Associate Producer
Polite Rebellion Closing date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026
- Part time
- £40k-£50k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
Job Description
We are currently looking for an Associate Producer to join the Polite Rebellion team on a fixed term contract.
About Polite Rebellion
Polite Rebellion is a disabled-led theatre and visual arts company. We are radically gentle. Playfully subversive. In an age of relentless noise we dare to be boldly quiet. We feel our work needs to be both beautiful and useful.
Led by Artistic Director Ellie Harrison we create spaces to listen to untold stories and amplify people's voices. We see creating beautiful spaces as being an emotional accessibility ramp into difficult conversations that bear witness to people's lived experiences. We push back against the hurry sickness of contemporary culture to go slow, notice the detail and recognise that rest can be an act of protest.
Polite Rebellion grew out of Ellie's most significant adventure making The Grief Series; a 13 year body of work encompassing seven interdisciplinary projects as well as a whole host of other activities from publishing articles, running international conferences in unusual spaces, workshops with schools, digital pilgrimages and meals.
Role: Associate Producer
Contract: Freelance contract - 6-month fixed-term
Hours: 10.5 hours per week* (0.3 FTE / 1.5 days per week)
Fee: £200 p/d (£300 p/w)
Location: Leeds (hybrid working - mix of co-working space and remote)
Start date: May 2026 (negotiable)
The Associate Producer will be joining a small team dedicated to delivering a wide array of arts projects, they will be primarily responsible for booking The Grief Series back catalogue into venues and festivals in Leeds and across the UK. They will also support the Producer and Company Manager with fundraising and the day-to-day running of Polite Rebellion. The role will involve a mix of remote and in-person working at The Nests, a central Leeds co-working space.
Working days will fluctuate in line with project demands, averaging one and a half days (10.5 hours) per week across the contracted period.
Job Requirements
Essential:
- A minimum of five years' experience in arts production.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a team.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Excellent IT skills.
Desired:
- Experience with creating tour packs or digital assets with Adobe or Canva.
- Experience booking tours for visual arts projects.
- Experience of writing successful funding bid.
- Experience with accounting software such as Xero.
Job Responsibilities
Producing
Creating visually engaging and accessible tour packs for The Grief Series projects.
Leading on budgeting & booking of The Grief Series projects at visual arts venues, festivals and events across the UK.
Fundraising
Working with the Producer and Company Manager to research potential funding pots and write funding bids.
General
Supporting general financial admin such as financial reconciliation, invoice tracking and receipt collating.
Collecting audience & venue feedback, and environmental data such as touring carbon footprints.
The role would suit someone with at least 5 years experience in arts production. We're a small core team producing work at a range of scales so we're keen to hear from candidates with a broad skillset, particularly with experience in tour booking for visual arts.
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Associate Producer
- Salary: £40k-£50k (pro-rata)
- Hours: Part time
- Role: Creative
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026
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Location:
Yorkshire
How to Apply
Send your CV, and a covering letter (maximum one A4 sides) to [email protected] outlining how your experience and skills match the job description and personal specification.
Please also complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form and send as a separate pdf.
Application Deadline: Friday 17th April 2026 at 12pm
Interviews: Monday 27th April 2026
We will acknowledge all applications by email, and will let both successful and unsuccessful applicants know of their application’s progress at each stage.
We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments to support applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and welcome applications from everyone. We’re open to discussing flexible working patterns around caring responsibilities or access needs. If you have further queries or would like the application pack in a different format please email [email protected]
- Contact name: Matt Rogers
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Polite Rebellion
Polite Rebellion is a disabled-led theatre and visual arts company. We are radically gentle. Playfully subversive. In an age of relentless noise we dare to be boldly quiet. We feel our work needs to be both beautiful and useful.