Public Art Producer, BRICKS

The Public Art Producer will play a central role in our public art function, leading on the devising and delivery of public art projects in collaboration with the wider Bricks team, artists, developers, communities and local authorities. This is primarily about projects that are conditioned via planning process; S106 and planning conditions. The postholder will produce public art projects including onboarding clients, devising and developing public art plans and strategies, artist briefs, artist selection processes, project management and evaluation.

This role will support the bidding for and securing of new work from clients, and the creation of a pipeline of projects aligned to organisational priorities and objectives. The role will support the development of and maintaining of public art tools and frameworks, clarifying and building on our processes. At times the role will support the set up of new spaces and venues, including planning and logistics.

• Hours:
  
  22.5 hours per week (three days per week) flexible working will be required based on project requirements
• Salary: £30,000 pro rata
• Contract:
  
  12-month fixed‑term PAYE contract (with potential to become permanent)
• Location:
  
  St Anne’s House, Bristol, BS4 4AB
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• Applications Open: 10 February 2026.
• Final date to receive applications: 9 March 2026, 11.30pm.
• Candidates notified of shortlisting: 25 March 2026.

Bricks is a Bristol‑based charity with a mission to build the resilience of Bristol’s creative, local and social enterprise communities in ways that are creative and mutually supportive. We work to local ambition, value collaboration, and believe that creativity has a vital role to play in shaping civic life. We currently deliver our mission through our flagship projects St Anne’s House, Bricks Public Art, and the Creative Infrastructure Agency.

• Public Art Project Delivery – produce and project manage public art projects in collaboration with property developers, local authorities, artists and communities, including but not limited to:
  • Writing public art plans, public art strategies and artist briefs
  • Client, artist and supplier contract negotiations, review and sign off
  • Project ideation and collaboration
  • Project plan review and collaboration
  • Project budget and timeline planning
  • Project communications planning review
  • Project engagement and activation plans
  • Project documentation plans
  • Running artist selection process, whether via open call process or direct approach
  • Artist appointment and project/relationship management
  • Supporting artist concept development and planning
  • Support detailed design, fabrication and installation
• Relationship holding with:
  • Clients
  • Artists
  • Community members and partner organisations
  • Local Planning Authorities – expectation setting, public art plan sign off and project updates and sign offs
• Ensuring throughout compliance with Bricks obligations, organisational policies, insurance and client contracts
• Creative Infrastructure – support Head of Creative Infrastructure & Public Art and wider team on delivery of Creative Infrastructure consultancy and set up of new creative and social spaces in Bristol and West of England
• Business Development and Organisational Tools – bid for and win new project work, respond to EOI requests, proactively seek and win new work by building relationships in Bristol & The West of England, develop and maintain a database of artists, develop and document tools and processes, support communications plan writing and delivery for Bricks Public Art in collaboration with the wider team including Communications Producer
• Finance and Budget Administration – contribute to budgeting and forecasting for Public Art aligned with business development plans and confirmed payments, invoicing clients, tracking payments, reconciling budget against forecast
• General – preparing a quarterly update on Public Art to be incorporated into trustee update, other duties as agreed, supporting the wider Bricks team to meet the charity’s objectives

• Experience producing public art projects or projects that require clearly transferable skills.
• Experience…