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Assistant Producer

The Gate is looking for an Assistant Producer to support our 2025 artistic programme including an as yet undisclosed UK premiere of a new play directed by Gate Artistic Lead Atri Banerjee. The Assistant Producer will take the lead on our access and outreach delivery including supporting the Gateways programme. This is intended as an opportunity for someone with prior experience in producing who would benefit from mentorship from our Senior Producer Alice Linnane and the chance to take a step up in their practice by working with the Gate.

Key information

Contract type: Freelance

Fee: £5,000

Hours of work: The Assistant Producer will be required for 48 days between 4 August and 27 October. This will equate to approx 3 days/week across prep weeks and the run of the production, and a full-time basis throughout the rehearsal process, technical rehearsals and previews up to and including the Press Performance. They will support Gateways events and access performances during the run, and work with the wider Gate gate team across the artistic programme.

Prep Weeks: w/c 4 August and w/c 11 August 2025 (3 days/weeks)

Rehearsals: From Monday 18 August 2025 (full time for 4 weeks)

Technical Rehearsals: From Monday 15 September 2025 (full time)

Preview Performances: w/c 15 September 2025 and w/c 22 September 2025 (full time)

Press Performance: w/c 22 September 2025 TBC (3 days/week from press until get out)

Final Performance: Saturday 25 October 2025

Get Out: Sunday 26 and Monday 27 October 2025.

How to apply

To apply please email a covering letter (no longer than 1 side of A4 if written or no more than 3 minutes as audio/video) along with your CV/Portfolio explaining why you would be suited to the role to [email protected] and complete the Equal Opps monitoring form here. Please share audio or video links via SoundCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or any other filesharing service, not as an attachment.

In your cover letter, please include:

  • Why is this the right role for you?
  • Why is now the right moment for it to happen?
  • Why are you interested in working with the Gate?
  • What do you hope to learn from your time on this production?

 

Deadline for applications: Friday 30th May, 6pm

For selected applicants, there will be up to two 30-minute interviews. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by the end of June 2025.

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