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Organisation

Our departments

Six departments make up the business. Each page shows the purpose, the people, the measures that matter and the systems the team works in.

Design Studio

Takes client briefs from first conversation to delivered artwork. The studio produces identity systems, publications, packaging, signage, campaign creative and digital assets, manages concept presentations and client sign-off, and prepares print-ready and digital files to the specification of each printer or platform.

Design Studio Manager11 staff

Gallery and Exhibitions

Curates and delivers six exhibitions a year in the Collingwood gallery and packages selected shows for regional tour. The team manages artist agreements, loans and condition reports, installation and deinstallation, interpretation, public programs and the safe handling and storage of every artwork in its care.

Gallery Curator7 staff

Screen Production

Produces short-form branded content, documentary, music video and social video from the Docklands unit. The team scripts, storyboards, shoots in studio and on location, records sound, edits, grades and delivers to platform specifications, and manages the media asset library and archive for every production.

Head of Screen Production9 staff

Live Production and Events

Runs the black box theatre and delivers events in other venues. The team manages production schedules, bump in and bump out, staging, lighting, sound and vision systems, stage management and crew rostering, and keeps every production safe through risk assessments, inductions and equipment testing.

Production Manager10 staff

Audience, Marketing and Ticketing

Builds audiences for exhibitions, seasons and screen releases and manages ticketing, memberships and front of house. The team writes and produces campaign content, runs social channels and the newsletter, manages media, sponsorship and grant acquittal reporting, and collects the audience data that shapes programming.

Audience Development Manager7 staff

Studio Operations and Finance

Keeps the company running: finance, contracts, copyright and licensing, insurance, freelancer engagement and payment, building and workshop management, child safe compliance, privacy and the controlled document system. The team owns the WHS incident register and reports monthly to the Managing Director and the board.

Operations and Finance Manager10 staff