Glasgow City Council has launched a search for Scotland’s first Night-Time Economy Manager, a new role designed to support the city’s hospitality, entertainment and nightlife sectors.
The successful candidate, who will work with the newly established Night-Time Economy Commission, will act as a link between the city council, hospitality and entertainment operators, and other stakeholders. The role will focus on addressing challenges facing the sector, including operating costs, transport, regulation and evolving consumer behaviour.
As a press release noted, responsibilities will include implementing action plans developed by the Commission, advocating for the night-time economy and working with partners to improve public safety, transport connectivity and the customer experience.
The Night-Time Economy Commission is chaired by Mike Grieve, managing director of Sub Club and chair of the Scottish Night-Time Industries Association. Other members include representatives from DF Concerts, Glasgow Life, licensing bodies and organisations including Music Venues Trust.
“Cities across the world are increasingly recognising the value of their night-time economies and the need for dedicated leadership to help them thrive,” Grieve commented. “Glasgow already has the venues, talent and creativity that make it one of the UK’s great night-time destinations.
“As the UKs’ first UNESCO City of Music, the city benefits from an enviable heritage which provides the ideal platform to raise the bar even higher on our famed hospitality and nightlife. This role is an opportunity to bring people together, tackle long-standing challenges and help make Glasgow an even better place to work, perform, visit and enjoy after dark.”
Echoing his sentiment, councillor Angus Millar, co-chair of Glasgow’s cross-sectoral City Centre Taskforce, said the position represented an opportunity to shape the future of Glasgow’s night-time economy.
“This is a genuinely exciting and generational opportunity to shape the future of Glasgow’s world class night-time offer,” he said. “With the Commission, we’ve got the respected and expert voices to champion for positive change. The Night-Time Manager will be absolutely key to delivering that change.
“The role demands knowledge and experience of how both the night-time economy and local government work and solid ideas of how they can work together better. This is a hugely attractive and influential post which, I’m sure, will trigger interest from across Scotland and further afield.”
More information can be found here.
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