Job Description: Senior Producer- Program Portfolio

***Ex-Pats only

Must be willing to relocate to Saudi Arabia within 90 days of accepting offer

Must have valid passport from North America, Central America or South America***

Overview:

Our client is looking for a Senior Producer to manage the concept to delivery of key commissions and events for the successful delivery of the Program Portfolio's mandate. As a Senior Producer, you will work on major visual arts installations, music and spoken word festivals, national holiday celebrations, site-specific theatre, and other cross-genre commissions. You will be responsible for identifying, planning, scoping, and scheduling the annual portfolio mandated programs, liaising with internal components to ensure efficient communication, policy compliance, and implementation, managing relationships with contractors, artists, and organizations across a wide range of initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Senior Producer, you will be responsible for leading on assigned projects including overall project planning and management from pre-production to delivery. You will ensure smooth co-ordination of logistics, budgets, and scheduling across departments and partners, lead, co-ordinate and attend internal project meetings and external meetings, work closely with external contractors and internal teams and stakeholders, manage the work of producers and other team members, temporary staff and freelancers assigned to projects, negotiate artists' and organizations' deals and contracts, and draw up and manage whole project budgets and schedules. You will also work closely with Technical, Finance & Administration, Communication, Learning & Volunteering teams, artists, co-producers, presenters, manage the development of plans, schedules, marketing, and communications for the delivery of the portfolio program, manage the annual portfolio program in terms of scoping, administrating, scheduling, programming, and budget control, and ensure successful implementation and operation.

Minimum Requirements:

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• A Bachelor's Degree in the Cultural and Creative Arts or related field
• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the delivery of professional cultural programs in the public arts sector, experience in cultural administration, programming, and production, and a proven track record of successfully producing all aspects of cultural festival productions including performance, the visual arts, and musical productions.
• You must also have knowledge of the international Cultural and Creative Arts industry, including centers, performing arts houses, festivals, organizations, and educational institutions, be connected to the Cultural and Creative Arts industry in its creative and production branches, and have a proven record of accomplishment in managing the production of cultural and creative product.
• Strong interpersonal skills, leadership abilities, and oral communication skills are essential, as well as being self-motivated, creative, and independent. You must also have excellent organizational and time management skills and the ability to establish priorities and complete assignments within tight timelines, work under pressure, manage sensitive issues with tact, diplomacy, and good judgment, and maintain confidentiality in all communications.

Working Environment:

The client offers challenging and rewarding professional, technical, and industrial opportunities, and our high-performing employees are remunerated accordingly. At the company, their team works on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. They invest heavily in talent development because, as a global energy company, they are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical, and environmental challenges. This client has a proud history of educating and training their workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

This client is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to apply. If you are a passionate and driven Senior Producer with experience in cultural administration, programming, and production, we encourage you to apply.