We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and resourceful Producer with proven experience in the development, planning and delivery of creative projects and productions.
In 2025-26, Upswing will be delivering a range of projects including a UK tour of Showdown, a large-scale commission for an outdoor spectacle and small-scale outdoor and libraries tours. We will also be building an international tour for our acclaimed adaptation of the Princess and the Pea in co-production with New Vic theatre and the Unicorn.
The Producer will demonstrate a significant understanding of the processes involved in producing and evaluating touring projects and in maintaining and developing relationships with partners, funders, artists, and other stakeholders. Working closely with the Senior Producer and General Manager, the Producer will support across all strands of Upswing’s work, including:
– Sector development
– International touring
– Development of new work
– Commissions and large-scale projects
– Mid-scale touring
– Small-scale touring and libraries
– Creative engagement / audience development activities ( workshops, talks, schools & education, care homes)
Job details:
Hours: 37.5 hours/week excluding breaks. Evening and weekend working may be required. If additional hours are worked no overtime will be paid, but Time Off In Lieu can be arranged.
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Period of Contract: full time , 18 months fixed term with the possibility to extend the contract or shift to a permanent position funding pending.
Leave: 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus 1 additional day for each year of service
Location: Hybrid working is available for this post. We are located in Stoke-on-Trent but welcome applications from anywhere in the country as long as you are able to travel for meetings. We operate a flexible working policy and a suitable working pattern will be agreed. On occasion the post may require travel and overnight stays away.
Job pack
For the full job description, duties and responsibilities and person specification please download the job pack below:
Applying:
After reading/listening to the pack in full, please send the following to recruitment@upswing.org.uk with ‘Producer’ in the subject line by 5pm on Friday 10th January 2025:
– A letter limited to two sides of A4, which should clearly set out your suitability for the role in relation to the person and job specifications outlined in this pack, evidenced by examples of your past experience.
– Your CV (maximum two sides A4).
– A completed equality and diversity form, this will be kept separate from your application and helps us determine how well we have done to reach a diverse pool of candidates.
– The contact details of two referees.
Shortlisted applicants will be notified by email by Monday 13th January at 5pm. All applications will be dealt with in confidence. We will respond to each applicant regarding the progress of your application.
Interviews will be held on 16th January 2025 via Zoom.
Support in your application:
It is part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion to develop a workforce that represents the diverse communities we work with. We actively encourage applications from people of the Global Majority* and disabled people. We are a Disability Confident employer, recruiting and supporting disabled people in the workplace.
If you would like the Recruitment Pack or Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form in an alternative format, support in completing your application, or you would like an alternative way to make your application, please contact Sascha Goslin, general manager, sascha@upswing.org.uk, to discuss a suitable format.
If you would like to discuss the role before you apply, you are welcome to arrange an informal 1:1 Zoom chat with members of our team. If you would like to take up this invitation, or arrange a phone call, please email us at sascha@upswing.org.uk.
*For clarity we recognise Global Majority as a term for people that includes people of Indigenous, African, Caribbean, East Asian, South Asian, South East Asian, Latin American, mixed heritage and other ethnic
groups who are often racialised as ‘ethnic minorities’.