Senior Producer

GBP35,000 - GBP40,000 DOE

Plymouth, PL1 2TR

Permanent, Full Time

Theatre Royal Plymouth is a registered charity, inspiring a lifetime of creativity for audiences, artists and participants throughout Plymouth and the wider region.

As the principal home of performing arts in the Southwest, we engage and inspire many communities, creating memorable experiences for people from all backgrounds. TRP do this by creating and presenting a breadth of shows on a range of scales, with their extensive creative engagement programmes, by embracing the vitality of new talent and supporting emerging and established artists, and by collaborating with a range of partners to provide dynamic cultural leadership for the city of Plymouth.

The Vacancy

We are looking a Senior Producer to join us and play a key role in Theatre Royal Plymouth s Leadership Team.

In this role you will be responsible for the coordination and line producing of TRP productions, working with a range of departments. Whether a project, event, or a production on one of TRP s stages or in a village hall in Devon, the Senior Producer must always work to TRP s vision and values.

You will work closely with departments across the building including Planning, Production, Technical, Marketing, Communications, Box Office, Front of House and Finance.

Key responsibilities:

To ensure that all the TRP s artistic work is produced to the highest standards and to provide supportive and positive relationships with artists and creative partners.

To be the main point of contact both for the creative team on a production or other artistic projects or event and for the rest of TRP, and to ensure communication is clear and consistent between the two.

To work closely with the Executive Director, Producing and Programming and Head of Finance, to draft and refine show budgets to assess feasibility and establish financial parameters for each show.

To work closely with the Marketing and Communications team, advising on contractual requirements, attending marketing and image design meetings, checking brochure, poster and programme proofs prior to print.

To support the Executive Director, Producing and Programming in the negotiation of co-production contracts, where required. To ensure that their terms are communicated to relevant departments and upheld.

To attend production meetings, marketing and press meetings and planning meetings as and when required.

To work with the Head of Production on recruitment of the Stage Management Team.

Our ideal candidate:

Professional experience of producing at scale.

Experience of creative team and co-production contract negotiation, drafting and execution.

Numeracy and budget management skills including previous experience of creating and managing complex budgets.

Significant experience of working with creative teams

Numeracy and budget management skills including previous experience of creating and managing complex budgets

Good understanding of Equity and BECTU agreements

Good leadership skills and experience of managing teams of staff.

In return we offer:

28 days including statutory holidays

Company Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Great ticket offers

Discounts with many local businesses

Are you an experienced Senior Producer looking for your next challenge? If so, we d love to hear from you!

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to cultivating a culture of inclusion at TRP with a workforce, participants and audiences that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

The collective power of each team member s life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression and talent creates the very best environment for us to achieve our ambitions and lead the sector.

In recruiting for our team, we recognise the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Closing date for applications: 12:00pm Friday 12 January 2024

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.