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Glasgow, United Kingdom
Posted: 15 Jul 2025
Scottish Opera
Production Manager
Hours: Full-time, permanent position, 39 hours per week (Monday–Friday), with additional hours as required
Location: Scottish Opera Production Studios, Glasgow (with travel to other venues as required)
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Deadline to apply: Monday 4 August 2025
Scottish Opera is Scotland’s national opera company and the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland. We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Production Manager to join our Technical Department, based at the Scottish Opera Production Studios in Glasgow.
About the Role:
As Production Manager, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of both new and revival main-scale opera productions, concerts, production hires and special projects. You will coordinate design realisation, health and safety compliance, manufacture and technical touring requirements. You’ll work closely with creative teams, internal production departments, external suppliers, and freelance staff to ensure projects are delivered to the highest standards, on time, on budget, and safely.
When not acting as the primary Production Manager, you will support freelance production managers and assist with coordination across projects and teams, contributing to the smooth running of our Technical Department.
Key Responsibilities:
-Liaise with creative teams and internal departments to define and deliver technical and design requirements
-Coordinate the manufacture of scenic elements, costumes and props via in-house workshops and external suppliers
-Manage project budgets and schedules, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations
-Oversee technical rehearsals, get-ins, and performances, ensuring a high standard of presentation
-Support the Head of Production and freelance Production Managers across a range of Scottish Opera productions and commercial projects
-Champion sustainable practices in line with the Theatre Green Book
For more information, please go to our website.
Location: Scottish Opera Production Studios, Glasgow (with travel to other venues as required)
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Deadline to apply: Monday 4 August 2025
Scottish Opera is Scotland’s national opera company and the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland. We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Production Manager to join our Technical Department, based at the Scottish Opera Production Studios in Glasgow.
About the Role:
As Production Manager, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of both new and revival main-scale opera productions, concerts, production hires and special projects. You will coordinate design realisation, health and safety compliance, manufacture and technical touring requirements. You’ll work closely with creative teams, internal production departments, external suppliers, and freelance staff to ensure projects are delivered to the highest standards, on time, on budget, and safely.
When not acting as the primary Production Manager, you will support freelance production managers and assist with coordination across projects and teams, contributing to the smooth running of our Technical Department.
Key Responsibilities:
-Liaise with creative teams and internal departments to define and deliver technical and design requirements
-Coordinate the manufacture of scenic elements, costumes and props via in-house workshops and external suppliers
-Manage project budgets and schedules, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations
-Oversee technical rehearsals, get-ins, and performances, ensuring a high standard of presentation
-Support the Head of Production and freelance Production Managers across a range of Scottish Opera productions and commercial projects
-Champion sustainable practices in line with the Theatre Green Book
For more information, please go to our website.
Closing date: 04 Aug 2025
More details/How to apply:
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