Production management trainee

Application deadline: Sunday 6 September at 6pm

Hours: 273 hours over the traineeship. Start and finish times will vary.

Duration: This is a fixed-term PAYE post from 1 October to 3 December (2 months) part-funded by the Stage Door 11 programme with Good Chance. The number of days per week will vary from 2 to 5 to be decided by the Supervisor, the total number of days across the contract is 39.

Salary: £13.45 per hour. Approximate monthly salary before deductions is £1,836.

Location: This role is open to candidates based in South Yorkshire. The post holder will work on site at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Good Chance and Sheffield Theatres are partnering to offer a practical production management traineeship for someone with experience of forced displacement, to join the Sheffield Theatres team for 2 to 5 days a week over two months.

The successful candidate will support the planning and delivery of productions and events within a busy producing theatre. Working closely with the Production Manager and wider Production and Technical teams, the Trainee will gain practical experience of professional theatre production from planning and rehearsal through to technical rehearsal and performance, including the productions of Singin’ in the Rain and Twelfth Night.

A strong understanding of all production disciplines is fundamental to effective Production Management. The Trainee will therefore work alongside colleagues across Production and Technical teams to develop knowledge of the processes, people and skills involved in creating and delivering theatre.

By the end of the traineeship, you will have gained:

• Practical experience of Production Management within a producing theatre.
• Understanding of how productions move from planning to performance.
• Experience working alongside Production and Technical teams.
• Experience of rehearsals, technical rehearsals and live performance.
• Knowledge of professional theatre processes, systems and working practices.
• Experience within a professional producing theatre environment.
• Experience as part of Good Chance’s Stage Door 11 programme cohort

For more details including how to apply please visit Sheffield Theatres website via the Apply button.

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.