NextGen community producer

Salary: £32,903 per annum

Location: London

Closing date for applications: Thursday 20th August 2026 at 5pm

Help shape a national community for emerging creatives, creating opportunities that support young people pursuing careers in music.

Youth Music is equalising access to music. We’re a national charity helping marginalised young people to make and monetise music. Every year, we raise £10 million to fund inspirational grassroots music projects and support aspiring young creatives up and down the UK. We’re campaigning to break down barriers for young people facing inequity, exclusion and discrimination. Together with our partners, we’re helping the next generation to transform their lives through music. Join Us.

The NextGen Community Producer will play an integral role at Youth Music shaping and developing our support for young creatives, particularly helping them to close the gap between learning and earning in music.You’ll join us at an exciting time as we look to continue scaling and enhance our community engagement efforts. Building on strong foundations, your focus will be on increasing participation and fostering a more cohesive and active community. Your innovative strategies and passion for supporting young creatives will be key to driving deeper connections among members and creating a compelling offer for the community.

Day-to-day you’ll be programming national events, workshops and networking opportunities; brokering progression opportunities though Youth Music’s industry partners – such as writing camps - and recruiting to paid freelance creative roles. The job will involve managing a variety of relationships with young people, playing a central role in developing and leading the NextGen community strategy, and supporting the development of a new brand and user journey for NextGen community members.

Key responsibilities

Programme Development

• Act as the day-to-day lead and point of contact for the Youth Music NextGen Community, representing their voice internally and externally.
• Devise and implement a clear strategy for the continued growth and development of the NextGen Community, with support from the Engagement team.
• Deliver impactful programmes of activities and support that will progress young people into creative careers.
• Develop and grow the NextGen Community brand ensuring a clear offer and user journey for potential new members.
• Increase the role the community plays in designing and delivering the NextGen programme, aligning with Youth Music’s wider aims and values around youth voice.
• Increase interaction between NextGen Community members.
• Develop the NextGen talent pool.

Events

• Develop, deliver and grow our programme of regular NextGen Community events across the country to bring the community together and showcase their talent.
• Develop and manage events and activations taking place with brands who are part of Youth Music’s Partner Programme.
• Promote attendance at all NextGen events, working with our Comms and Marketing team.

Partnerships

• Build and leverage relationships with partners and networks to enhance the offer for the NextGen Community (such as events, performance opportunities, workshops, studio time, content creation, and exclusive offers etc).

NextGen Fund

• Contribute to and support NextGen Fund decision panels.
• Support the promotion of the NextGen Fund via being the spokesperson for the NextGen Community at external events such as panels.
• Work with our Comms team to ensure that content created through the NextGen Fund is showcased on Youth Music’s social and digital channels. E.g. Sound of the Next Gen playlist.

Recruitment

• Lead on NextGen recruitment for NextGen Community Events and the Youth Music Awards.
• Create recruitment pipelines for other Youth Music or partner opportunities. (e.g. gigs, festivals, activations, focus groups, etc).
• Create and source relevant national music-related opportunities for Youth Music’s ‘opportunities board’.

Demonstrate Impact

• Work with the Insights Team to listen and act on feedback from the NextGen Community.
• Share our learning internally and externally at panels, conferences, and through reports or written pieces.

Other

• Ensure all activities are delivered in line with Youth Music’s values with inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility at their core.
• Be a safeguarding champion, ensuring best practice Safeguarding is embedded throughout our work and all issues and concerns are escalated as appropriate.
• Ensure budgets are managed effectively, accurate records are kept and invoices approved on time.
• Undertake other tasks that may be requested from time to time that may be consistent with the nature and scope of the role.

Person specification

Minimum Criteria

• Notable experience in building and engaging communities in music, creativity or other youth-led spaces, platforms or organisations (at least 12 months cumulative relevant experience).
• Strong ability to build new relationships, engage with diverse creative communities, and foster meaningful connections.
• A passion for music and a strong understanding of the UK creative industries.
• Demonstrable experience supporting the journeys of young creatives.
• Experience in developing, implementing and growing brands and programmes, particularly those that support young people.
• Experience of working directly with young people.
• Proven track record of programming and managing events within budget constraints.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver on KPIs.
• Experience working in a small, collaborative team, demonstrating efficiency and self-motivation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of representing Youth Music externally.
• Comfortable with public speaking and acting as an ambassador at events, conferences or panels.
• Ability to deal sensitively with confidential personal information.

• A strong commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion, alongside a working understanding of safeguarding best practices.

Desirable

• Previous experience in music industry, e.g. working with artists, events, campaigns.
• Familiarity with charities and an understanding of their role in the music industries.
• Experience in developing a brand, with knowledge of marketing and social media strategies to grow community.
• Partnership development - experience in building and maintaining relationships with corporate partners.
• Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM systems for managing community membership and engagement

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.