Rebecca Phillips
Events Producer, specialising in outdoor cultural festivals and performances
outdoor places
unusual spaces
Senior producer
My current role is Senior Producer at OPUS, based in Birmingham. At OPUS, we don’t just produce events - we create experiences that transform public spaces, bring communities together, and make culture more accessible. We are an all-women, multidisciplinary arts and events company working nationally to produce standout cultural events and creative interventions. We collaborate with artists, clients, and partners to reimagine spaces, turning them into dynamic, engaging, and meaningful cultural destinations that leave a lasting impression. With a track record of working across arts, sport, leisure, corporate, and public sectors, we work everywhere from in green spaces to big city squares and historic landmarks, adapting seamlessly to each unique setting.
Leading on delivering a range of high-quality and high-profile festivals and projects, my role includes:
• Event Delivery
Collaboratively managing all component parts of event and festival design and delivery including; creative visioning, event management and direction, stakeholder engagement and more.
• Creative Producing
Programme curation, commissioning public realm work from conception to delivery; creative collaborative development with cultural organisations and individual artists; working to briefs to meet the needs of clients, stakeholders and audiences alike.
• Event Design and Placemaking
Acknowledging both event design and placemaking are intertwined when working in public realm, I conceptualise upcoming projects through imaging the audience/visitor experience on site - from site design to programming to overall Look and Feel.
• Business Development
Supporting the MD on tenders, designing pitch decks, and event scoping for creative responses for clients.
highlights
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Birmingham Light Festival (2025-ongoing)
Creative Director for the inaugural Birmingham Light Festival
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Light Is Coming (2024)
Producer for the Birmingham Light festival test/feasibility event
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BBC Eurovision Fan Zone (2023)
Event Director and Producer for a 1 day fan zone (with screen and performance stage), commissioned by Birmingham City Council
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New Street Station Public Art Programme (2023)
A year of free events and installations within New Street Station
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B2022 Festival Sites (Jul/Aug 2022)
As one third of Outdoor Digital Productions, we produced, curated and delivered nine festival sites for Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
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Wondrous Stories (March 2022)
Our mass cast outdoor spectacle created by Motionhouse which launched the B2022 Festival
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Production Management for Queens Baton Relay Launch at Buckingham Palace (October 2021)
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Party On The Green (August 2021)
Three outdoor arts festivals in association with Coventry City Of Culture 2021
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