Artistic Director

Kings Place is an arts centre in King’s Cross with an adventurous and critically-acclaimed programme of music and spoken word.  It’s home to an array of festivals which embrace a range of different communities, including its own London Podcast Festival and Luminate Festival, as well as collaborative events from Songlines Encounters to the EFG London Jazz Festival to the Jewish Literary Foundation’s Book Week. Kings Place collaborates with a family of regular partners and Artistic Associates, including resident ensemble Aurora Orchestra, Alan Bearman Music, The Sixteen, Poet in the City, The Guilty Feminist and Marsm, the organisation promoting musicians from South West Asia and North Africa. It is a place where many people connect with their passion and no one is lost in the crowd.

We are independently-funded and generate income through ticket sales, our development work, and the staging of world-class conferences and events.

Kings Place is a committed equal opportunities employer. We strive to provide our employees with a work environment free from discrimination where everyone can succeed and excel. We recognise that our organisation is enriched and strengthened by a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from everyone.

The Role

We are seeking an Artistic Director to lead on the strategy for the artistic programme, set the agenda for the Unwrapped series and manage the Programming team.

Working alongside the Executive Director and reporting directly into the Executive Chair and Board of Trustees this is the key creative leadership role within Kings Place.

By delivering a music and spoken word programme of the highest quality, the role is responsible for nurturing and growing Kings Place’s audience, reputation and profile.

The Person

You will be an individual with a track record in imaginative and innovative programming at another venue or festival, who has a wide network of artistic and industry contacts and experience of managing a team.

You will have a broad and deep knowledge of a range of musical genres and be as comfortable planning the Unwrapped season with our resident ensemble Aurora Orchestra as you will be overseeing new projects to be developed on the d&b Soundscape system. You will also have a broad cultural interest in the literary, spoken word and the comedy scene, and the ability to work with a wide range of festival partners.

Kings Place programme works to ambitious targets for gender balance, artists from under-represented backgrounds and new work. We are looking for someone with a commitment to inclusive programming, a keen sense of changing audience trends, a passion for talent development and bringing artists together from different worlds.

You will have experience of working closely with Marketing and Development colleagues, of writing applications to Trusts & Foundations and of shaping narrative for external communications.

Full Job Description and Requirements at www.kingsplace.co.uk/jobs

Salary: Competitive

Working Pattern: Kings Place operates a hybrid working model. The role is partially venue based, for meetings, collaborative working and events. Administrative work can be done remotely. Staff work approximately 60% on site and 40% WFH, but this is open to flexibility.

This role is open to part-time and flexible working arrangements.

Closing Date: 15 January 2024

To apply, please send CV and Covering Letter to recruitment@kingsplace.co.uk