Creative Producer

JOB INFORMATION

JOB TITLE: CREATIVE PRODUCER

PURPOSE OF JOB
The SO Festival team’s core staff is relatively small, therefore the Creative Producer will be responsible for a wide range of tasks. From leading on and delivering day-to-day tasks to make the festival happen, including contracting artists and organising their logistics, booking venues, recruiting temporary staff, creating rotas, collecting health and safety information; to liaising with stakeholders, developing relationships with potential funders and driving the festivals ambitions and plans forward.

Responsible to: Development and Partnerships Manager

Team Relationships: Working in partnership with other team members, colleagues at Helsingør Teater and the Embassy Theatre and wider Magna Vitae teams. You will also manage relationships with selected external organisations.

Main terms & conditions

Salary of £28,000-£30,000 dependant on experience.

You will also benefit from some of the best terms and conditions in the leisure field employment: including a voluntary membership of a generous contribution pension scheme plus free use of Magna Vitae’s fitness suites and swimming pools.
20 day’s annual leave, increasing to 25 days after 3 years’ service.

The post holder is required to carry out their duties in a way that supports Magna
Vitae’s Equality & Diversity Strategy.
HEALTH & SAFETY:
The post holder will take all reasonable care of themselves and of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. All actions must be conducted in accordance with Magna Vitae’s Health and Safety Policy & Commitment Statement.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN & ADULTS:
Magna Vitae have a duty to promote the welfare of, and safeguard of children and adults at risk. The post holder is required to comply with the company Safeguarding
Policy.

This post requires a DBS Check

Work Location: You work base will be Meridian Leisure Centre, Wood Lane, Louth, LN11 8SA.

Travel to other work bases and community settings on a regular basis to meet business need.

Type of Contract: Full Time/ Permanent

The activities described below may be varied from time to time to meet the needs of the company. The following duties are not exhaustive but merely indicate the work range and core content of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake further relevant duties. The duties are not arranged in priority order.

KEY DELIVERABLES
- You will work closely with the Artistic Director, Development and Partnerships Manager and the wider team to help produce our live festival programme and year round projects aligned to our Activity Plan. These are currently:

- SO Festival: A high quality 3 day European street theatre festival which reflects local needs and distinctiveness, builds a sense of belonging, driven by new access and engagement practices, building international connections
- International Programme Consortium: A collaborative approach to International programming with other

Lincolnshire/ midlands based partners that increases the amount of International art in the area and decreases its environmental footprint,
- Placemaking: A programme of networking, conferences and master classes supporting freelancers, arts/ cultural organisations and other organisations with an interest in coastal/ rural placemaking to explore and develop culture in coastal and rural areas.
- Start and Sustain: Work programmes built around supporting both local, national and International artists and creative sector workers to start and sustain a career in the sector.
- Digital Commissioning: In partnership with Threshold Studios develop and explore what digital intervention into street theatre looks like to make technology more effective in place, rather than online, to support and develop place making
- You will work closely with all team members and departments to administrate and produce all aspects of our festival and year round work.
- To be the organisational driving force, providing support to and being the central communication link to all elements of artistic planning, production, health and safety, logistics and administrative functions for the festival.
- To support delivery of our actions around our Investment Principle work
- Support our commitment to Talent Development by line managing and supporting a small festival team, comprising graduate interns and interns and volunteers.
- Monitor budgets alongside Development and Partnerships Manager; be responsible for organising new suppliers, purchase orders numbers, processing invoices and logging against budgets.
- Liaise with stakeholders and businesses to ensure they are kept up to date with festival plans.
- Cultivate relationships with potential funders and stakeholders to look for opportunities for funding support where appropriate
- To advocate for the value of culture among key stakeholders and partner organisations and be an ambassador for the values, goals and objectives of Magna Vitae and SO Festival at loca