Participation Producer, The Garage Trust

The postholder will play a key role in coordinating the day-to-day delivery of our Participation programme, ensuring participants, tutors and families receive clear and timely communication, whilst producing a portfolio of high-quality performances, events and projects.
You will provide administrative and practical support across the department, helping activity run smoothly and taking a proactive approach to participation, retention and sales.
As part of the role, you will also undertake regular Front of House duties from our busy reception desk, acting as a welcoming face of the organisation. You will greet building users, answer enquiries in person, via email and on the telephone, and proactively promote our building, programme and activities wherever possible.

PRODUCING
To produce productions, events and performance for classes & companies in the participation programme, in collaboration with delivery staff, professional artists and performers as appropriate to individual briefs
To support the Participation Team on producing performances, shows and events where there are multiple classes involved
To seek out and develop new partnerships and build upon existing partnerships that lead to exciting event and performance opportunities
To develop our Participation Performance Companies, increasing participant numbers, setting briefs for creative work, overseeing creative work and developing public performance opportunities
To work with the Creative Director on Events and Projects that raise the profile of the trust
To manage event and performance budgets
To lead on pre-production meetings
To collaborate with the Technical Supervisor and Team as required
To create, lead and manage the staff teams involved in events and performances
To contract and manage external contractors as required for events and performances
To co-ordinate an annual event and performances schedule, ensuring all staff are aware of any roles and responsibilities required