We are Wales Millennium Centre - Fire for the Imagination
Role Title: Assistant Producer – Productions
Salary: £27,623 – £30,610 per annum
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Type of Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 5/12/2025
Interview Date: TBC
Wales Millennium Centre is a home for the arts in Wales, and a cauldron of creativity for the nation. We fire imaginations by curating world-class, critically acclaimed touring productions, from musical theatre and comedy to dance, cabaret and an international festival. We kindle emerging talents with fresh, provocative, and popular pieces of our own, rooted in Welsh culture. And we ignite a passion for the arts in young people with life-changing learning experiences and chances to shine in the spotlight.
About Wales Millennium Centre/Our Department:
Wales Millennium Centre creates work with artists across physical, digital and virtual stages. We support, develop and produce work across scale and form, from mid-scale theatre to AR installations, large scale musicals and immersive productions. We want to tell extraordinary stories in extraordinary ways.
Our producing framework is rooted in supporting artists with physical and human resources, investing time and money in authentic interactions that create the space and conditions within which artists can grow and flourish
About the Role and Responsibilities
We’re looking for a Welsh speaking Assistant Producer to join our producing team and support the development and delivery of a bold, inclusive, and diverse programme of work. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a large arts organisation, supporting projects that span live performance, immersive experiences, community engagement, and more.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about the arts, with strong organisational skills and a collaborative mindset.
We recognise that many people experience barriers to working in the arts and it is important that the work we create reflects the vibrancy and diversity of the world we live in.We want to encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, with different experiences and skills to join us and continue to develop our working practice.
Your role may be subject to a DBS check.
Key Requirements:
We’re seeking someone who is:
- Organised and proactive, with strong administrative skills.
- A great communicator, able to build relationships with artists, teams, and partners.
- Passionate about the arts, with a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Curious and creative, keen to contribute ideas and learn through doing.
You will also need to be willing to work unsociable hours, evenings and weekends where needed for the role.
What’s in it for you?
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, based on a 35-hour week, pro rata for part time.
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave (subject to length of service)
- Health cash plan: receive money towards dental and optical care, complimentary treatments such as chiropractic, osteopathic and acupuncture treatments.
- Medical Assistance membership which includes remote access to GP, counselling, and physiotherapy sessions
- Employee assistance programmes which include access to support services for legal, financial, and family concerns
- Life assurance of 4x annual salary.
- Opportunity to apply for tickets to productions
- CLWB – Our employee social group
- NEWID – our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion networking group who meet monthly to discuss new ideas and training opportunities to improve all aspects of employment at WMC.
- Free access to learn Welsh online
- £5 all-day parking available on working and non-working days.
- 35-hour working week including a flexitime policy to assist with varying start and finish times around personal commitments and operational needs.
At Wales Millennium Centre, our commitment to diversity and inclusion goes beyond words; it is a fundamental aspect that guides our actions. Adhering to the principles outlined in Section 158 of the Equality Act 2010, we actively embrace positive action in our recruitment and selection processes. Recognising the underrepresentation of specific groups, particularly individuals with disabilities, and those from Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse backgrounds, within our workforce, we have implemented proactive measures to address this disparity.
Through our positive action approach, applicants of our advertised roles from these underrepresented groups, meeting the minimum criteria detailed in the role profile, will be shortlisted for interview selection. Our commitment extends beyond meeting legal obligations; we aspire to cultivate a workplace that authentically embraces the rich diversity of our global society.