CAREERS OPPORTUNITIES
Location – Somerset House, London plus remote working
Duration – This is a permanent role with 6 months’ probation.
Terms – c£65k per annum
THE ORGANISATION:
Futurecity has produced over 250 cultural strategies, 20 cultural partnerships and 250 artist commissions for clients across four continents. Futurecity has championed a generation of multi-disciplinary artists who are transforming the way art is made and presented in the public realm and led the search for artists who enjoy collaboration with other disciplines, whether science, architecture, engineering, or film. Many of our projects include large scale art & architecture interventions in cities and urban centres.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
We are seeking a Head of Arts to lead our growing Arts Department in delivering significant arts projects in the public realm and developing public art strategies for UK and international clients. This is a senior management role, with responsibility for team delivery, business development and project planning across a diverse portfolio of world-class art commissioning and strategic projects. It sits alongside a Senior Arts Associate. The role would suit an individual with knowledge of the contemporary arts sector, interest working across multi-disciplinary projects, in representing Futurecity in a professional capacity and who has an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach to the arts.
The Head of Department is responsible for arts delivery projects and assigning resourcing to support multiple strategic work and project delivery, to assist the Business Manager and Founder on facilitating new business and preparing bid and RFP proposals. The role will entail leading an Arts Team to ensure they uphold the standard of delivery for the company. This role will include international travel.
YOU:
Essential
Desirable
TASKS:
TO APPLY:
Please send your CV with a short cover email explaining your interest to Anna Pearson, HR Manager on [email protected]
As a key part of our work, Futurecity commits to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, promoting equity, and addressing under-representation.
We recruit talent based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. In doing so, we want every employee, associate and client to recognise a shared commitment to a culture supporting open collaboration and communication. Each of us contributes to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace—we all have a role to play.
Futurecity commits to use its voice and platforms such as cultural strategies, cultural partnerships, thought leadership, social media, website, mailers to encourage participation of a range of people, backgrounds and ideas to address socio-economic challenges.
We create measurable actions to commit to diversity and inclusion through our policies, employee handbook, job descriptions, performance reviews and by ongoing third-party facilitation. This is a constant process for full-team engagement to continually challenge our commitment and work practices.
We believe inclusive culture inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out which empowers all of us to connect, learn, adapt and grow.
DEFINITIONS
Diversity: The representation of different and unique identities, characteristics, experiences and perspectives.
Inclusion: A welcoming culture in which differences are celebrated and everyone is valued, respected, and able to reach their full potential.
Equity: In tandem with celebrating and valuing differences, a commitment to ensure everyone is offered the resources they uniquely need to succeed and to breaking down barriers where they may appear. Inclusion is enabled by equity.