Promenade X St. Patrick’s Festival Traineeship

Performing Arts Forum; Dublin; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 71,000; Part time

Job summary

Promenade and St Patrick’s Festival invite applications for a part-time traineeship for an emerging event organiser/producer focused on festivals, street performance and circus. You will split time between sites and learn practical skills in logistics, planning and collaboration.

This placement runs December 2026 to April 2027 with a fixed-term salary of 5,840 EUR gross. Regular hours are two days per week on-site in Dublin 7, with occasional travel to training locations and evenings/weekends

Qualifications

• Interest in producing and event organising for festivals and circus.
• Based in Dublin or willing to commute to Dublin 7.
• Willing to travel to training sessions with Promenade.
• Collaborative and able to work evenings and weekends during festival period.

Responsibilities

• Support programming managers with projects within the festival programme.
• Liaise with clients and update spreadsheets.
• Learn skills of a busy producer and events organiser during training.
• Potential ownership of smaller projects as capacity allows.

Skills

Producing interest

Festival experience

Event logistics

Team collaboration

Flexible evenings/weekends

Job description

Part-time traineeship for an emerging event organiser/producer with an interest in festivals, street performance and circus.

This is a part-time traineeship for an emerging event organiser/producer with an interest in festivals, street performance and circus.

The traineeship is run between two organisations, Promenade and St Patrick’s Festival.

You will spend time working with both organisations to learn the skills a busy producer and events organiser will need, focussing on collaboration, planning and logistics.

As part of the programming team for St. Patrick’s Festival you will support the programming managers with various projects within the festival programme, administrative tasks, liaising with clients and updating spreadsheets. You will also have the opportunity to see how other departments in the organisation run; including production, marketing, sponsorship and operations. You will work closely on the Festival’s Treasure Hunt event (Saturday 14th March), exploring engaging ways for audiences to interact with public space. Working with your personal strengths, there may be opportunities for ownership of smaller projects.

With Promenade you will join the Future Producers cohort – a training and development scheme for emerging and aspiring Producers. You will take part in specialist training from industry professionals in areas surrounding all aspects of producing, from learning how to bring a creative idea to life, to the realities of funding and event delivery.

Pay & Conditions

Contract: Fixed Term, Part-Time

Total Placement salary: 5840 Euro Gross (Fixed term: December – April 2026)

This is a PAYE contract and income tax/PRSI/USC will be deducted at source.

Pay will be managed by Promenade and made in monthly installments, subject to working hours.

Location:

St. Patrick’s Festival Office: Unit 1, Blackhall Green, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7, D07 NY07

The candidate must be within easily commutable distance of Dublin 7 for the duration.

Additional travel to training in Co. Clare, Tralee & Waterford & other locations (as outlined in the schedule)

There is a small allowance towards receipted travel, subsistence and associated costs that will be agreed in advance for training activities outside Dublin City.

Reporting to: Aoife Carry, Artistic Director of St Patrick’s Festival & Kath Gorman, Director of Promenade

Indicative start period: December 2026

Holiday entitlement: 3.12 days leave to be taken across this period.
NB: P-T holiday entitlement based on 8% of 312 hours (39 days)

Candidate Profile:

• A strong interest in producing, event organising, supporting and facilitating creative work
• Proven interest and experience in circus, spectacle, street performance, festivals or outdoor performances
• Have the skills for practical, organisational and people-facing work
• Works well in a team and are ready to collaborate
• Flexible and willing to work evenings and weekends over the Festival period
• Based in Dublin, within a reasonable commuting distance to the St Patrick’s Festival Office (Dublin 7)
• Willing to travel to additional training sessions with Promenade (on pre-agreed dates and locations)

Timeframe:

Fixed term traineeship from December 2026 – April 2027, including placement with St. Patrick’s Festival January – March 2027. See schedule for Key Dates.

Total Placement Days:

• 39 Days total (inclusive of 3 days holiday allowance) from December 2026 – April 2027.
• 26 days with St. Patrick’s Festival
• 10 days professional training and coaching with Promenade

Regular working hours will be 2 days a week, on site at St. Patrick’s Festival Offices, from 11th January – 10th March

The regular working hours will increase closer to event delivery, there may also be some weekend and evening working.

The candidate must be available to work across the full St. Patrick’s Festival 13th – 17th March.

Schedule

The selected candidate will need to be flexible as days may change from week to week according to activity/specific project demands.

Key Dates across the placement:

• Future Producers training (January 12 & 13th), National Circus Festival of Ireland, Tralee
• St. Patrick’s Festival Induction (week beginning January 11th)
• Future Producers training (16th & 17th Feb), Spraoi, Waterford
• Event Delivery: St. Patrick’s Festival (13th – 16th March) – 4 days
• Future Producers training (late March tbc)
• Additional online Future Producers training with Kevin Wratten of Split Second (Jan – April)

About Promenade
Promenade is a Cork based arts organisation working to support artists and organisations working in the fields of circus, participatory arts, public art, street art and spectacle both nationally and internationally. Promenade’s aim is to support the next generation of producers and artists through training and mentoring with their career development.

This traineeship is co-funded by the Arts Council’s Creative Production Supports Scheme.

About St Patrick’s Festival

St. Patrick’s Festival are responsible for one of the largest spectacle events in Ireland, the annual parade in Dublin, celebrating St Patrick’s day. Aside from the main Parade their programming includes a wide range of music, performance, spectacle, dance and theatre. Now one of the world’s biggest festivals with a global reach, the Festival aims to showcase world-class art and street theatre that platforms and celebrates our unique culture, heritage and traditions.

Closing date for applications: By 12 noon on Wednesday 18th November
Interviews will take place online Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26 November.