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NoFit State is the UK’s largest touring contemporary circus company. With an expanded programme of work planned for 2018, the company wishes to create a new role to support the company’s production team.
Every year NoFit State tours 2 to 3 productions within its own Big Top, to theatres, and to outdoor locations throughout the UK and internationally. The company’s Cardiff base houses a year round programme of both professional and community classes and projects, and provides facilities for a wide range of visiting companies and independent artists.
NoFit State is a dynamic creative organisation that thrives on challenge and is constantly seeking to learn and improve in all areas of everything that we do. We are inspired by the extraordinary things that ordinary people can achieve and celebrate the communal strength that comes from the traditional circus touring life.
Purpose of Role
NoFit State is increasing its producing capacity to deliver an expanded programme of work throughout 2018. The new post holder will be a key member of the company’s producing team and will work alongside the company’s Artistic Director, Creative Producer, Technical Production Manager and Operations Manager to deliver an extensive performance and event programme throughout the year. NoFit State has adopted a team approach to programme delivery. The producing team is supported by the company’s Assistant Producer and Production Assistant as well as other members of the company core team (Administration, Finance, Marketing and Coms) and project based staff.
This is initially a fixed term contract running until 31 August 2018 with the opportunity for the role to be extended and expanded beyond that.
Main Responsibilities
The Producer will work closely within the creative and production teams to ensure the safe, smooth, efficient, and cost effective delivery of all productions and public facing events. A flexible and adaptable approach will be required as the role is designed to increase capacity within the production department and allow us to respond to new opportunities. The planned programme includes:
An international tour of an existing production, ‘Block’. ‘Block (a co-production with Motionhouse) is a mid scale outdoor touring production that toured during 2016 and 2017.
A new production, ‘Lexicon’, which will premier in March 2018. ‘Lexicon’ is a large scale tented touring production that has been commissioned by the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, as part of the 2018 Circus Past Present and Future celebration of circus in the birthplace of its founder, Philip Astley. Lexicon will then tour throughout the UK and internationally. Within the planned tour the performance run in each location may be augmented with wrap around activity – engagement programmes, youth circus residencies, community training opportunities, masterclasses, pre-show talks, etc.
The Newcastle-under-Lyme Circus Village. Alongside the rehearsals, premier and first three performance weeks of ‘Lexicon’, NoFit State will deliver a six week programme of creative residencies, conferences, gatherings, and creative exchange within a ‘Circus Village in Newcastle-under-Lyme during March and April 2018.
Spotlight Circus Village, Avignon (July 2018). Alongside the performances of ‘Lexicon’ in Avignon, NoFit State is producing a small British Circus Festival. Delivered in partnership with Crying Out Loud, the Spotlight Festival in Avignon will see three companies perform alongside NoFit State within a designated circus site.
Within this programme the Producer will be responsible for:
- Contracting and managing the 2018 international tour of Block
- Producing and managing all activity within the ‘Circus Village’ in
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Producing and managing the three other companies performing alongside NoFit State in Avignon
- Producing and managing all ‘wrap around’ activity within other ‘Lexicon’ performance locations.
Within all areas these areas, the Producer will be responsible for:
- Financial management of and reporting against designated and defined budgets – ensuring cost effective solutions and best value for money
- Working alongside the company’s Technical Production Manager and -
- Operations Manager to develop and manage detailed and co-ordinated production and event schedules within defined areas of responsibility and ensure co-ordinated, smooth, efficient, and effective delivery of all programme elements.
- Contracting and liaising with presenting partners (Block) all company and project staff (Block, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Avignon), all visiting companies (Avignon) to ensure the clear, co-ordinated, and effective management of all defined relationships.
- Liaising with the FOH teams in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Avignon to ensure best possible experience for audiences and visitors
- Line Management of project based and local staff in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Avignon
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