Horse Hospital Collective Member: Programmer
The Horse Hospital CIC Closing date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026
- Full time
- £30k-£40k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
Job Description
The Horse Hospital is an artist-led, not-for-profit independent arts venue, established in 1993 by Roger K. Burton.
In 2025, The Horse Hospital was reconstituted as a Community Interest Company (CIC), and its running was passed from Roger K. Burton to the Horse Hospital Collective. The Collective is entrusted with continuing and expanding the venue's originating vision, as outlined in its mission statement.
A founding member of the collective will be stepping back from most of their responsibilities at the end of 2026, to become a part-time Executive Director. You will join the collective alongside two other established members, with a supported handover period led by the Executive Director.
The organisation is stable, busy and growing - but it is also still in a transitional period, and part of this role is stepping into an ongoing process of shaping its future. We are a DIY space - typically, our programme is financed by ticket sales. You will contribute to our existing DIY programme which does not have allocated funding. You will also lead on identifying and applying for project-specific funding to support the expansion of our programme and organisational development.
As a member of the Collective, you will report to The Horse Hospital CIC's board of directors.
Our mission is to uplift DIY, experimental and countercultural practice in any and all forms that we can accommodate in our events-led model. Alongside our Music Programme Lead, you will co-lead our diverse programme of interdisciplinary cultural practice, with a particular focus on Media and Performance programming.
We are open to a wide range of definitions of 'Media and Performance' in the context of this programming role. For example, we welcome applicants with a strong programming background across practices including (but not limited to): film; performance art; theatre; experimental literature in relevant contexts.
We have a four-day week. At 32 hours, this role is full-time.
Job Requirements
- Deep, demonstrable commitment to DIY and countercultural practice, and a politicised understanding of culture.
- Substantial programming experience with demonstrable expertise in relevant media and performance practices and facilitation of interdisciplinary experimentation.
- Experience in a leadership role in a comparable context (for example, you have run a non-profit, a venue, a festival, an event series, or comparable large-scale project before).
- A track record of successful funding applications. Experience managing funded projects from application through delivery and reporting.
- Understanding of good financial management and reporting practices.
- Outstanding communication and relationship skills; you need to be able to hold working relationships with a large and diverse range of people and organisations.
- Right to work in the UK.
Job Responsibilities
Programming
- Work alongside our Music Programme Lead in researching and delivering diverse programming in keeping with our mission statement, taking a lead on Media and Performance programming.
- Event production and administration
- Establish and maintain working relationships with programming partners.
- Sustain and develop the programme's community-organising approach: building networks and bringing people into cultural production. Supporting people to take risks.
Fundraising
- Research, write and manage funding applications to support the expansion of our programme and organisation
Participation in Collective shared responsibilities
- Actively share responsibility for handling unforeseen circumstances and caring for our building and organisation.
-Uplift mutual accountability to our mission statement and core values.
-Steward internal governance protocols.
-Steer The Horse Hospital through its long-term strategic goals
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Horse Hospital Collective Member: Programmer
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Combined arts
- Role: Curation
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026
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Job: Horse Hospital Collective Member: Programmer
Job: Horse Hospital Collective Member: Programmer
Organisation: The Horse Hospital CIC
Postcode: WC1N1JD
How to Apply
Please email a 1-page cover letter, CV, and two references to [email protected] by midnight on Monday 31st August 2026.
Please send all files as PDFs. Please provide contact information (email address and contact number) for each referee alongside a one-sentence note about the nature of their relation to you.
First round of interviews will be in the week commencing 7th September 2026.
A second round of interviews will take place in late September. If you are invited to a second interview, we will ask you to prepare some additional application materials. At this stage, we may also ask for an additional reference if previous referees are not able to comment on a particular element of your application.
We strongly encourage and welcome applications from those from global-majority and/or working-class backgrounds.
- Contact name: Georgina Lynch
- Contact email: [email protected]
About The Horse Hospital CIC
The Horse Hospital is an artist-led, not-for-profit independent arts venue, established in 1993 by Roger K. Burton. For over thirty years it has uplifted countercultural and experimental art across music, performance, film, fashion and visual art, and served as a living archive of countercultural activity and outsider art.