Director

Full-time, permanent.

We are seeking a collaborative, astute and strategic leader to guide Impressions Gallery into its next chapter.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Director will provide strategic and creative leadership for the organisation, working closely with our experienced team and partners to deliver an ambitious programme, strengthen our long-term sustainability and ensure excellence across our work.

Impressions has championed photography for more than fifty years, commissioning and presenting significant new work, supporting emerging practitioners, highlighting underrepresented voices, and helping bring photography to wider audiences.

We are seeking a leader who values this history while looking to the future, and with a genuine belief in the role photography can play in creating opportunities and positive social change.

For more information about the role, please download our Recruitment Pack.

The salary for this role is £43,000 to £46,000 p.a., dependent on experience.

To apply, please submit the following to team@impressions-gallery.com

• A CV, detailing your work and education.
• A covering letter (no more than 3 pages) explaining your relevant experience and interest in the role.
• Candidates are also invited to complete our anonymous equal opportunities monitoring form (https://forms.gle/qH2dn5qjz2JLzpwG8).

Your CV and cover letter will be assessed and scored against the role requirements using the information provided above.

If you would like to request further information about the organisation or to arrange an informal phone call about the role, please contact team@impressions-gallery.com.

Closing date: Thursday 22 October 2026 at 12pm, midday.

You will receive an email to confirm receipt of your application.

First stage interviews will take place online during w/c 2 November 2026.

For candidates taken through to the second stage, in-person interviews will be held in Bradford on Tuesday 17 November 2026.

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If this role excites you, but you are unsure whether your background matches every aspect of the person specification, we encourage you to apply. We are interested in your vision, leadership, values and potential, as well as your experience to date. You may already be leading an organisation of similar scale, or you may be ready to take the next step into a Director role. What matters most is your ability to lead Impressions Gallery through its next chapter with ambition, integrity and imagination.

Top image: Make Yourself at Home: Stories from Bradford © Faye Hatton courtesy Impressions Gallery.