Senior Producer - Grade 7

University of Bradford; England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension through USS

Campus facilities

Family-friendly policies

Salary sacrifice schemes

Campus nursery

Job summary

Theatre in the Mill at the University of Bradford, supported by The Methodist Church in Britain, seeks a Senior Producer to shape and deliver its artistic programme from planning through evaluation. You will oversee visiting and touring productions and run workshops and events for students, staff and the wider Bradford community.

Ballpark budget handling and negotiating artist contracts are core requirements, with emphasis on high-quality arts programming and strong leadership to drive creative

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience commissioning artists and creative work, including negotiating and managing contracts
• Experience programming and producing high-quality arts and cultural activity

Responsibilities

• Produce and deliver the theatre's artistic programme, from planning through to presentation and evaluation
• Manage visiting and touring productions, including contracting, scheduling, artist liaison and practical delivery
• Produce workshops, events and creative opportunities for University of Bradford students

Skills

Commissioning artists

Contract negotiation

Arts programming

Budget management

Job description

Senior Producer post in Theatre in the Mill, the University of Bradford's university theatre, which presents socially engaged work with students and the wider Bradford community. The role covers producing the theatre's artistic programme from planning through to evaluation, managing visiting and touring productions, and running workshops and events for students. Its core demands are commissioning artists, negotiating contracts and managing budgets, so applicants need a proven track record in those areas.

What the job involves

• Produce and deliver the theatre's artistic programme, from planning through to presentation and evaluation
• Manage visiting and touring productions, including contracting, scheduling, artist liaison and practical delivery
• Produce workshops, events and creative opportunities for University of Bradford students

What’s required

Experience

• Demonstrable experience commissioning artists and creative work, including negotiating and managing contracts
• Experience programming and producing high-quality arts and cultural activity

Skills & knowledge

• Strong financial management, including budget setting, monitoring and reporting

What’s offered

• 25 days annual leave plus 13 statutory and customary days, taken at Easter and Christmas
• Family-friendly policies
• Campus facilities
• Employer contribution pension through the Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Benefit schemes, including salary sacrifice schemes
• Campus nursery