As production manager, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks related to planning, implementing and following up events and areas of responsibility, in close collaboration with artists, performers, partners, suppliers, venues, core staff and other employees.

This includes, but is not limited to tasks such as:

• Developing projects in close collaboration with the Artistic Director and artists/musicians
• Obtaining technical information and requirements from artists, and contacting and placing orders with technical suppliers
• Management of Borealis’ equipment and inventory
• Planning and setting up rehearsal and performance schedules
• Travel bookings
• Mapping and communicating volunteer requirements
• Mapping and organising the festival’s transport and logistics requirements
• Practical implementation of events
• Further development of digital production tools
• Lead and train parts of the festival staff in production work and execution
• Responsibility for project budgets and obtaining price quotes
• Participation in public debates and discussions when relevant, and if the person concerned is comfortable with it

Borealis wants to be a workplace that sees and brings out the potential in each individual employee. Tasks and areas of responsibility will therefore be tailored to the best candidate. Personal suitability may outweigh formal qualifications, and qualifications other than those listed below may be considered:

• Broad cultural expertise and interest in experimental music, stage production and an array of cultural expressions
• Ability to work independently in a structured manner and with an eye for detail
• Good multi-tasking abilities and ability to ensure progress
• Experience as a cultural producer, technical producer or concert organiser
• Good technical understanding of sound, lighting and stage
• Good computer skills and familiarity with digital tools
• Positive and solution-oriented team player

Applicants must identify with our core values: curious, challenging, playful, generous. Borealis wants a diverse workplace that reflects the population in terms of gender, age, disabilities, cultural, ethnic and social background amongst other things, and encourages all qualified candidates to apply!

• A varied workload with meaningful and challenging tasks
• A social and pleasant working environment with great colleagues in an exciting field
• Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development
• Pension scheme

An 80% position is available. Please indicate in your application if you would prefer a different percentage. The position requires flexibility. In the run-up to the festival, from January to March each year, the position is 100%, while the rest of the year the hours are reduced to a total of 80%.

Application deadline 2 June 2025
Please fill out the application form and attach your application letter and CV, including references from previous jobs.

Interview: before the summer
Start up: September 2025
Contact person for questions regarding the position:
Agnes Hvizdalek – daglig leder | +4745685370 | agnes@borealisfestival.no

Borealis presents a challenging artistic programme through an annual international festival for experimental music and related activities throughout the year. The festival was launched in 2004 and presents groundbreaking music and art from Bergen, Norway, Sápmi and around the world through concerts, talks, performances, exhibitions, film programmes, installations, radio art, family events and workshops.

Borealis aims to be a place for new experiences, where a diverse audience feels welcome and aims to bring the world to Bergen and Norwegian performers and artistic projects to the world. The organisation has long focused and worked purposefully to represent the society we live in, both on stage and behind the scenes, by making conscious choices regarding gender balance and ethnic diversity, among other things. The organisation and our work shall reflect our fundamental ethical awareness of diversity, inclusion, social equality and sustainability.

VISION
Experimental music for everyone

PURPOSE
Borealis is a leading platform for experimental music and art, through both an annual festival and year-round activities. Borealis aims to challenge the establishment and promote collaboration. Borealis prioritises artistic freedom, diversity and sustainability, and provides a space for voices and perspectives that would otherwise not be heard. Borealis aims to be a key player in cultural life, setting the agenda and promoting international artistic exchange.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES
Celebrate experimentation: Borealis aims to be a home for new musical expressions that celebrate experimentation and push boundaries.

Challenge the established: Borealis is a festival that continuously challenges established norms, structures and ways of thinking – both in music and in the way we think about society, culture and our common future. Borealis stimulates change, innovation and playfulness.

Support the development of new talent: Borealis will provide a platform for new talent who want to challenge the established and develop their own unique artistic expression. Through programming, commissioning new works, artist residencies and mentoring programmes, the festival will support young artists in breaking boundaries and experimenting with their work.

Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration: Borealis will be a meeting place for artists, academics and social actors who want to challenge their own fields and explore the boundless possibilities of music. The festival will promote projects that create dialogue between different disciplines and provide new insights. We challenge genres and traditions.

Promoting diversity and inclusion: Borealis will work to include different voices, cultures and perspectives. Borealis wants to create an inclusive arena that gives a voice to artists and social groups that are often marginalised.

Engaging and challenging the audience: Borealis will engage audiences in issues that challenge and inspire. The festival aims to spark curiosity and create experiences that offer new perspectives.

Create sustainable artistic experiences: Borealis will be a leader in sustainable festival operations, with the goal of minimising its environmental footprint and being conscious of its use of resources. Borealis will also promote discussions about the environment and sustainability, and challenge the art world to think differently about these issues.

Strengthen Bergen’s role as an internationally leading city of art: Borealis will strengthen Bergen as a leading international city of art by attracting artists and audiences from all over the world.

Borealis will challenge expectations of what a festival can be and create a dynamic platform for forward-looking artistic experiences.

ARTISTIC GOALS

• Borealis will have a distinct artistic profile, dare to experiment and allow room for failure

• Borealis will develop artists and create new voices

• Borealis will continue to push the boundaries of who can be called a ‘composer’

• Borealis will present a gender-balanced programme

• Borealis will present art from Sámi, Kven and Finnskog groups as part of its programme

AUDIENCE OBJECTIVES

• Borealis will contribute to broadening the horizons of its audience

• Borealis will touch, create dialogue, develop knowledge and stimulate new thinking and be playful

• Borealis will engage a more diverse audience in terms of gender, age, cultural and ethnic background, sexual identity, functional variations, language and listening experiences

• Borealis will continue to work to create ‘safer spaces’ for everyone

ORGANISATIONAL GOALS

• Borealis shall be a professional organisation and a solid and inspiring partner

• Borealis shall be an attractive workplace where talented people thrive and develop

• Borealis’ staff, festival team, board, volunteers and other collaborators shall represent the diversity of society

ECONOMIC GOALS

• Borealis shall have a sustainable economy that provides predictability and room for manoeuvre

• Borealis shall work strategically for long-term collaboration with supporters

• Borealis shall be able to make choices on an ethical basis and strive to uphold the principles of sustainability

VALUES

Curious, challenging, playful, generous