Festival Producer

Festival Producer – Outdoor Arts Programme

Inspirate is seeking an experienced Festival Producer to lead the delivery of our flagship festival, a predominantly outdoor arts programme. The role requires a confident project manager who can communicate clearly, motivate teams, and collaborate with artists, partners, contractors, and local authorities.

• Leicester
• £220 per day (Freelance 30–40 days, Contract mid‑March to mid‑July)
• Must be available on site from 29th June to 5th July

1. Project & Production Management

• Develop and manage the overall festival production schedule, including timelines, staff rotas, rehearsals, tech schedules and contractor timelines.
• Coordinate all logistical operations, including staging, sound, lighting, site layouts, technical specifications, transport, artist hospitality and catering.
• Produce detailed production packs, schedules, call sheets, health and safety, and festival delivery documents.

2. Budgeting, Contracting & Compliance

• Create and manage project budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, tracking and cost control.
• Lead on contracting artists, suppliers, freelancers, venues and technical teams, ensuring all agreements, insurances and certifications are in place.
• Oversee compliance with licensing, permissions, and relevant regulations for indoor and outdoor festival activity.

3. Team & Stakeholder Coordination

• Supervise and support the festival production team, including freelance crew, volunteers and creative collaborators.
• Liaise with artists, partners, sponsors, venues, local authorities and contractors to ensure smooth communication and aligned delivery.
• Lead production meetings and ensure all stakeholders have clear and timely information.

4. On‑Site Festival Operations

• Lead on‑site delivery across all festival days — managing installation, technical runs, changeovers, artist liaison, audience flow and all operational logistics.
• Troubleshoot issues in real time and oversee the production team’s performance to ensure smooth delivery.

5. Health, Safety & Accessibility

• Create and monitor all risk assessments, emergency procedures, security protocols and accessibility plans.
• Ensure festival delivery complies with local authority requirements, industry standards and best practice in audience and participant safety.

6. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

• Support the creation of evaluation frameworks and ensure robust data collection across festival events.
• Contribute to end‑of‑project reporting, debriefs, and recommendations for future festival improvements.

• Proven experience producing festivals, outdoor arts events or multi‑site cultural programmes.
• Strong project management skills, including scheduling, logistics coordination and multi‑partner delivery.
• Experience managing and reconciling production budgets.
• Experience leading on‑site operations, including technical runs, rehearsals, event control and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of health & safety, risk assessments, crowd management, licensing and compliance.
• Skilled in working with artists, production teams, freelancers, venues and local authority partners.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and administrative skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, balance competing priorities and meet strict deadlines.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in festival delivery and engagement.

• Experience delivering festivals in partnership with Without Walls, local authorities or outdoor arts networks.
• Understanding of production for a range of art‑forms including dance, circus, aerial, music, installation and site‑specific work.
• Knowledge of local and national artist networks within South Asian, outdoor arts or festival sectors.
• Experience supervising volunteers, emerging producers or junior staff.
• Confidence in reading technical specifications and working with production managers, riggers and crew.
• Experience supporting evaluation, impact reporting or funding applications.

Send your CV and a cover letter (no more than two pages) to Parmjit Sagoo at parmjit
. Please describe your relevant experience and provide examples that meet the essential and desirable criteria.

The Final date to receive applications is Sunday 25th January 2026
. Interviews will be held on Friday 6th February
.