Vacancy at Modern Art Oxford
Assistant Production Manager
Salary
£ 30,600 (pro rata) £24,480
OX1 1BP
Vacancy listed
10/09/2025
Application deadline
12/10/2025
Details
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.
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.
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.
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
Attached documents
| Title | File |
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| Job Description | Assistant_Production_Manager_job_description.docx.pdf |
| Job Description | Assistant_Production_Manager_job_description.docx |