At a Glance
- Tasks: Support the Producer and Artistic Director while gaining hands-on experience in the Creative Industry.
- Company: Join a vibrant theatre company in Central Brighton with a dynamic team.
- Benefits: Gain valuable skills, workplace experience, and have your travel costs covered for events.
- Other info: Flexible role with opportunities to attend exciting events across Brighton.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in the arts while making meaningful connections and having fun.
- Qualifications: Passion for the arts and willingness to learn; no prior experience required.
The predicted salary is between 20000 - 25000 £ per year.
Breakthrough is a 6‑month employability programme designed as a stepping stone to get you workplace experience and all-important employment skills.
This short placement gives you insight into a future career in the Creative Industry, supporting your confidence and professionalism in the workplace, and helping you to break through into a career that matters to you!
As Communications Assistant and Assistant to the Producer, you’ll work closely with the Producer Dave Barnstorm and Artistic Director Tanushka Marah to help keep projects running smoothly, while sharing the story of our work with audiences and partners.
The equivalent of one day per week will be for communications only and the rest will be different roles as assistant to the Producer.
You will be supported and always work with a fun and dynamic team.
You’ll gain valuable experience across many aspects of running a theatre company.
- Communications & Marketing
- Capture photos and videos during rehearsals, workshops, and performances.
- Create content for social media platforms.
- Help plan and schedule marketing campaigns.
- Update the Third Space website.
- Implement changes to social media strategy and communications strategy according to research.
- Design simple promotional materials using Canva.
- Monitor social media engagement and help grow our online audiences.
- Support publicity activity to generate further interest in our clubs and performances.
- Assistant to the Producer
- Provide administrative support for productions and projects.
- Help coordinate meetings, rehearsals and events.
- Communicate with artists and freelancers.
- Assist with audience engagement activities and workshops.
- Support fundraising events and project delivery.
- Help on Show days with preparations.
The role will be mostly based at our office in Central Brighton, 20 – 22 Gloucester Place, Brighton, BN1 4AA.
There will be some work attending our clubs and events across Brighton and Hove; if public transport is required to get to these locations, the cost will be covered by the company.
Deadline for applications
The deadline is 11:45 pm, on 27 July 2026.
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