Extant is the UK’s leading professional performing arts company that explores visual impairment to create unique and innovative artistic experiences, placing visually impaired people at the centre of all it does.
This role is open to visually impaired people only.
Our Trainee Creative Producer will be an imaginative, highly organised, dynamic and articulate visually impaired person with experience of working in the performing arts.
Start: May/June 2025, fixed term contract ending October 2027
Schedule: 3 days per week (0.6 FTE)
During your time with us we will support you to:
1. Develop, project manage and produce Extant projects, including Associate Artist projects.
2. Support our artist development programme and other areas of our work.
3. Enhance your skills in all elements of producing including fundraising, marketing and financial management, through a combination of mentoring and external training. Training programme will be agreed in line with the TCP’s individual training needs, but may include aspects such as industry landscape knowledge, networking, contracts and negotiation, leadership skills, understanding the creation process, scheduling, communication and audience development.
4. Contribute to Evolve and engage in the internal operations of Extant.
5. Represent the company at meetings and events.
Person specification:
1. You will have experience of delivering creative projects with different stakeholders.
2. You will be able to present persuasive ideas in excellent verbal and written ways and demonstrate ways of adapting your ideas.
3. You will have experience of administration, project development, fundraising and financial management.
4. You will have experience of writing and developing marketing strategy and copy for projects.
5. You will have a strong interest/understanding of the arts and disability scene.
6. You will be able to demonstrate where you have worked collaboratively in a team to bring an idea to fruition and explain the role you played.
7. You will be willing to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
8. You will be happy to work in an office with a guide dog.
To apply please head to our website and read the job pack: https://extant.org.uk/trainee-creative-producer
Application Deadline: 5pm, Friday 21 March 2025
Stage 1 Interviews: Online – 29 & 30 April 2025
Stage 2 Interviews: In Person, London – 6 May 2025
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