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Modern Art Oxford
United Kingdom, South East
Posted on: Sept. 18, 2025
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Description:
Job Summary
This role is responsible for a range of practical and production focused activities and objectives relating to realising the exhibitions and live programme to deadline and in budget.
Job Description
Assistant Production Manager
Salary: £30,600 per annum, pro rata (£24,480 per annum actual)
Based: Oxford, OX1 1BP
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 32 hours per week, including regular evenings. We envisage a working pattern of 4 to 5 days per week.
Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK's leading contemporary art spaces with an international reputation for innovation and ambition. The gallery presents a programme of changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art each year, coupled with an extensive programme of education, events and performance projects involving several thousand people of all ages and backgrounds.
Benefits
Pension - An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan.
Holiday 25 days annual leave plus eight public bank holidays (Pro-rata).
Staff discount in Cafe and shop.
Job Requirements
Person Specification:
Essential
Strong attention to detail.
Good IT skills.
Strong Organisation skills
Good knowledge of AV and sound installation.
Excellent time management.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to see through projects from concept to delivery.
Positive approach to collaboration and team working.
Efficient approach to working with effective use of resources.
Good knowledge of artwork fabrication and exhibition displays.
Basic carpentry skills.
Experience installing, packing and handling 2D and 3D artworks.
Desirable
Budget Management.
3D software (Sketch-Up).
Knowledge of metalwork.
Basic knowledge of electrics.
Experience of working with artists.
Interest in contemporary art.
Experience of risk management.
Experience of managing others.
Job Responsibilities
About You and the Role
This post is a vital part of the Programme Team. Reporting to the Production Manager, this role is responsible for a range of practical and production focused activities and objectives relating to realising the exhibitions and live programme to deadline and in budget.
The successful candidate will be a proactive and positive member of the Exhibitions team, attending quarterly programme meetings, weekly production meetings and other meetings as required. In addition to supporting the Exhibitions and Communities, Practice and Participation teams, they will assist the Commercial team with event support, the packaging of limited editions for the shop and the installation of commercial displays. They will also be required to assist the Production Manager and Head of Operations with building maintenance and have key holder responsibilities.
Application Deadline:
Sept. 26, 2025
Job Duration:
Open ended
Job/Audition Type:
Part Time
Job Category:
Technical/Show Support
Payment status:
Paid
Job Location:
United Kingdom,
South East
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