Producer: Dance and Performance (Part Time) - GLA16244
GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION
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Job summary
Glasgow Life is seeking an Arts Officer: Tramway Producer – Dance and Performance to join our Glasgow Life Arts and Music team. This is a part-time, permanent role based at Tramway in Glasgow, requiring 14 hours per week.
You will lead year-round contemporary dance and performance programming, manage budgets, coordinate productions, and work with communities and partners to deliver imaginative cultural experiences across the city.
Qualifications
- Degree in arts/festival management and significant festival/events production experience, training or qualifications.
- Experience and track record of working in a Producing role in a venue and/or festival environment within the contemporary dance and performance sector.
- Excellent knowledge of contemporary dance and performance in Scotland, UK and International context.
- Sound finance and budget management skills – including experience in financial forecasting, monitoring and budget reconciliation.
- Knowledge and understanding of production arts in a theatre context specifically ability to understand, interpret and evaluate technical riders, risk assessments, stage plans and production schedules.
- Excellent communication skills a calm, patient, and professional manner.
- Excellent project management skills ability to manage many projects at once.
- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- The ability to work well with a changing landscape internally and externally
- Excellent IT skills good experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office with particular focus on Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Flexible approach to working hours is required for this role covering occasional evening and weekend working.
Responsibilities
- As a Producer: Dance and Performance, you’ll be part of an established team, reporting to the Programme Manager.
- You’ll play an essential role in producing Tramway’s year‑round contemporary dance and performance programme.
- Your work will make a visible and lasting difference.
- This could be: Supporting our communities; Creating cultural experiences; Or working behind the scenes to make it all happen
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Company: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION
We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and that starts with the people who work here.
Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for an Arts Officer: Tramway Producer – Dance and Performance to join our Glasgow Life Arts and Music team.
Our teams focus on making a real difference through culture and sport in Glasgow. If you’re excited by the idea of being part of that, this could be the job for you.
14 hours per week.
Permanent
The listed salary is for a full-time role. If you’re applying for a part‑time or bank job, we will calculate your pay on a pro‑rata basis.
Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE with excellent public transport links/free parking nearby, we are unable to offer hybrid working for this role.
As an Producer: Dance and Performance, you’ll be a part of an established team, reporting to the Programme Manager. You’ll play an essential role in producing Tramway’s year‑round contemporary dance and performance programme. Your work will make a visible and lasting difference. This could be:
- Supporting our communities
- Creating cultural experiences
- Or working behind the scenes to make it all happen
We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role.
- Degree in arts/festival management and significant festival/events production experience, training or qualifications.
- Experience and track record of working in a Producing role in a venue and/or festival environment within the contemporary dance and performance sector.
Excellent knowledge of contemporary dance and performance in Scotland, UK and International context.
- Sound finance and budget management skills – including experience in financial forecasting, monitoring and budget reconciliation.
- Knowledge and understanding of production arts in a theatre context specifically ability to understand, interpret and evaluate technical riders, risk assessments, stage plans and production schedules.
- Excellent communication skills a calm, patient, and professional manner.
- Excellent project management skills ability to manage many projects at once.
- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- The ability to work well with a changing landscape internally and externally
- Excellent IT skills good experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office with particular focus on Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Flexible approach to working hours is required for this role covering occasional evening and weekend working.
Download the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section on MyJobScotland. Use this to shape your application and show how your experience aligns with the job.
When selecting candidates for interviews, managers will look for candidates who meet all the ‘essential’ criteria listed in the Person Specification. If there are many candidates, they may also consider desirable skills. So, include those if they apply to you.
At Glasgow Life, our work changes lives. As a charity, we bring communities together and support wellbeing through sport, culture, heritage, and learning.
Learn more about Glasgow Life in our 10 Facts video in the Further Information section on MyJobScotland.
Some of our benefits include:
When you join, you’ll get 30 days’ holiday. Plus 6.5 public holidays if you’re full‑time. This increases to 35 days after 5 years of service.
Fancy a bit more time off? You can buy extra holiday too!
Join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – a Defined Benefit scheme that provides you with a secure pension for later life.
Sometimes we all need support and a listening ear. Our free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme can support your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.
As a colleague, you can enjoy discounts on the things you love, from Glasgow Club memberships to our museum shops and our online store. We are also part of the cycle‑to‑work scheme, helping you stay active.
We are proud of our flexible and inclusive work policies, which help you balance work and life. We also offer support for learning, development and career progression.
Please note that Glasgow Life is an Arm’s Length External Organisation to Glasgow City Council. We are currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure. This may impact current salaries quoted in job adverts. To learn more, visit -
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation.
To get started, complete our short application form. In this, you’ll fill out:
- Work history
- Qualifications/training
- Key questions like “Why are you a good fit for this role?”
Use the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section to guide your answers.
The closing date for this job is 11.59pm on 22nd November. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing Mon 30th November.
Our Arts & Music service brings Glasgow to life! From world‑class festivals to inspiring community programmes, we use the power of creativity to connect, include, and uplift people of all ages and backgrounds. We deliver unforgettable cultural experiences that enrich lives and boost the city’s vibrant visitor economy. Read more here -
https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-music-and-cultural-venues
We’re working to build a team that reflects the rich diversity of Glasgow’s communities — where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to be their full, authentic selves at work.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Learn more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here:
We’re also committed to Fair Work First principles, including effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment and respect for all our staff. Learn more about our approach to Fair Work First here:
We’re working hard to address underrepresentation in our workforce. We especially welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minority communities.
We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.
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For further information about working for us please refer to our website
https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/work-with-us
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