Associate Producer

• August (Full-time, including some evenings/weekends)

Contract Type: Permanent, variable hours as above

Reporting to: Fringe Producer Programme Manager

Works Closely With: COO, Artist Development Lead, Marketing and Communications Manager, Production Manager, Head of Ticketing & CEO

Rate of Pay: Salary Annualised Equivalent FTE £30,368

The Associate Producer supports the delivery of Summer hall Arts’ year-round theatre and live performance programme, while playing a central operational support role in the delivery of the Summer hall Edinburgh Fringe programme each August.

The role consists of artist / company liaison, producing support, programme / company administration, performance coordination as well as basic marketing delivery. Working closely with the Programming, Marketing, Technical, Press and Operations teams, the postholder will help ensure excellent communication, smooth project delivery, and strong audience-facing presentation across both festival and year-round activity.

The role is designed as a flexible, developmental producing position within a small arts charity, suitable for an early-career arts administrator or producer seeking hands-on experience across producing, programming support and festival operations.

• Support the planning and delivery of year-round theatre, artist development and live performance projects
• Act as a point of contact for artists, companies and collaborators

• Managing communications between artist/companies and our departments
• Assist with contracting and other logistics, documentation and admin where required
• Coordination of timelines and internal communications
• Support evaluation and audience feedback gathering and co-ordination of data for reporting to funders
• Monitor earned income from year-round performance programme

• Liaise with technical, ticketing, front of house and marketing teams
• Provide front-facing operational support to visiting companies and artists during the festival period, including occasional evening and weekend working
• Support visiting artists during get-ins, rehearsals and performances – if required
• Attend events as required, including occasional evenings/weekends – if required

This is a vital role supporting the Programme and Marketing teams, our visiting companies and artists, and the wider venue.

• Act as a primary liaison point for visiting companies and artists, coordinating communication and information flow across Programming, Marketing, Operations, Press, Box Office and Technical teams
• Coordinate artist onboarding, welcome materials and the collection of operational, technical, marketing and access information
• Maintain accurate programme, scheduling and company information across festival systems
• Coordinate artist accreditation, passes, welcome materials and related company logistics
• Support communication and coordination across Programming, Marketing, Box Office, Press, Technical and Operations teams
• Liaise with visiting companies to gather and manage marketing, technical and access information
• Support accessibility coordination including captioning projects, access listings and content warnings
• Assist with contracts, invoicing, programme updates and operational troubleshooting
• Draft and distribute company communications and festival updates
• Assist with practical delivery of performances and festival activity as required

• Coordinate accessibility administration including captioning support, access listings and audience information, ensuring artists provide accurate information in a timely manner

This should remain explicitly “basic marketing support” rather than a specialist marketing role.

• Coordinate distribution of promotional materials across the venue
• Assist with artist mailouts and audience communications
• Creating short-form video and image content for Summer hall Arts’ channels.
• Support social media activity and scheduling
• Coordinate on-site postering and venue promotional displays
• Assist with updating Festival website content
• Assist the Marketing team with delivery of promotional materials and…