Producer, Business, Event Manager ​/ Planner

Job Summary

Award‑winning performance artist Eli Lewis is looking to collaborate with a new Producer. This Producer will collaborate closely with Eli to produce Eli’s creative projects & support Eli’s access. Eli is particularly eager to hear from people with experience of producing dance & or live art projects.

• Time commitment: 1 day per week – scope to move up to 1.5 days per week in line with workload and capacity
• Working Days:
  Wednesdays & or Fridays
• Fee: £200 per day
• Location:
  
  Remote – some in‑person support when touring or delivering engagement
• Terms:
  
  Contract Funding for Role – Confirmed until Oct 2028 via Access to Work
• Start Date:
  
  Wednesday 2 Sep 2026
• Applications close:
  Wednesday 5 Aug at 9 am

You’ll collaborate as part of a small team to produce Eli’s creative projects. Upcoming projects will include fundraising for an Edinburgh Fringe Festival run, producing a rural tour and applying for commissions for new work.

Main role responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and supporting Eli’s access
• Application writing (residencies, grants and commissions)
• Fundraising (including ACE and private funding)
• Overseeing communications between partners and team
• Tour booking and scheduling
• Budget and cashflow management
• Partnership building and networking
• Contracting
• Evaluation writing

Eli is looking for someone who has a care‑centred, inclusive producing practice, with a commitment to accessibility; has worked with LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent people before; has experience producing multi‑faceted dance & or live art projects and tours – from fundraising stage through to evaluation; has experience producing community‑facing performances and engagement activities; is curious, imaginative, detail‑oriented and proactive; is experienced at budget and cashflow management;

and has a proven track record of successful arts funding applications (ACE and other grants & commissions).

• Experience fundraising and/or producing projects for Edinburgh Fringe Festival
• Experience tour booking and producing rural touring projects
• Experience producing international tours and residency projects
• Voices currently underrepresented in the arts, including disabled people, people of colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people who have experienced housing and/or financial uncertainty