Associate Producer: Creative Development, 5th Floor

You’ll work closely with Sonia Friedman, Executive Director and Development Team in developing and managing new work for Sonia Friedman Productions. Ideally, you will have significant production and/or creative development experience in the theatre industry, preferably in the West End and/or internationally.

Key responsibilities

• Overseeing SFP’s slate of projects in development alongside other senior members of the team.
• Line management of the Creative Development Associate and Creative Development Co-ordinator.
• Leading on the producing of all readings and workshops for works in development.
• Representing Sonia Friedman Productions alongside the Head of General Management and the Executive Director across co-productions with subsidised theatres.
• Being part of the team involved in the selection and commissioning of projects, whilst ensuring development activity reflects and advances Sonia Friedman’s vision.
• Liaising with the Producer, Co-Producers and Creative Teams to ensure productions in development progress in a timely manner, whilst remaining conscious of development budgets.
• Reading and noting drafts of plays and musicals in development and ensuring creative teams receive feedback in a timely manner.
• Collating notes from team members for feedback.
• Liaising and meeting with contacts across the breadth of the industry to instigate and progress development projects towards green light.
• In conjunction and discussion with the Literary Associate and SFP Producers; attending appropriate productions around London, the UK and abroad on behalf of SFP and reporting back.
• Fostering creative relationships with arts organisations in London and beyond.
• Fostering creative relationships with theatres, creatives and agents in London and the US.
• Reading scripts and considering new project ideas to provide critique from a professional perspective.
• Actively seeking out new and emerging work and artists of interest to the company.
• In conjunction with the Business Affairs team; negotiating deals for writer’s commissions.
• In conjunction with the Business Affairs team, managing rights diary and ensuring all rights held are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner.
• In conjunction with nominated Casting Directors; creating casting lists.
• In conjunction with nominated Casting Director; managing casting processes and organising and managing auditions.
• Attending readings, fringe productions, and drama school showcases, where appropriate.
• Being the point of contact for actors’ and creative teams’ agents on all productions in development.
• Attending all relevant company meetings.
• Attending rehearsals, tech sessions, and previews, where required.
• Liaising with Press and Marketing (both internal and external) teams, in order to help establish show brand identity.
• Regularly updating the company on all key producer aspects of productions in development.
• Keeping abreast of and advising on current Union and Trade Agreements which may impact on SFP’s producing activity.
• Keeping abreast of work in other theatres and national and international trends and talent.
• As required, attending SFP productions in London.
• Working as part of a small team covering other team members during illness/holiday etc. and to be familiar with office procedures.
• Adhering to all Health & Safety procedures to minimise the risk of injury and accidents.
• Completing any other delegated duty that assists the company in achieving its business objectives commensurate with the level of the post.
• Possible travel throughout the UK and internationally.

About Us - Our Values

• THRIVE - doing what we love (with passion and dynamism)
• CONNECT - through every act (with collaboration and kindness)
• DARE - to do different (with curiosity and courage)
• PERFORM - at our best (with customer focus and ownership)

Our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars

• Inclusion: Committing to creating and upholding a positive, inclusive culture that nurtures potential and supports well-being.
• Sustainability: Playing your part in reducing our environmental impact and finding more sustainable ways of working.
• Next Generations: Encouraging the next generation in live entertainment by contributing to our outreach and training programmes, including mentoring students and trainees, and supporting our Creative Learning and Community Partnerships work.

Our culture

You’ll help us uphold a positive culture around meeting our obligations, by having a positive attitude to health and safety, legal and insurance requirements and take care to understand our policies and procedures. We are all expected to participate actively in the life of the company, and opportunities will arise for you to collaborate with others across the business. Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to be flexible and adapt as the needs of the business change, taking on new or different responsibilities as the need arises.

Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Mission Statement - A Stage for Everyone

Our stages are a platform for compelling stories – stories that are for all, by all, and of all. We shine our spotlight on our differences and believe that understanding and celebrating these differences makes us better global citizens. We are passionate about the pursuit of true diversity and equality. We strive to make our venues beacons of these ideals in our communities. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture, one in which everyone can bring their authentic selves. At ATG entertainment, we provide a stage for everyone. We recognise that we do not have all the answers; but we strive to listen, to learn and to change in order to ensure ATG Entertainment becomes a truly inclusive organisation. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged, and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible. If you’d like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please email for a confidential discussion.

Salary: Competitive

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