We are seeking a Participation Trainee to work across all of our participation projects, support our administration and operations teams, and work closely with schools, community organisations and freelance theatre-makers.
As participation trainee, you will have the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge of the theatre industry through working as part of the team that delivers the Donmar’s schools and community work. Donmar Warehouse will support you in developing your personal professional development plan during the role, offer external mentoring and networking opportunities, and support with mentorship beyond the 12-month post.
CATALYST supports the development of talent both on and offstage which is underrepresented both at the Donmar and in the wider industry. Through this talent development programme, the organisation creates bespoke experiences for roles/individuals within the organisation, welcoming a range of voices and skills to the Donmar.
The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying / mentoring and more.
Terms: Fixed Term, 12 Months
Salary: £25,643
Application deadline: Sunday 29 September at 11.59pm
We are seeking an Assistant Sound Designer to work on NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812. This person will have the opportunity to contribute to, and gain insight into, a professional production process and develop their skills and artistic voice, by assisting the sound designer to realise the sound design for a Donmar production.
This person will have the desire to pursue a career in sound design and is of a background underrepresented at the Donmar and the wider theatre industry. We define this as artists who experience barriers to work and training due to ethnicity, gender, low economic background and/or identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodiverse.
CATALYST is our career development programme continuing our commitment to equity in access to theatre jobs. This role is an opportunity to contribute to, and gain insight into a professional production process and further develop your skills and artistic voice.
Terms: Fixed Term - Up to 25 days across the production process.
Salary: £129 per day
Application Deadline: Tuesday 1 October 2024. Interviews will take place on Thursday 10 October 2024.
BAC Next Gen Producers is our annual programme for young people aged 18 to 29 who want to develop practical skills in live event producing. The programme takes place over 15 weeks between January and April.
We take on 8 young people each year and hold weekly sessions where we host creative workshops facilitated by BAC staff and other industry professionals. Participants can expect to hone their producing skills in areas such as budgeting, contracting, marketing, artist liaison and event delivery.
As the cohort develop these skills, they are also working towards building our annual Homegrown Festival. This is the culmination of the programme which sees an entire building takeover across a weekend in mid April.
We are seeking an Assistant Choreographer to work on NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 . This person will have the opportunity to contribute to, and gain insight into, a professional production process and develop their skills and artistic voice by assisting the choreographer to realise the choreography for a Donmar production.
This person will the desire to pursue a career in choreography and is of a background underrepresented at the Donmar and the wider theatre industry. We define this as artists who experience barriers to work and training due to ethnicity, gender, low economic background and/or identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodiverse.
CATALYST is our career development programme continuing our commitment to equity in access to theatre jobs. This role is an opportunity to contribute to, and gain insight into a professional production process and further develop your skills and artistic voice.
Terms: Fixed Term - Up to 25 days across the production process.
Salary: £129 per day
Application Deadline: Thursday 26 September 2024. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 October 2024.
We are inviting applications for a six-week paid internship at the London Palladium.
This is a fantastic entry level opportunity for someone who has recently left school or college and is looking for hands-on training. You will work full-time at the London Palladium for six weeks, mentored by the backstage teams and receiving support from Masterclass. During this six-week internship you will observe and practise skills needed to pursue a career backstage in theatre. You will gain insight into many roles backstage, from carpentry to lighting, sound to automation, with the opportunity to learn about career options from a range of people already in the theatre industry. You will also receive a workplace reference for future employment.
This is an entry level role, intended for a school- or college-leaver, and therefore suitable for people who have no formal theatre training. However, we do want candidates with some skills in carpentry / woodwork or electrics or sound.
This internship is a development and learning opportunity for those who are interested in exploring the options for a backstage theatre career.
Key Information
Application Deadline: 9am, Monday 22 September 2024
Interviews: mid October
Start date: 4 November 2024
End date: 15 December 2024
Job Location: Central London
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Salary: National Minimum Wage
This traineeship is part of our Careers in the Arts Project in collaboration with Corn Exchange Newbury and offers a great opportunity for anyone aged 18 to 25 who may or may not have previously considered a career in the arts.
Our Community Access Trainee will be based at The Watermill Theatre, working with the Outreach team to engage our local community through our outreach and access programme, and also collaborating with our Marketing department to promote, celebrate and increase the number of people accessing the work.
Previous qualifications and/or experience in this industry is not essential - this role will suit candidates who prefer to learn through experience.
Creating Routes is back for 2024, with over a decade of proven success giving Global Majority* facilitators the tools they need to be effective in their chosen path.
Our aim is to provide an alternative route into entering the sector, one that strikes a balance between the practical and the theoretical. Creating Routes trainees get the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and experience needed to gain employment in Participatory Arts sector.
Creative Routes Alumni have gone onto work with: Talawa, EEA, London Bubble Theatre Company, Young Vic, Birmingham REP, Imperial War Museum, Theatre Royal Stratford East, and Battersea Arts Centre.
We actively welcome applicants who identify as LGBTQ+, Disabled and people living in the boroughs of Croydon and Greenwich.
*People who identify as Black Caribbean, Black African, South Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern or Latine.
This is a great opportunity to work with the Arts Section at Warwick District Council, gaining skills, knowledge and experience of the district's arts sector. Based within the Collections & Engagement Team, you will work closely with the Learning & Engagement Officer and our Learning & Engagement Assistants across our three sites: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Royal Spa Centre and Leamington Town Hall.
The successful candidate will have a passion for the arts and culture, and a desire to break down barriers in order to engage diverse audiences and ensure that they have opportunities to access, create and benefit from cultural activities.
You will use arts, culture and heritage to enhance and improve learning through creative workshops, visits, talks, performances, events and digital arts, and using online content. You will deliver learning and engagement events while ensuring that health and safety requirements and the principles of Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults are met. This includes the use of risk assessments, standard operating procedures and documenting and reporting events.
Develop key finance skills in this exciting 12-month internship at an iconic dance institution!
The trainee role will work across all areas of the finance team to develop an understanding of the finance function. The trainee will be supported to develop the ability to process and understand financial transactions, maintain financial records, analyse and present data and develop finance reconciliation skills.
This trainee position supports the Finance Supervisor in managing income and expenditure workflows for The Place, ensuring timely processing, payments, and reconciliations according to agreed processes and service levels. The trainee also assists the Chief Financial Officer, Finance Business Partner and other business areas with data reporting and analysis as needed.
Training will be provided to ensure that the trainee is able to complete the work independently within a timely manner and develop finance skills in order to progress towards a finance qualification.
We are seeking an Assistant Set Designer to work on NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812. This person will have the opportunity to contribute to, and gain insight into, a professional production process and develop their skills and artistic voice, by assisting the designer to realise the set design for a Donmar production.
This person will have the desire to pursue a career in set design and is of a background underrepresented at the Donmar and the wider theatre industry. We define this as artists who experience barriers to work and training due to ethnicity, gender, low economic background and/or identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodiverse.
CATALYST is our career development programme continuing our commitment to equity in access to theatre jobs. This role is an opportunity to contribute to, and gain insight into a professional production process and further develop your skills and artistic voice.
Terms: Fixed Term - Up to 25 days across the production process.
Salary: £129 per day
Application Deadline: Monday 23 September 2024. Interviews will take place on Monday 7 October 2024.
