Senior Planning Manager

Role overview

As the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) concludes one of its most successful, complex and fulfilling seasons, we are looking to recruit a new team member to help the orchestra as we enter a period of growth and expansion; driven by our ambition for our work, both at home and around the world, and the potential for a major transformational project to further grow and evolve the work of the orchestra

The Senior Planning Manager is a new role within ASMF to support the Executive Director, Performance & Planning on advance planning; generate work for the orchestra and manage recording projects; oversee the delivery of UK performances and projects, and support Marriner Projects and Fellowships.

 

Key responsibilities

Working with the Executive Director, Performance & Planning, and internal and external colleagues to:

• Support and drive-forwards the planning of performances and projects, including costings, contracts, negotiations, stage plans and technical riders/requirements


• Manage and co-ordinate advance schedule planning, including rehearsals for UK and non-UK projects


• Proactively generate and deliver UK performance, partnership and commercial opportunities


• Take responsibility for the delivery of UK performances and projects (including those attached to international tours)


• Issue the monthly advance schedule (shared responsibility with Head of International Touring)


• Manage commercial recording projects and enquiries


• Manage the day-to-day St Martin-in-the-Fields relationship


• Undertake budget setting, financial management and reconciliation for relevant projects


• Support musicians and colleagues on the delivery of Marriner Projects, Fellowships, and other initiatives


• Line-manage the Performance & Projects Assistant

 

Other responsibilities

• To provide support to colleagues as required


• Liaise with members of the Academy management team to ensure co-ordination between performance & tour management, social purpose, development, marketing and PR initiatives as appropriate


• Other duties as assigned

NB: this job description is intended to provide an overview of the new role and expected areas of responsibility. It is not a ‘task-by-task’ job description and may evolve and change as the requirements of the Orchestra develop.