Hours: 40 hours per week (TOIL). Some weekend and evening work will be necessary. We’re also happy to consider a part-time or job share position. Please indicate your preference on the application form.
Location: you’ll be expected to be based in the office at Chapter in Cardiff so that you can be present to support visiting artists and companies in person and to immerse yourself in the performing arts landscape in Cardiff. We offer a hybrid model which means that you can also work from home when possible.
Contract: Permanent (subject to a six-month probationary period)
Responsible to: Director of Programme / Interim Co-Director
Responsible for: No permanent direct reports but occasional work placement, volunteer and freelance contracts when required.
Purpose of Role
We work with artists to create a compelling programme across all artforms. Artists and audiences are at the heart of everything we do, and we foreground ambitious, experimental and accessible projects.
Our programme champions high-quality contemporary work that’s adventurous, provocative and open to risk, and we advocate the work of Welsh and Wales-based practitioners, as well as presenting work by UK and international theatre makers.
The Performance Programme Curator will develop an ambitious programme of live events in our acclaimed arts centre. This includes two theatre spaces and one smaller performance space that‘s used to support R&D for creative practitioners. The role also works alongside our Curator of visual art to present Experimentica, our biennial festival of live art.
The Performance Programme Curator is a key member of the programme team and, under the direction of the Director of Programme, works with other artform curators to deliver a cohesive, centre-wide programme that’s aligned to our overall artistic strategy.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate is ambitious, creative and dynamic with demonstrable experience of programming in a similar role in a theatre, arts centre, festival or as a freelancer. You’ll be open, curious and passionate about performance, and enjoy working in a busy and exciting environment.
You’ll be incredibly organised and will have excellent communication skills, good attention to detail, exceptional negotiation skills and the ability to handle sensitive situations with diplomacy.
You’ll be adaptable and able to work to tight and often changing deadlines, remaining calm and focused under pressure. You’ll thrive in a team but will also be able to work on your own initiative when required.
Our venue is for everyone, and we welcome applications from everyone. We particularly encourage those from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background or who are D/deaf or disabled as they are currently under-represented in our workforce.
To apply please fill the Application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and send to apply@chapter.org.
Deadline for applications: Thursday 23 February, 12 noon
Interviews: Thursday 16 March