HighTide Theatre Asssistant Producer Recruitment Pack

HighTide is a theatre company and charity based in East Anglia that has an unparelled HighTide Theatre 24a St John Street, London EC1M 4AY eleven-year history of successfully launching the careers of emerging British playwrights. Our alumni speak for themselves: Luke Barnes, Adam Brace, E V Festival 152 High Street, Aldeburgh IP15 5AQ Crowe, Elinor Cook, Theresa Ikoko, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Anders Lustgarten, Joel Horwood, , , Nessah Muthy, Vinay Patel, , Contact 0207 566 9765 Phil Porter, Beth Steel, Sam Holcroft, Al Smith, Sam Steiner, and Email Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig. We have partnered with the highest quality theatres across hello@.org.uk the UK, from the Traverse in Edinburgh, to the Royal Exchange in Manchester, Web Theatre Royal Bath and the National Theatre in London. We discover new talent, hightide.org.uk provide creative development opportunities for playwrights and other creatives, and Leading Partner: Lansons stage high quality theatre productions both in our region and nationally. We enable Major Funder: The Backstage Trust new and underrepresented playwrights to express their visions of contemporary politics and society, demonstrate their potential and showcase the future of theatre. Artistic Director

We produce the HighTide Festival annually in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, and in 2017 we Executive Producer launched a second annual festival in Walthamstow, Greater London. Each HighTide Francesca Clark

Festival provides a world-class platform for the work of new playwrights and for local theatremakers. We are proud to present contemporary theatre in Chair communities who otherwise would not have access to it. In addition to the festival, Tim Clark we tour theatre productions across the UK and we produce several artist Deputy Chair development programmes in East Anglia and from our administrative base in Graham White

Farringdon, London. Directors Steven Atkinson To help deliver our work are looking for an exceptional Assistant Producer who Nancy Durrant Sue Emmas will be responsible for the core administration of the company and help deliver both Liz Fosbury Jon Gilchrist HighTide Festivals, our world premieres and develop our writers. Diana Hiddleston Priscilla John Clare Parsons How to Apply Vinay Patel John Rodgers This pack contains the Assistant Producer job description and person specification. Leah Schmidt The equal opportunities monitoring form is a separate attachment. Festival Board Tallulah Brown To apply for the position please provide a CV and covering letter detailing your Andrew Clarke Joyce Hytner OBE suitability and reasons for applying for the post, and submit a completed equal Heather Newill opportunities form. Ruth Proctor Dallas Smith Jenni Wake-Walker Roger Wingate Email applications to [email protected] Caroline Wiseman

Patrons th Deadline for applications is 10am on Wednesday 28 February 2018. CBE Sir CBE Sally Greene OBE First interviews will take place the week commencing the 5th March at our offices in Sir David Hare Sir London. CBE CBE

If you are invited to interview please let us know if you have any access requirements. HighTide are an equal opportunities employer and we would like to encourage people from all backgrounds and of all abilities to apply.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Assistant Producer

Responsible to: Line managed by the Executive Producer. They will also work closely with the Artistic Director, Producer, Aldeburgh Festival Producer, Walthamstow Festival Producer and Audience Engagement Officers.

Purpose of the role: The Assistant Producer will support the administration of all HighTide’s work.

Responsibilities: Administration and Producing

• Support the Executive Producer and Producer in administration of the organisation. • To assist in the producing of the HighTide Festivals, touring and artist development work. • To act as the first point of contact within HighTide’s offices for phone and email enquiries and general correspondence. • To support the Producer in the company management of the festivals including travel, accommodation, company passes and company events, to ensure the highest level of company care. • To recruit and train the Festival Front of House and Box Office team to deliver the highest standard of customer service at the Festival. • To assist the Artistic Director in their administration as needed.

Artistic Development

• To administrate existing and new artistic development programmes, such as Sparks and First Commissions. • To log and database submissions to artistic development programmes. • As requited, to read script submissions and provide feedback via Sparks. • To support the Producer in the management of the First Commissions programme including promotion, shortlisting and partnerships. • To book audition and rehearsals space for HighTide staff and affiliated artists. • To provide administration for affiliated artists as required, such as script printing and binding, and supporting casting processes. • To attend sharings and readings of new work when required. • Co-ordinate script reading nights at HighTide’s offices.

Marketing and PR

• Update the HighTide website and create content for HighTide’s social media channels and monthly e-newsletter. • To manage databases and guest lists for events. • To work with publishers to produce the HighTide playtexts. • Monitor ticket sales and respond with appropriate action with targeted campaigns. • Compile and analyses audience data after each festival or tour, creating a marketing report. • To increase the company’s earned income through the selling of advertising space in Festival brochures.

Outreach

• To work with Festival Engagement Officers to deliver outreach work to each festival.

Income Generation

• To meet income generation targets on fundraising, to be set with discussion in advance. • To support the Artistic Director in corresponding with donors, writing reports, organising tickets, and delivering donor events

General:

• To attend read-throughs, sharings, previews, press and supporters’ nights, board meetings and other HighTide events as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential skills and experience:

• Experience of administration, preferably within a professional cultural organisation.

• Experience of producing theatre productions,

• Experience of producing live events.

• Experience of managing budgets.

• A meticulous eye for detail.

• Excellent written and spoken English and confident communication skills.

• IT skills – working knowledge of Word, Outlook, Power Point and Excel.

• Proven track record in managing multiple tasks and working to deadlines.

• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a small team.

• A passion for HighTide’s work and a commitment to broadening cultural diversity and access across all HighTide’s work.

Desirable (but not essential) skills and experience:

• An interest and/or knowledge of East Anglia, Waltham Forest and British theatre.

• Experience using Spektrix software.

• Experience in website updating and management.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

This is a full-time engagement, starting April 2018 for an initial fixed term period of one year. There will be a 3-month probationary period.

Salary: £25,000 per annum

Days: Monday to Friday 10am – 6pm with some evening and weekend work required.

Holidays: 20 days per annum, not including public holidays.

Place of work: Primarily HighTide’s base in Farringdon, London. There will be regular travel outside of London, particularly to East Anglia, paid for by HighTide.