Join Our Team - Senior Creative Producer
Purpose of job
We’re excited to offer a unique role for 12 months for someone to join our Senior Leadership team.
The Senior Creative Producer is a transitional role combining the oversight and support of the Learning & Engagement team whilst working dynamically with Artistic Leadership to pilot and produce new seasons of multi-artform work and festivals across our spaces.
Connected to the sector artistically, this role will involve collaborating with various stakeholders including artists, agents, producers, educators, and community leaders to support the curation of innovative artistic and educational experiences that foster appreciation for film and the performing arts.
About You
You’ll be piloting new ways of delivering multi-artform work and festivals across our three heritage sites, supporting the curation of innovative artistic and educational experiences that foster appreciation for film and the performing arts.
You will be innovative, dynamic, highly organised and thrive on establishing new ways of working to evolve programmes of work to empower artists, audiences and learners to flourish, engage and hone their skills, making a positive impact on the community, whilst helping us to cultivate diverse and inclusive experiences for all.
Your enthusiasm for the arts will drive your producing approach, ensuring financial stability and the sustainability of our vital creative and public programmes within our heritage buildings.
You will also be competent and practical, providing steady leadership, financial prudence, and clear reporting to stakeholders.
The role would suit anyone (freelance or working within an arts organisation) excited by a 12-month opportunity to work across our three historic, iconic venues.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role, please contact Mark Hollander, who is working with us as an external recruiter for this post. You can contact Mark at mark@markhollander.co.uk.
For full details of the role please see the job description.
*Leeds Heritage Theatres is committed to promoting the safeguarding and the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This role will need to complete an enhanced DBS check.
About us
Leeds Heritage Theatres is a registered charity united by a single cause; to bring people together, create the extraordinary and provide a positive environment in which to entertain and educate.
Our three venues – Leeds Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and the Hyde Park Picture House – collectively present the very best in live performance, music, comedy and film; drawing audiences of around 350,000 a year from the Leeds city region and beyond.
We’re proud of who we are and what we do. With our combined, unique skills, we make a real difference. We inspire one another. We become stronger. Everyone is welcome to share in this labour of love.
Salary and Benefits
Contract Type: Part-time, fixed-term 12 months
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
Salary: £45,000 (pro rata)
Holiday entitlement: 33 days, plus bank holidays (pro rata)
Benefits
- Generous average salary pension scheme, plus health and sickness benefits
- Regular staff offers and discounts for our venues and local businesses
- Free to use Employee Assistance Programme that supports your health and wellbeing
- Personnel investment and training
- This role is suitable for flexible working arrangements, although a proportion of work will be in person on site, and on occasion at venues across the UK
Probation Period: Six months
Notice Period: Three months on completion of probationary period
Hours: 22.5 per week
To apply
Please submit your CV together with a cover letter (maximum of 800 words) to humanresources@leedsheritagetheatres.com with the title of the role you are applying for as the email subject. Please direct any questions to this email address or arrange an informal chat with Mark Hollander, who is working with us as an external recruiter for this post. You can contact Mark at mark@markhollander.co.uk.
We also require you to complete and attach with your application a Disclosure Declaration Form which can be downloaded by clicking on this link. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered.
Senior Creative Producer job description
The deadline for receipt of applications is Mon 20 January 2025 (9am).
Round 1 interview: Fri 24 January 2025 – online
Round 2 interview: Tue 28 January 2025 – in person
Our organisation is actively seeking applications from people from the global majority and those with a disability.
We are committed to promoting safeguarding and the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. Therefore, all appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and relevant roles will need to complete an enhanced DBS check.