Join to apply for the Director of Creative Programmes role at Birmingham Hippodrome. Location: Onsite at Birmingham Hippodrome with some flexibility for home working. Reports to: Artistic Director & CEO. Direct Reports: Heads of Departments – New Work & Artist Development, Creative Partnerships, Hippodrome Sites, New Musical Theatre. Employment Type: Permanent. Hours Per Week: 37.5 hours. Job Closing Date: 09/11/2025. Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the West Midlands’ largest cultural organisations, and one of the busiest theatres in the UK. It welcomes over 600,000 people to shows and engages with more than 325,000 people through education, young people’s projects, festivals, events, produced work and artist development programmes. The Hippodrome is an independent charity that does not receive regular public funding. The Director of Creative Programmes is critical to ensuring the charity can continue to deliver for the communities and creatives of Birmingham and the West Midlands. This role works with colleagues and external partners to deliver the Hippodrome’s mission by building a sustainable strategy for greater regional impact and ensures a strong creative voice in all organisational decision‑making. Key Focus Areas The post focuses on three key areas: young people and education, access, artist development and site‑specific/festival work. The post-holder will develop these areas to respond to changes within the cultural landscape, motivate and develop the Creative Programmes team, and build and maintain relationships with the regional creative community, artists, cultural institutions and community organisations. Qualifications

Strategic thinker: able to align creative programming with organisational vision, goals, financial sustainability, growth and impact. Proven leadership skills: managing creative teams and production staff. Experience of line management, staff development, resource planning or capacity building. Ability to work effectively as part of a senior leadership team with other departments. Demonstrable experience of curating or programming high‑quality, distinctive theatre/arts work. Experience of working with young people, familiarity with arts education, learning or participation and creative learning practice. Significant lived experience or strong empathy and track record of working with under‑represented, under‑served or marginalised communities. Experience commissioning or producing work and programmes in collaboration with communities (co‑creation), with strong stakeholder consultation and participation. Ability to build and maintain strategic partnerships – national, regional, local; plus partnerships with artists, cultural institutions and community organisations.

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