Producer

People Dancing; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A dance-theatre company in Glasgow is seeking a permanent Producer to join their core team. This part-time role involves managing productions, contributing to artistic development, and shaping the company's future direction. Ideal candidates will have experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement. The role offers flexible working and opportunities to influence the company’s trajectory.

Benefits

Pro rata holiday entitlement

Pension contribution

Qualifications

• Experience in producing for dance or theatre.
• Ability to manage teams and collaborate effectively.
• Interest in shaping artistic direction and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver artistic development and production management.
• Support the existing projects and future trajectory.
• Collaborate with the founding team to define the company’s future.

Job description

Deadline: 17 October 2025

Interview Date: 10th November 2025

Shotput, a dance-theatre company based in Glasgow, is looking for a Producer to be a permanent member of our team, working across productions and artistic development.

Shotput is a growing organisation and this is an opportunity for someone to truly shape the future of the company.

Shotput is looking for a Producer to be a permanent member of our team, working across productions and artistic development. Shotput is a growing organisation and this is an opportunity for someone to truly shape the future of the company in terms of artistic ambition and scale, connection to our communities in Glasgow and Scotland, and international reach.

Contract: Part Time. 28 hours (4 days) per week. Ongoing contract.

Reports to: Founders and Co-Artistic Directors
Line manages: Marketing Manager, PR, Production Manager and other administrative roles as required.

Benefits: Pro rata holiday entitlement and pension contribution.

Application Deadline: 17th October 2025.

Job Start Date: 5 January 2026 or thereabouts.

The Producer will become a third member of Shotput's core team. Working with the two Artistic Directors, they will imagine and deliver future directions for the company. In the next five years, we hope to become both more radical and have further reach, and the Producer will play a major role in this mission.

Shotput is entering a new chapter as a Multi-Year Funded company for the period of 2025-28. We are keen to find someone who can support our existing projects and trajectory and also work closely with us to imagine and define the company's future path.

We would love to work with someone interested in being a true part of the company and who can help shape the role in a way that is valuable to them. We are looking for a collaborator on the work of art that is the company itself.

How to Apply

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