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Description
We are currently looking for an Installation & Fabrication Technician to join our Hayward Gallery Operations team on a 24 hour per week part time contract.
You will work within the Hayward Gallery Operations team, which is part of the Visual Arts department. You will participate in the installation, de-installation and maintenance of Hayward Gallery exhibitions and also on other visual arts projects around the Southbank Centre. A large part of the role is the fabrication of exhibition displays as well as working on fabrication aspects of Hayward commissions.
Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role’s responsibilities.
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The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.
We endeavour to keep job adverts open for at least two weeks for prospective applicants to apply. However, if we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible to ensure consideration for shortlisting.
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Key Responsibilities
Art handling, including packing, unpacking, writing packing notes, installation and de-installation to museum standard.
- To work alongside freelancers, plus supervising smaller projects during the main turnaround of the galleries
Construction/fabrication of various forms of display furniture, bespoke framing and case making to museum standards.
Maintain exhibitions on view to the public to the highest standards.
Skills & Experience
Knowledge of art handling best practice and experience of handling a range of artworks in a gallery or similar environment.
- Experience of working within Health & Safety guidelines.
Workshop experience operating a variety of woodworking machinery and hand tools safely and efficiently.
Ability to interpret technical specifications & drawings and translate into fabrication plans.
Benefits
As well as working at one of London’s most popular and exciting sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:
- A min 5% pension contribution (going up to 9% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
- 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family leave benefits
- Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
- Staff ticket offers for SC events
- Free entry to Hayward Gallery
- Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
- Free staff yoga
About Southbank Centre
We’re the UK’s largest centre for the arts, and a charity that is proud to bring millions of people together on London’s South Bank. Our mission is to make a difference to the lives of artists, audiences and communities through the variety of our programming and spaces. We look after an 11-acre site, which includes the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, and the Hayward Gallery.
If this role appeals to you, and you want to work with us to make the Southbank Centre the world’s most exciting centre for the arts, we would love to hear from you. We know that experience can look different for everyone, and encourage you to share your relevant skills with us whether they are from within the Arts or gained in other sectors.