About the Role
Leeds City College are looking for an Events and Production Co-ordinator to join our team. This role is part time 22.2hours per week and fixed term until May 2026.
We seek to appoint an organised and approachable Events & Production Coordinator who, working alongside our technical, teaching and estates teams, can ensure the smooth running of these public events and grow our commercial lettings. You will work closely with our growing Backstage Production team supporting them with administrative duties and internal events.
The School of Creative Arts at Leeds City College is home to our music, performance and production students. These talented young people regularly share their work through public performances and events keeping the building buzzing with gigs, theatre shows and sharings. When students are not here we open our spaces for external lettings to local companies and organisations, an important revenue used to the benefit of students.
We are an inclusive and welcoming college and strive to ensure everyone who enters our spaces feels part of our community.
What You Will Do
Act as duty manager for Quarry Hill events, which may include (but not be limited to) public performances, studio hires and student work.
Ensure that public events in studio, performance and hired spaces run smoothly through managing members of the public.
Ensure that all health and safety regulations of the relevant performance spaces are being adhered to.
Responsibility for building evacuation and fire panel training
Marketing of departmental events.
Managing box office for Chroma Q and other dep events
About You
Industry experience of working in theatre
A creative, enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking practitioner.
The ideal candidate will work well as part of a team and be resilient, adaptable and enthusiastic with experience of the backstage industries.
Good organisational and administrative skills
You are student focussed, building a supportive and creative environment for students to when working on performances and shows.
We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills and would be happy working with people as well as being able to work independently when required.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 37 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.
We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.
We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.
Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.
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