MIF & THE FACTORY
Manchester International Festival (MIF) is on an exciting journey to becoming The Factory – a new organisation with a simple but ambitious vision: To Invent Tomorrow Together.
Launched as the first large-scale international arts festival to focus exclusively on commissioning and premiering ambitious new international work, in 2023 we will open our landmark new space in the heart of the city, as well as continuing to deliver the citywide Festival every other year.
Building on the success of the Festival and Manchester’s unmatched history of invention, The Factory will reach across the world, physically and digitally, with extraordinary new work, and an inventive, empowering approach to co-creation, research and training.
Current job openings
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Equalities & Representation Manager
HR · Manchester International Festival/The Factory · Hybrid Remote
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Venue Operations Programme Manager (Fixed Term)
Venue · Manchester International Festival/The Factory · Hybrid Remote
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Editorial Manager (Fixed Term)
Audiences - Marketing · Manchester International Festival/The Factory · Hybrid Remote
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Development Coordinator
Development & Commercial · Manchester International Festival/The Factory · Hybrid Remote
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Head of Ticketing
Ticketing · Manchester International Festival/The Factory · Hybrid Remote
Our Mission
Through art, music and culture, in digital and physical space, our mission is to create the meeting points between imagined futures and real lives.
Throughout all our areas of work we will embody our values: Open, Inventive, Equitable, International, and Determined.
Equalities, Equity & Inclusion
As we move forwards on our journey towards becoming The Factory, we want to bring together a talented team of people, reaching out into every corner of Manchester and harnessing the talent and energy that is found across the city and beyond.
We are continually reviewing recruitment processes and our internal support for all employees as part of our ongoing commitment to diversifying the workforce in the creative industries. MIF has a detailed Equalities Action Plan, which includes an Equalities Working Group, reporting to Executive and Board, and sub-groups with specific communities, including Race Representation Group, Pride (LGBTQI+) Group, Disability Representation Group, Gender Equality Group and Socio-Economic Mobility Group.
At MIF various pastoral support routes are in place including additional support for those with caring responsibilities and access to external professional support services with a focus on wellbeing. Flexible working, including part time and job-share options will be considered for all suitable roles.
About Manchester International Festival
We bring together artists from different art forms and backgrounds to create dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking new work, which we stage in a rich tapestry of venues across Greater Manchester – from theatres, galleries and concert halls to railway depots, churches and car parks. We work closely with venues, festivals and other cultural organisations around the world, whose financial and creative input helps to make many of our projects possible and guarantees that they have a life after each Festival has ended.
We work widely within communities around Manchester with My Festival, MIF’s creative community. My Festival is a diverse network of creative people who are forging closer connections with MIF – taking part in public projects, connecting the Festival to their communities, and joining our programmes of training activities, workshops and other special events.
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