Stage Manager BBCSSO - EXTEND

Overview

JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations, BBC Scotland

LOCATION:

Glasgow. The working pattern will be varied according to the orchestra schedule.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £35,200 - £41,167 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

BBC Extend

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.

This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBCSSO) is seeking a dedicated and experienced Stage Manager to oversee all staging, logistical, and technical requirements for our performances, broadcasts and recordings. This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth execution of events at City Halls, outside broadcasts, and foreign tours, in collaboration with our radio 3 production teams. The role also takes the lead on Health & Safety for all events as well as noise monitoring and mitigations.

As Scotland’s national broadcasting orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra has been performing for audiences across Scotland, the UK and internationally since 1935. From Oban to Aldeburgh and London to Seoul (as part of BBC Proms Korea), the 2024/25 Season has been no exception. The orchestra’s live performances are regularly broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Radio Scotland and Sounds, as well as BBC Television and iPlayer.

The SSO is a leading champion of new music and engages in projects with families, schools and communities across Scotland. The orchestra mentors the next generation of conductors, composers and instrumentalists and supports young musical talent in BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Classical Musician competition.

Ryan Wigglesworth began his tenure as Chief Conductor in September 2022. One of the foremost composer-conductors of his generation, he has directed a wide range of repertoire with the BBC SSO including the ballets of Stravinsky, major works of Elgar, and UK premieres by György Kurtág and Composer-in-Association Hans Abrahamsen. Regularly performing at the BBC Proms and Edinburgh International Festival, the orchestra is a recipient of a Royal Philharmonic Society Award and four Gramophone Awards.

Delyana Lazarova has been appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC SSO from September 2025, the beginning of the orchestra’s 90th anniversary concert season.

• Planning, managing and supervising all the BBCSSO’s staging, logistical and technical requirements for performances and recordings at City Halls, outside broadcasts and foreign tours. All in collaboration with radio and production teams.
• Producing stage plans with Viso software in conjunction with radio production team.
• Lay the stage and…