Salary Range: Not specified
Deadline: 11 December, 2025 at 23:59. The advert may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received, so early submission is advised.
Location: 93 Mortimer Street, London (on-site role across a six-floor building)
Benefits: 25 days annual leave; pension scheme with 6% employer contribution; enhanced sick pay
Vision and mission of Ibraaz
Opened in October 2025, Ibraaz is a platform dedicated to highlighting art, culture and ideas from the Global Majority. Ibraaz aspires to be a brave space unafraid to address the issues of our time and envision a more hopeful future through the work of artists and thinkers – telling new stories, rethinking systems, and forging connections across borders.
Rooted in London yet globally attuned, the dynamic, multidisciplinary programme takes place across six floors of a striking 10,000 square foot Grade II listed building at 93 Mortimer Street. Through exhibitions, talks, screenings, music nights, and a residency structure for its library, café and bookshop, Ibraaz will bring communities and ideas together. Bridging local and global conversations to create a “gathering of gatherings”, Ibraaz will also reimagine the relationship between the digital and physical, with an online platform hosting original, multiform commissions alongside content and documentation produced from the building.
About the Role
The Exhibition Producer plays a key role in the realisation of Ibraaz’s exhibitions and commissions. Working closely with Ibraaz’s Curatorial team, artists, technicians, and external partners, the postholder will manage all aspects of exhibition production and installation across the multiple spaces of the building.
This role requires significant experience delivering ambitious, artist-led projects in multiple media, including new commissions, digital installations, sculptural works, and cross-disciplinary projects. You will bring creativity and a confident understanding of technical production, fabrication processes, and installation methodologies, ensuring that each project is delivered safely, on time, and to a high artistic standard. You will be able to deploy a wide network of trusted freelance technicians, fabricators and specialist providers to provide creative solutions to exhibition development.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Exhibition Production
- Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of exhibitions from initial concept through to installation, maintenance, and deinstallation.
- Translate curatorial concepts into detailed production plans, schedules, and budgets that run across multiple spaces.
- Develop exhibition timelines, installation methodologies, and staffing requirements.
- Manage on-site builds, engaging and overseeing fabricators, technicians, art handlers, and freelance crews.
- Ensure exhibitions adhere to relevant health and safety, accessibility, and conservation standards.
Technical and Spatial Planning
- Produce and interpret technical drawings, including CAD plans, elevations, and construction details.
- Oversee fabrication, AV installation, and lighting requirements in consultation with specialist contractors and Ibraaz AV team.
- Conduct site surveys and prepare exhibition spaces for installation.
- Prepare materials lists, equipment requirements, and installation guides.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges throughout the exhibition period.
Artwork Logistics and Handling
- Coordinate transport, packing, shipping, and customs arrangements for artworks and exhibition materials.
- Work with artists, lenders, and registrars to ensure appropriate handling, storage, and installation of artworks.
- Oversee condition reporting, installation documentation, and archiving of technical information.
- Liaise with external couriers, conservators, and art-handling teams as necessary.
Budget and Project Administration
- Manage exhibition budgets, including forecasting, monitoring, and reconciliation.
- Prepare estimates, obtain quotes, and oversee procurement of materials, equipment, and services.
- Draft and issue contracts for fabricators and contractors.
- Carry out risk assessments and method statements for all installation activity.
- Maintain accurate records, documentation, and project files across all phases of production.
Collaboration and Communication
- Work closely with the Curatorial, Operational, and Visitor Experience teams to support delivery across the building.
- Maintain clear, timely communication with artists and project partners throughout the production process.
- Represent Ibraaz with professionalism, diplomacy, and care when working with the public, and collaborators.
Person Specification – Essential
Experience and Knowledge
- Significant experience producing exhibitions within a museum, gallery, biennial, or contemporary art organisation.
- Demonstrable experience delivering complex installations, including fabrications, large-scale works, or technology-driven projects.
- Strong understanding of construction methods, materials, AV systems, and exhibition build processes.
- Knowledge of art handling standards, environmental considerations, and conservation principles.
- Excellent knowledge of the Health & Safety at Work Act, and risk management/risk assessment in relation to H&S, fire safety and temporary work
- Experience managing shipping, customs processes, and logistics for artworks.
- Ability to produce, read, and interpret technical drawings and CAD plans.
- Proficiency in key IT systems, including Word, Excel, Outlook; experience with programmes such as SketchUp, Vectorworks, or AutoCAD is desirable.
Skills and Attributes
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong budget management and financial literacy.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality production.
- Clear and confident communicator, able to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Calm under pressure, with strong problem-solving abilities and a flexible approach.
- Collaborative, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- A strong interest in contemporary art and the wider cultural sector.
- Commitment to and real understanding of the aims and objectives of Ibraaz.
Other Requirements
- Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required during installation periods.
- Ability to travel for site visits, fabrication checks, and transport supervision.
Person Specification – Desirable
- Understanding of licensing, technical production workflows, and spatial planning.
- Able to read and interpret construction drawings and CAD plans.
Benefits
- 25 days leave per annum
- A pension scheme with 6% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay
Please send your CV to jobs@ibraaz.org, along with any supporting information if you wish. Applications may be submitted as a PDF or Word document.
The deadline for applications is Thursday, 11th December 2025, at 23:59.
The advert may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received, so early submission is advised.
