JOB OVERVIEW

A core member of the Public Programmes team, the Producer: Artist Development & Research works closely with the Artistic Director, Head of Programming & Producing, and Assistant Producer to plan and deliver programmes which support artist and producer career development and research.

The Place is building a cross-organisation research culture which values and supports artists’ and producers’ practice research, underpinning innovation and excellence in dance performance, choreography, audience development and dance health, alongside scholarship. We give artists space and resource to experiment and learn from the ideas that don’t work, as well as those that do. For the most promising ideas, we back them through to production, with residencies in our theatre and support to build partnerships and tours.

To support the transformative potential of artists and producers, we run a series of development programmes, including our annual festival, Resolution, which is the longest running showcase opportunity for early career dance artists in the UK, accompanied by a series of workshops to build the skills and knowledge artists need for a successful portfolio career, and an annual webinar series for professionals.

The Producer: Artist Development & Research will deliver a portfolio of programmes which contribute to these areas, including Choreodrome (our annual residency programme) and our Associate Artist programme, which is currently being redesigned. One of the first tasks in the role will be to work on the final design and implementation of a new Associate Artist programme.

Care and equity underpin our programmes and the Producer: Artist Development & Research plays a key role in ensuring that artists who participate feel well supported whatever their background or experience.

SALARY & CONTRACT TERMS

SALARY

The salary for this position is £37,764 per annum.

Salaries are reviewed in August each year when any cost-of-living increases are made. No salary changes are made until after successful completion of a probationary period.

CONTRACT TERMS

This is an open-ended permanent contract. This is a full-time position (equivalent to 40 hours per week). These hours are inclusive of a one-hour paid lunch break each day. Your hours of work will be agreed with the line manager.

Whilst in the six-month probationary period the notice period will be two weeks. Once this period is successfully completed the post holder will be confirmed in the post and the notice period will be eight weeks.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment.

CLOSING DATE

The application closing date is Mon 24 Aug 2026 at 12:00pm (noon). We reserve the right to close applications early depending on the volume of applications we receive and so we advise it is better to apply early.

INTERVIEW DATES

We anticipate that interviews will be conducted on Thu 10 Sep 2026 either in person at The Place or remotely via Microsoft Teams (or similar platform as necessary). Interview dates may be subject to change.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

A full breakdown of the person specification for this role can be found HERE. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A non-exhaustive but detailed list of the key responsibilities for this role can be found HERE.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

For a breakdown of what to expect from our general recruitment process, please see our information page HERE.

If you have any further questions that relate to this role before you make your application, you can send these to us addressed to: Christina Elliot, Head of Programming & Producing and we will do our best to answer by email, or arrange for an informal online chat as appropriate.

HEADER PHOTO CREDIT

Choreodome | 2025 | Photo by Sophie Le Roux.