverse community of staff and students across a wide range of academic, creative, and production activities.

About the Role

Reporting to the Associate Producer the Production Manager/Lecturer will teach Production Management and oversee School productions leading teams of Production and Design staff and students and liaising closely with colleagues from the departments of Music and Drama. The Production Management Lecturer works within the academic framework of the Production and Design department to maintain the highest possible production values and support effective student learning.

Key responsibilities include

To production manage a proportion of School productions, including scheduling,

budgeting, and risk assessment, in conjunction with students on the Production and Design degree programmes, working closely with the Associate Producer.

To oversee the build, fit up, on stage rehearsals, first night and strike of productions which are allocated to them.

To work with freelance directors, designers and lighting designers, interpreting their

requirements, advising on the safety and feasibility of designs and ensuring best value and high production standards throughout the production process.

Subsequent to productions to oversee the appropriate storage or disposal of production elements in accordance with departmental policy on sustainability.

To develop, design, deliver and review the syllabus and materials for the teaching of production management at all levels of the programme. To teach, assess and supervise students working in the department, in the form of classroom and production-based teaching which may occur concurrently.

Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy in relation to the duties of the post, and at all times give due regard to the health and safety of both themselves and others when carrying out their duties.

Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Equal Opportunity Policy and the objective to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the duties of the post.

About You:

Educated to degree level with relevant professional experience

Experienced as a professional Theatre Production Manager

Skilled in communication and people management, able to work effectively with students and staff in time-pressured environments

Strong in report writing and IT, particularly Microsoft Office, with the ability to read, understand, and create budgets

Willing to undertake relevant professional training in Health & Safety and First Aid, if not already qualified

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Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting OOGS9285. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

Closing Date: 9am on Wednesday 10th June 2026. Please note that late applications will not be accepted. This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

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Guildhall School welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are particularly keen to encourage interest from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, Black, Asian, and other global majority backgrounds who are currently under-represented at Guildhall School. In recognising the positive value of diversity, 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. We support and provide adjustments for people with disabilities – if you have a disability and need help with the application process please contact us.

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