Head of Concerts and Music Planning

The EIF are looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Head of Concerts & Music Planning to join the team. We want you to help us deliver this unparalleled celebration of the performing arts, which brings some of the most exciting and creative artists working today to audiences from around the world.
EIF is an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and applications from candidates of all communities and backgrounds.

Primary responsibility is to manage the music department and the delivery of all music elements of EIF including artist deals, planning and scheduling, through to oversight of performances, and managing the wider music team.
EIF’s regular music programme spans orchestral, chamber, traditional, folk and contemporary styles, as well staged opera & opera in concert.

Festival Director Nicola Benedetti’s vision is to create the deepest level of experience, through the highest quality of art, for the broadest possible audience. Innovations in the presentation of music performances are key to this vision.
The post involves a high degree of management, planning and co-ordination, working closely with orchestras, ensembles and their agents, venues, composers & their publishers, and other organisations such as the BBC.
It is anticipated that the successful applicant will have a background working in a music festival, music venue, an opera house, with an orchestra, ensemble or an agent, and will have a detailed knowledge of the classical music repertoire.

Performance Deliverables
Delivery of the Festival’s music programmes;
Oversee and manage the Music Department;
Negotiate and manage deals for the Festival’s music programme;
Detailed management and oversight of all music elements in the programme;
Disseminate music programme information internally;
Manage the detailed scheduling of rehearsals and performances;
Ensure the smooth and effective running of concerts.