Festival Director

Festival Director: We Invented the Weekend
Location: Salford, M50 3AZ.
Salary: Circa GBP55,000 per annum dependent on experience plus staff benefits.
Contract: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
We have a brand new and exciting opportunity this year in Salford to deliver what will be one of the UK's largest, most exciting festivals. With an exciting mix of partners based at the Quays, MediaCityUK and beyond, with a huge digital reach, We Invented the Weekend will be high profile and innovative whilst always remaining inclusive and participatory at its core.
We are looking for an experienced festival producer who can lead on all aspects of festival production and work alongside the delivery partners to ensure a successful event. Your responsibilities will include managing festival contracts (partners, artists etc), monitoring expenditure and work alongside the partners and festival team to promote the festival.
You should have previous experience of delivering programmes of work that attract a wide range of audiences, and be committed to cultural diversity and representation across all communities. The ability to build and maintain key relationships is essential.
The role has a number of staff benefits including free car parking at Salford Quays.
The application deadline for this vacancy is Friday 21 January 2022.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then apply today!
The Lowry is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we strive to reflect and represent the full breadth of the community we serve across our workforce. We proactively work to achieve greater diversity in the areas of gender, race, disability, sexuality, socio–economic background, faith and age. We particularly encourage applications from people who have a disability and people from black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds, as these groups are currently under–represented in the arts as a sector