ICA is seeking a Talks & Engagement Producer to join our team at an exciting moment of strategic 
change within our Learning & Engagement programme. Focused on developing cultural and 
accessible opportunities for new and existing audiences, building local and long-term relationships, 
embedding meaningful and relevant ways of working with young people and collaborating with 
artists, partners, programme team to create impact.

Emphasizing an audience-centered approach, this new role has been established to develop and 
deliver new initiatives and engagement projects that bridge the gap between artistic programme 
and communities.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES:

Strategy

• Deliver on the ICA’s vision and mission, the L&E strategy, audience development targets, 
  increasing reach to work with diverse audiences, working to team targets and SMART 
  objectives. Promote equality and inclusivity in all aspects of work.
• Instigating new collaborative models to engage with contemporary society that leverages 
  the ICA’s assets as a resource

Programme Delivery

• Working closely with the Head of Learning and Engagement to devise and produce ICA’s 
  Learning and Engagement programme, including co-creating with young people on our core 
  youth projects (ICA Creatives and youth forum), monthly talks programme, book launches, 
  symposia, workshops (inc reading groups), residencies.
• Developing programme that is responsive to the artistic programme and audience need.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with institutions including higher education and third 
  sector for collaborative purposes and to grow new audiences.
• Liaise and collaborate with the Bookstore Manager on creating opportunities in line with the 
  talks programme and book launches. 
• Ensure programmes are accessible, in content, language and reach.
• Contracting freelance artists, facilitators, and other collaborators, ensuring they understand 
  and apply the organisation ethos and policies in their approach to work.
• Devising and delivering new online content opportunities, that create programme visibility, 
  promote and target audience reach, including contributing towards digital strategies (in 
  collaboration with comms team).
• Contribute to and participate in a collaborative working environment, including weekly team 
  discussions and other conversations.

Finance Management

• Manage the project budget ensuring both quality control and good value for money, 
  including authorising expenditure via any payment method, tracking all transactions, and 
  tracking actual, committed, and forecast (uncommitted) costs. With oversight from Head of 
  L&E.
• Track income, request sales invoices, and submit a third-party audit trail for all income 
  received.
• Reconcile project budgets and cashflow to our accounting system monthly, in collaboration 
  with the Finance Manager.

Comms & Marketing

• Work to maintain the profile of ICA and our projects.
• Work with the Communications Team to plan and deliver communication and participant 
  recruitment campaigns and implement appropriate strategic marketing for each project.
• Arrange photography and video documentation as necessary.
• Write copy in line with ICA guidelines to promote programme.

General Administration

• Ensure all day-to-day project administration is carried out efficiently and appropriately.
• Maintain that all project activity and outcomes are carried out in line with ICA’s policies and 
  procedures, including and not limited to insurance, liability, health & safety, safeguarding, 
  privacy & data protection, access, equity, diversity, inclusion, safer spaces, and anti-racism.
• Work in a sustainable and environmentally conscious manner in the production and 
  presentation of ICA programme.
• Maintaining data collection to contribute towards evaluation, tracking monitoring 
  information to monitor impact.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 5 years’ experience of working effectively as a producer in the cultural sector within 
  a participation / learning / engagement context
• A strong track record of producing programmes that respond to audience need and create 
  impact
• Experience working with diverse audiences including young people and communities
• Knowledge of access, diversity, equality and inclusion, anti-racism policies in the cultural 
  sector.
• Growth specific mind-set; adaptive and fresh thinking in new approaches to engage 
  audiences
• Experience of working with artists and supporting them in complex project delivery
• Excellent project management, administrative and organisational skills
• Good numeracy and project budgeting skills
• IT literate and confident across a range of programmes and platforms
• Strong written and oral communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively 
  with a diverse group of people
• Awareness of safeguarding management principles and best practices
• Keen interest in contemporary culture and shifts in generations and society.