Soul City Arts Recruiting Senior Producer for Visual Arts and Public Programmes
A senior producing role across visual art and public programmes
Soul City Arts (SCA), a Birmingham-based artist-led organisation, is recruiting a Senior Producer responsible for Programme, Production and Audiences. The role encompasses visual and public art, interdisciplinary installations, creative placemaking, arts festivals and participation projects.
The employer's own recruitment pack specifies a permanent part-time contract of 32 hours across four days per week, based at Port Hope in Birmingham with hybrid flexibility. Applications close Friday 27 November 2026 at 5:00 p.m. UK time.
Salary and employment terms
Soul City Arts quotes a salary band of £40,000–£45,000 per year at full-time equivalent (FTE), pro-rated to the four-day working week. This is not a statement that an employee working four days receives the entire FTE range. The organisation confirms the actual amount through its employment offer.
The post has a four-month probation period and statutory pension arrangements, with 33 days' annual leave inclusive of bank holidays on an FTE basis, pro-rated for four-day working. The preferred start date is late January or February 2027.
Regular presence at Port Hope is expected, anticipated to be three days per week in the initial stage. Evening or weekend programme activity can occur, with time off in lieu. Project-specific travel or accommodation is arranged through approved budgets.
What the Senior Producer will lead
Reporting to the Managing Director and working closely with Founder and Artistic Director Mohammed Ali MBE, the postholder translates creative ideas into executable programmes: researching feasibility, building production schedules, managing artists, budgets, technical resources, freelance teams and audience experience.
The role develops partnerships and co-commissions, supports touring and creative talent development, oversees programme marketing and audience growth, and helps compile programme budgets and evidence for fundraising, evaluation and reporting. The Senior Producer also line-manages the Digital Content & Design Assistant.
This is a distinct senior creative producing opening from SCA's separately advertised Digital Content & Design Officer position. Those wishing to apply must use the Senior Producer pack and role-specific application questions.
Experience expected
The employer asks for substantial experience producing complex arts programmes and public-facing or unconventional projects, budget leadership including budgets of £50,000 or more, risk management and live-event delivery, commissioning and artist collaborations, and leading teams and freelancers.
Experience in community-rooted arts, visual arts exhibitions, international touring and Arts Council England-funded programmes is valued. The recruitment pack says equivalent experience from freelance practice and differently titled roles can count, but the position is not an entry-level or development internship.
Application requirements and interview period
Email a current CV and a supporting statement of up to two sides of A4, or submit an equivalent audio/video statement of up to eight minutes addressing the three questions in the original job pack. Applications should be sent to recruitment@soulcityarts.com with the subject 'Senior Producer Application - [NAME]'.
The deadline is 5:00 p.m. on 27 November 2026. First interviews are planned during the week of 7 December and second interviews, if required, in the week beginning 14 December. Read the employer pack for the full essential criteria and statement questions.
About Soul City Arts
Soul City Arts is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation in Birmingham, founded by artist and curator Mohammed Ali MBE. Working from its Port Hope arts space in Sparkbrook, the organisation creates visual arts installations, community projects, festivals and public art, exploring culture, faith, place and social change.
Editorial disclaimer
The information in this edited article has been checked against the organisation's official recruitment page and Senior Producer job pack on 13 November 2026. Final salary, work authorisation, required application materials and deadlines should be verified directly with SCA before submitting. The employer's current written notice overrides any discrepancy.