Co-Curator, Music & Ents
Freelance

Kairos is a unique events venue exploring radical ideas for social and cultural change in response to the climate and nature crises. We are looking for an experienced music and entertainments programmer to work with the Director to bring more music and entertainment into our space.

About Kairos

Kairos was set up in 2022 by journalist and climate activist Zoë Blackler as a platform for ideas not being discussed in the mainstream. Our first home was on Holborn Viaduct. We are now settled into a former furniture shop on Tottenham Court Road where we have a large basement space with a piano, professional AV equipment and an alcohol licence.

The core programme is our salon-style talk events: intimate evenings in which participant numbers are kept intentionally small with significant time allocated for discussion. Food is an important component of all our events, which include a break for a one-pot vegan supper that we eat together. Speakers include academics, public intellectuals, policy experts, activists and writers on subjects ranging from animal consciousness and the rights of nature to alternative economics, systems thinking, bioregionalism and the Commons. We also screen documentaries and experiment with new formats.

Kairos is also a developing community and many participants come repeatedly. Our Friday drinks nights, Sunday reading room, monthly book club, open mike nights, parties, walks and other informal activities reinforce this community.

Music and entertainment to date has included musical sets during our parties, concerts by Tree Oh! and Concerts Don’t Cost the Earth, games nights and a singing workshop. We are keen to bring much more music and entertainment into our schedule, both for a regular weekly members slot and for one-off mid-week evening and weekend events.

For a more thorough explanation of the ethos behind Kairos, and details of forthcoming and past events, please explore the website.

The Role

We are looking for a freelancer with experience of music and entertainments programming to help us bring more music and entertainments into our space. Working closely with the director, you will source and propose musicians and other acts that align with our ethos and community. This is a new role and would be a fantastic project for the right person.

Skills and Experience

• Experience as a music and entertainments programmer.
• Broad knowledge of music and entertainment acts that align with our ethos and community.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing schedules.
• Friendly, team-oriented, and comfortable working in a community space.
• A genuine alignment with our values and world view.

Hours: This is a new freelance role. Hours are negotiable but we anticipate several hours a week that you could fit in around other work. However, we would be keen for you to attend music events when possible.
Hourly rate: Dependent on experience.
Location: Kairos, 84 Tottenham Court Road, Central London, combined with work from home.
Organisation type: Not-for-profit Community Interest Company. Funded by the Open Society Foundations.
Deadline for applications: Monday November 10th.

To apply, please email your CV, covering letter and a few suggestions for musicians and acts that might fit within our programme to:
Zoë Blackler
Director, Kairos
jobs@kairos.london

You are strongly encouraged to attend an event at Kairos before applying.

To see all our current vacancies visit the Get Involved section of our website.