Producer

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**Background**

Brixton House is a modern arts venue in South London.

An inspired vision to build a cultural hub centred on the legacy of the former Ovalhouse Theatre. Our new multi-arts venue, with a particular focus on theatre, tells stories from underheard voices and communities that represent our home in the heart of Brixton.

Our arts programme reflects the rich and authentic storytelling of local and international diverse communities and champions innovative and creative entrepreneurial perspectives. Brixton House: a modern venue in the heart of Brixton.

Our **mission** is to empower our undervalued, unheard, and excluded communities through our creative and cultural spaces

We live by our **values**, and they are at the core of everything we do
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Enterprising**

We are a strong creative enterprise providing security and stability for creative freedom to be realised.
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Welcoming**

We will remain connected to our communities and treat everyone with kindness and respect; Brixton House is their home from home
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Nurturing**

We foster a caring and compassionate environment that inspires to be and give their best.
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Radical**

We encourage people to be authentic, affirm their rights, be critical, bold, resolute and determined.
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Celebratory**

We embody a spirit of hope.
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Collaborative**

We will establish an integrated hub of creative spaces, performances, training, business ventures, and jobs for the local community and beyond.

We here at Brixton House believe in the power of stories and how it can transform and enrich our lives through the magic of theatre.

Our aim is to encourage children, young people, young adults, adults, our elders, families, artists, and communities to engage, create, learn, experiment, play and be the future storytellers.

**PURPOSE OF THE ROLE**

Brixton House is looking for a creative, experienced, and highly organised Producer to join the Artistic team and help realise the creative ambition of our productions and performances. The Producer will be responsible for supporting the overall Artistic Team and most closely the Senior Producer and Executive Creative Producer in producing all aspects of the programme and will liaise and work directly with all internal and external creative teams and artists. They will work closely with the Creative Engagement Producers to ensure all creative output is aligned in conjunction with Brixton House’s ethos, aims and ambitions, alongside the technical and marketing teams to realise the ambitions.

The role will support artists and work at various stages of development across a range of cross-art form productions, presentations, R+D’s and commissions.

To be responsible for supporting the day-to-day requirements of the programming and producing team and wider organisation.

To work with the Senior Producer and Executive Creative Producer to develop long-term strategic relationships with partners to extend our reach, develop new communities and find new places for our work.

To support with the development and delivery of Artistic Associates alongside the Senior Producer and Executive Creative Producer.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Producing**
- To work with the Senior Producer, Executive Creative Producer and other managers in all planning for productions festivals and one night events, including all advancing.
- To develop contacts with artists, producers, theatres and other collaborators and organisations
- To facilitate the creation of artistic work at the highest level, responsible for end to end project delivery and line management of creative and project teams as appropriate, reporting to Executive Creative Producer and Senior Producer.
- To manage and update the planning diary / Yes plan with all shows, supporting cross departmentally where needed.
- Provide day to day producing management-ensuring that all work is produced and presented with high quality production values, contracted efficiently and reconciled with the finance team.
- To support the Programming and producing team, and wider Artistic vision to develop, programme and produce an interesting, engaging, and coherent programme of in-house productions, presentations, and commissions, as agreed with the Executive Creative Producer and P+P team, including ensuring exceptional opportunities for young people to participate and perform with the Creative Engagement department.
- To proactively seek to provide a positive, supportive, and efficient service to all incoming artists/companies/hirers and other collaborators.
- To support the Senior Producer to draft and deliver detailed and accurate show information for the organisation including contracts and budgets, leading on these where necessary.
- To facilitate the programming of each mixed artform season of work with the wider Artistic team, deputising for the Senior Producer where necessary
- To read all scripts at all stages of development and manage the submission window, supporting the