Exhibition Producer

6-Month Contract

To start ASAP

Salary 27.00 per hour via PAYE

Possible permanent opportunity

The Exhibition Producer is responsible for developing and delivering exhibitions and events in the public realm areas of the University. The post holder may also deliver exhibitions at an other campus or at off-site venues.

The post holder will lead the exhibition development process — from content creation and interpretation through to design and installation — ensuring that exhibitions, events, and public activities are delivered on time and within budget. For exhibitions led by students and academic staff from across the wider community, the Exhibition Producer will provide guidance and support to ensure these projects meet consistently high standards.

Duties and responsibilities:

The postholder will oversee the production and presentation of exhibitions and programming across the University’s key public spaces, ensuring alignment with the aims and objectives of the Public Art, Culture, and Community Engagement team. This role requires a strong curatorial and production mindset, with a keen eye for detail, design, and audience engagement.

The postholder will join a team dedicated to strengthening engagement between universities and communities, with the aim of stimulating critical debate around research and teaching through arts, cultural and community engagement. Our goal is to create opportunities for communities to collaborate with us—particularly those who may not typically engage with a university—helping to increase understanding of the benefits of partnership and shared learning.

Work with the Public Art team and Community Engagement Managers to curate exhibitions and to deliver public programming to build upon the exhibition content.
Developed exhibition programming in partnership with the community engagement team and wider communities of interest.
Project manage exhibitions and related public programming activities from inception through to de-installation, establishing clear timelines, deliverables, and coordination of the logistical and technical delivery
Maintain a calendar of exhibitions across spaces, ensuring installation and de-installation periods are well-coordinated with other university public realm activities.
Produce all interpretative materials for exhibitions and review materials created by others to ensure clarity, accessibility, and suitability for target audiences.
Review and maintain the Interpretation Strategy, supporting consistent and high-quality interpretative approaches.
Provide support to academic, student and, where appropriate, community-led exhibitions by offering guidance on exhibition design, display techniques, and installation best practices.
Conduct and coordinate relevant evaluation, compiling data and feedback to inform ongoing improvements and reporting.
Manage budgets and contractual agreements with external suppliers.
Ensure all exhibitions and displays comply with health and safety requirements, Be available to work outside normal office hours on occasion, including evenings and weekends, as arranged.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

This is a specification of the qualifications, experience, skills, knowledge and abilities that are required to effectively carry out the responsibilities of the post (as outlined in the job description) and forms the basis for selecting a candidate.

Criteria

Qualifications, Experience and knowledge

A degree or relevant experience including report writing and presentation skills.

Experience of working in the HE sector is prefable

Exhibition curation design and delivery

Experience of managing budgets

Comprehensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook

A sound knowledge of relevant health and safety regulation

Skills and/or Abilities

Excellent team working skills, and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Ability to work creatively to programme and produce innovative and engaging exhibitions/ displays/events and interventions

Proven ability to plan, prioritise and manage a demanding and varied workload

Ability to lead, guide and develop a multidisciplinary team to achieve an agreed goal

Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly and accurately to a diverse range of stakeholders

Excellent interpersonal, advising and influencing skills, including the ability to deal effectively and appropriately with a variety of colleagues and establish good working relationships with people from a wide range of disciplines

Ability to identify potential problems and suggest and implement improvements and solutions

Ability to learn and use new IT, AV and digital systems including design packages such as Abode/InDesign

Experience

Experience of developing, installing and managing 2D and 3D multimedia installations and exhibitions

Experience of working in non-gallery spaces to create exhibitions and installations

Experience of managing reputational risk around associated exhibition content and design