Application Deadline: 28 April 2025 12 am
We’re an ambitious, multi-disciplinary, production company working out of (and managing) Richard Street Studios, an artist led space in Rochdale Town Centre – right across the road from the train/tram station. We work in and across Greater Manchester and nationally, to create exceptional films, theatrical productions, binaural audio pieces and outdoor walking tours with both local communities and international artists.
We are a small but growing team, and we are on the hunt for a Producer. This is a new, exciting, role which will to help us expand the organisation and to scale up the volume of our productions and output. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Producer with a track record in successful, high quality, project delivery across a range of artforms within agreed timeframes and budgets. You will be well supported but given autonomy in your work. You will therefore be an excellent communicator – comfortable in a variety of contexts and working with teams of creatives and cross sector partners – with excellent organisational skills in order to ensure stress-free delivery for all involved.
You can see all about us and examples of our work here:
Website: www.breakingbarriersrochdale.co.uk
Instagram: @rochdale.breakingbarriers
Facebook: @breakingbarriers
YouTube: Breaking Barriers CIC – YouTube
Main Purpose of the job:
- Be the lead Producer of Breaking Barriers projects – developing approaches, liaison with partners, team, participants and manage public engagement with projects as appropriate to each project. Some projects will tour to schools, venues and community contexts with partnership support.
- Manage budgets, draft contracts, write copy to support the communications and promotion of each project and other administrative tasks
- Supporting partnership liaison and project fundraising
- Collate data, support reporting and evaluation as appropriate to each project
The candidate will work closely with the Artistic Director and Executive Producer on overall planning of new projects – but will be expected to lead on the delivery of assigned projects. These could range from producing and touring performance work in theatres and schools, outdoor, film, festival or audio projects with our skilled creative team in a variety of locations across Greater Manchester and England.
We’re looking for someone with the appetite for being part of our positive, connected and learning company culture. Someone who is adaptable, ready to get stuck in and work with us to ensure we build a stable future. We are looking for a creative, organised and caring individual who shares our values. We believe in the highest quality experiences. We believe in fairness and equality; we tell brave stories with under-represented communities by valuing their lived experience.
This role is full time, but we are open to a discussion about days if this is a barrier to making an application. It is a fixed-term post for 12 months, with potential to extend the contract and continue to work with us as we develop the organisation.
Producer: Main Duties
The majority of your work will be to work closely with the leadership team – taking the lead on your assigned projects with responsibility for each production – overseeing all aspects of delivery.
Producing Breaking Barriers projects
- Work closely with the Executive Producer and Artistic Director on planning all activities, budgeting, scheduling and project production processes
- Act as the primary contact for all matters relating to the project with creative and technical teams, delivery partners and/or participants and community members – ensuring a smooth flow of information for all between Breaking Barriers, project partners and delivery teams
- Responsibility for leading all production processes such as budgeting and management of budget, drafting agreements with all contractors, schedules and call sheets, management of time sheets etc
- Liaison with any box office teams for set up of any (free or on sale) ticketing requirements and guest lists
- Communicating and ensuring codes of practice, work protocols and participatory guidelines are understood and adhered to by all team members
- Managing logistical arrangements accommodation, catering or travel
- Ensuring excellent access provision is in place to meet the needs of disabled artists, participants, teams etc.
- Supporting fundraising plans, partnership communications and leading funding bids where appropriate
- Keep up to date with socially engaged arts industry best practice, and aware of current trends nationally
- Develop relationships and connections to benefit our project and project beneficiaries to develop and share insights, intelligence and appropriate opportunities
- Promote a supportive, collaborative, and organised working environment for all project teams
- Maintain systems for administration and budget management
- Contribute to the implementation of plans that ensure fairness, equality and climate sustainability is embedded into our production processes
- Collate and code financial information for the processing and payment of invoices, petty cash etc.
- Responsibility for finding affordable ethical suppliers for all materials used
- Contribute to professional workshops, knowledge sharing /exchange or training and development for the benefit of our team and local creative community at Richard Street
- Representing Breaking Barriers by attending events, sharing insights, intelligence, methodologies etc
- Where appropriate, work with the team to plan ahead and foresee potential ‘crunch’ points in order to identify when additional support will be needed
- To support the hosting of any work placements or student learning experiences on any project
Marketing and Communications
We are intending to recruit a Marketing Manager, but until then you will need to work with project partners communications teams to agree and deliver project marketing plans:
- Act as the primary contact for all communications matters relating to the projects (media handles /channels/campaigns etc)
- Develop marketing and communications for the project campaigns
- Share insights to develop appropriate and targeted communications as necessary
- Share opportunities or learning / case studies / curate related content for our regular social media channels and /or communications)
- Liaise with the Marketing Manager when in post
Manage data, support reporting and evaluation
- Contribute to setting up systems to monitor Breaking Barriers’ impact and reach
- Contribute to collating data and reporting requirements for any project funded activity
- Collate data and analysis of engagement for reporting to funders
- Support documentation using photography, video, forms etc.
Health and Safety
- Follow and abide by all Breaking Barrier policies
- Work with the team to ensure responsibility for the health & safety of all project delivery, including attending safeguarding, mental health first aid and first aid training
- Complete risk assessments and follow best practice
- Keep up to date with First Aid best practice and incident book to record all accidents
- Keep medical information and emergency contacts about all contracted team members
Other
- Be an advocate for and represent Breaking Barriers at events and support our productions
- Carry out any other duties as can be reasonably expected as a Breaking Barriers employee
Person Specification
- A minimum of five years’ demonstrable experience of producing professional and/or community projects (essential)
- Demonstrable experience of successfully steering complex projects from start to completion (essential)
- Understanding of a wide range of artists practices and processes (essential)
- Willingness to travel and work at site-specific project locations – sometimes outdoors (essential)
- Working with partners and creating systems and processes that enable funder monitoring and/or reporting requirements (essential)
- Financial literacy and experience of managing project budgets of varying sizes (essential)
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people (essential)
- Positive and enthusiastic approach to work and ability to be flexible and adapt when a project requires (essential)
- A commitment to working in a socially engaged manner to create equality of opportunity (essential)
- Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise (essential)
- Willingness to represent Breaking Barriers appropriately and comply with our policies around communications, and ensure that all actions are in the interest and spirit of Breaking Barriers (essential)
- Capacity to respond and dedicate time in time-sensitive matters (essential)
- Experience of copywriting/proof-reading (essential)
- Strong understanding of GDPR regulations (essential – but training can be provided)
- Understanding of CRM management (desired)
- Knowledge of Rochdale, Greater Manchester and its cultural landscape (desired)
- Experience or understanding of supporting fundraising bids and Arts Council of England Lets Create strategy and requirements (desired)
- Understanding of health and safety in the workplace and safeguarding requirements with a willingness to get a DBS certificate (desired, training will be provided if needed and application fee will be covered by Breaking Barriers)
- Driver’s licence would be useful (desired)
Terms and Conditions of Employment
Annual salary: £32,000 pro rata (based on 5 days per week)
Status: 12 month fixed term contract PAYE (or F/T 37.5 hours per week)
Holiday Entitlement: Statutory holidays of 25 days plus all public bank holidays
Probationary period: 3 months
Notice period: 1 month
Place of work: Richard Street Studios, 44-46 Richard Street, Rochdale, OL11 1DU. The postholder will be expected to travel in Greater Manchester and the UK to develop projects and meet partners as appropriate.
Pension: The Company makes a 3% contribution into the company’s group
personal pension plan on condition that the employee makes a minimum
contribution of 5%, totalling an 8% pension contribution
Closing date: Monday 28th April 12pm
Line Manager Executive Producer
Contract Fixed-term 12 month contract
Working hours 37.5 x hours per week
Core working hours are between 10am – 5pm Monday
to Friday, however due to the nature of the role, evening and weekend work may be required, and we operate a TOIL (time off in lieu) system for this.
How To Apply
To apply for the role of Producer at Breaking Barriers, please write a statement explaining how you meet the criteria along with your CV to jodie@breakingbarriersrochdale.com
If you’d prefer to send your statement as a short video, please send one no longer than 3 mins.
Please also complete an anonymous Equal Opportunities Monitoring form which can be accessed here:Equalities Monitoring Form – Google Forms
We guarantee first round interviews to candidates who identify as having a disability and or as Global Majority and have appropriate transferable experience in the cultural sector. If you see yourself as someone who meets these criteria, please say so in your supporting statement.
Interviews
First round interviews will take place at Richard Street Studios, Rochdale on Tuesday 13th May with Parvez Qadir (Artistic Director), Jodie Ratcliffe (Executive Producer) and Ayla Suveren (Consultant).
There might be a second round of interviews, either online or in person depending on the volume of applicants.