Glasgow Barons: Creative Producer
Named after the shipbuilding barons, Govan’s orchestra revitalises local venues with performances and makes music within Govan’s diverse communities.
Since our first concert in Govan Old Parish Church in May 2017, we have worked with local communities and agencies to build a new story for Govan as thriving arts hub, community music centre and regeneration orchestra. Our asylum-seeking and refugee Musicians in Exile have become famous for bringing diverse peoples together to tell new stories about Scotland’s new Scots. Winners of the 2019 National Diversity Award as Community Organisation for Race, Religion and Faith, we are also finalists for the 2020 Scottish Community Business and Creative Regeneration awards by the Federation of Small Businesses and Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum respectively.
The post is a fixed term contract for one year, with the possibility of extending, subject to funding. Applicants are asked to provide a cover letter along with the names and contact details of two referees please.
Closing date for applications: 5 January 2026
Send Application to: paul@glasgowbarons.com
The Creative Producer is responsible for the effective day to day running of the Glasgow Barons. They will support the Executive Artistic Director achieve the strategic objectives of the Glasgow Barons by ensuring operational activities are planned, implemented and monitored in accordance with funder guidelines. This is a broad and varied role which involves implementing key strategic objectives which will deliver ‘on the ground’ musical services to all in the community.
General
• Maintaining a list of all musicians available for work.
• Booking musicians/resources/locations for events.
• Attending events as a representative of the Glasgow Barons.
• Arranging suitable staffing volunteers for events where required.
• Providing the box office services at events i.e. collecting tickets/cash at the door/collating number of attendees, soundbites etc.
• Assisting the musicians performing at the events such as ensuring their stands are set up etc., and where there are issues, seeking solutions and providing support for the Orchestra.
• Leading small teams during staging of events and co-ordinates activities to deliver excellence and successful execution of such events.
• Dealing with internal and external enquiries.
• Marketing tasks including updating the Company website and social media pages; creating current and relevant content.
• Arranging the production of marketing materials as and when required.
• Engaging with the local community regularly to develop positive, productive relationships.
• Ensures all Company policy and procedures are maintained and complied with.
• Provides support to Artistic Executive Director with fundraising applications by researching and sharing relevant information.
• Any other tasks as required for the smooth operation of the Glasgow Barons.
Finance
• Managing incoming/outgoing invoices
• Entering financial data into Xero accounting software
• Banking cash received
• Responding to internal queries regarding accounting matters timeously
• Managing financial documents in line with internal procedures and HMRC guidelines
• Monitoring budgets ensuring spend is within the designated project budget and timeframes
• Producing monthly management reports for Board Meetings
• Works closely with Artistic Director, Accountants and external auditors as and when required.
Performance Analysis
• Identifying and understanding the performance information required by our funding partners.
• Creating strategies to gather performance evidence required by funders.
• Gathering metrics that can evidence what activity has been undertaken.
• Uses metrics to measure delivery of Key Performance Indicators specified by different funding partners.
• Creation of infographics, spreadsheets, questionnaires etc to be used to collect relevant information for funders, the Director and the Board.
• Production of monthly analysis reports for the Director and the Board.
• Any other tasks as required for the smooth operation of the Glasgow Barons.
The ideal candidate will have experience using:
• Google Teams
• Xero accounting software
• Shopblocks
• Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and emerging social media platforms.
• Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint etc.
You should have excellent written oral and communication skills and ideally have an Arts/Business Administration degree or relevant work experience.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: £30,000.00 per year”