Creative

published - Fri, 06 Feb 2026

Creative Crawley is creating a new full time role of Producer to support the Creative Director in creating and delivering an ambitious programme of work in 2026/7. They will be someone who can turn creative ideas into reality by curating and delivering a creative programme in Crawley, West Sussex

You can read the full Job Description below but the key areas are:

Programming: working with the core Creative Crawley team, you will drive the curation of the summer, autumn 2026 and winter 2027 seasons leading to the National Festival of Play in partnership with Hemingway Design in summer 2027.

Logistics: you will oversee the delivery of all events working in partnership with the Associate Production Manager and technical teams to deliver all aspects of the events on time, safely and to budget.

Communications: you will work closely with the Comms Team to ensure the projects reach our target audiences and connect with the diverse and eclectic population of the town.

Fundraising: you will work closely with the Co-Directors to raise the resource we need to deliver the programme.

Budget Management: you will know how to manage budgets of up to £150k with flair, flexibility and attention to detail.

Knowledge & Experience

• Demonstrable experience (a minimum of 5 years) of acting as lead or primary producer and/or curator for live performance/theatre and or public art commissions across a range of scales and types of locations
• A strong network of contacts in the arts, including outdoors arts, festivals and participatory practice
• Demonstrable experience of working in a place based capacity, collaborating with a range of stakeholders in a town or city and presenting work in non traditional arts spaces
• A robust network of sector contacts and expertise to effectively profile the programme and its outcomes
• Experience of managing single or multi-year project budgets of £150,000+
• Experience of working effectively with design /technical /production /Front of House /creative teams
• IT literate, with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and Google Drive
• A place to stay within a one hour commute from Crawley, West Sussex

The Final date to receive applications is Thurs 19th March at 12 noon. We hope the right candidate will be able to start by the end of April 2026 at the latest.

Please submit a CV and a statement outlining your interest in the role and what you can bring to it, by email to: [email protected]

This statement can be submitted as:

• a covering letter (no more than 2 pages, size 12 font)
• an audio recording (maximum 4 minutes)
• a video (maximum 4 minutes)

We are keen to find the right person for the role which means there may be flexibility on start dates/salary level and working hours. If you think the job could be for you please contact [email protected] for an informal chat pre application.

Selection process:

Interviews will take place w/c 30th March and w/c 6th April. Before an offer is made, you will be invited to visit Crawley and meet the team (expenses will be paid).

Creative Crawley supports creative people and makes surprising artworks happen in Crawley, West Sussex