Senior Producer, Make Music - Gateshead, United Kingdom - Sage Gateshead

Sage Gateshead
Sage Gateshead
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Gateshead, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Reports to:
Creative Director


Location:
Sage Gateshead, may include some regional, national, and international travel

Working hours: 36 hours per week. This role may include some evening & weekend work


Salary:
SCP 44, £42,935 per annum


About Sage Gateshead
We are an international music centre based on the banks of the River Tyne.

We are a unique venue where artists from across the world perform and audiences from a wide range of backgrounds come to hear, make, and enjoy all types of music.


We support local people to be creative, to develop a passion for music and put music at the heart of communities.

Our artist development programme provides local artists with the opportunities they need to develop a career in music.

We support young people to make music in our building and in the wider community through programmes such as In Harmony Newcastle Gateshead.

We believe our work makes life better for people in the North East. We're building a creative, diverse, and passionate team and that's where you come in


About you


Are you self-motivated, happy working in a team environment and flexible enough to adapt to a changing environment? If this sounds like you, here are some specific types of experience that will help you hit the ground running.


You must have proven experience of:

  • At least three years of experience at Senior Management level;
  • At least three years of experience managing music education/ community programmes;
  • Working with musicians/ artists in educational or arts settings.

Knowledge/ understanding of:


  • Excellent planning and management skills, including:
  • A strong understanding of financial management;
  • Line and task management;
  • Ability to develop cohesive music education strategies;
  • Programming and/or artistic planning;
  • Production of large scale performances and events;
  • Timetables and scheduling in a learning context;
  • Systems management.
  • Excellent knowledge, experience and understanding of:
  • Safeguarding;
  • Health and Safety and risk assessment;
  • Excellent skills in partnership management;
  • Strong understanding of working with people from diverse backgrounds and circumstances;
  • Strong understanding of inclusion and the personal and social outcomes of music learning and participation;
  • Strong written and oral communication skills including report, copywriting and presentation;
  • Skills and confidence in communicating with people from a diverse range of backgrounds;
  • Accomplished in Microsoft tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
  • The ability to manage workload, working on own initiative and as part of a team;
  • Excellent attention to detail.

It also helps if you have:

  • Experience of a performing arts organisation or similar.
  • Knowledge of and passion for at least one of the following areas of music:
  • Choral;
  • Classical;
  • Folk and traditional;
  • Jazz and improvised music;
  • Pop;
  • Electronic.
  • Knowledge of a diverse range of musical styles and the ability to connect the Make Music programme to Sage Gateshead's RNS and Classical, Contemporary Music and Artist Development programmes;
  • The ability to support and work collaboratively with musicians and music tutors;
  • Database management, especially Tessitura and Artifax.

About the role of Senior Producer, Make Music at Sage Gateshead

Make Music is the name for all Sage Gateshead's creative learning classes, groups, ensembles, training programmes and activities for schools and music educators. People of all ages, experience levels and backgrounds are encouraged to make music in an environment, and with the support, that's right for them.


Make Music:

Adults
and
Families classes, choirs, special masterclasses and workshops develop creativity and passion for music in accessible and welcoming groups.

People can access these in our building, join live online, or digitally on demand.


Make Music:

Young People is home to activities, which support young people from age develop as musicians, producers and music leaders.

From foundation courses to our Centre for Advanced Training, and work with schools, colleges and music leaders, inspirational teaching and unique performance opportunities develop skills and spark a lifelong love for music.


Through all this we work with visiting artists and in collaboration with Music Hubs and other partners to develop young musicians and support personal and social outcomes for young people in the North East.


Overall purpose of the role


The Senior Producer will work in close collaboration with the Creative Director and Head of Make Music on programming and strategic development to drive forward the Make Music programme at Sage Gateshead.

The Senior Producer will develop and produce for Sage Gateshead a programme of creative learning and a portfolio of performances and events, which could include:

  • Music learning programmes and performances for people of all ages;
  • Community projects;
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