Producer: Artist Development & Research

The Place exists to develop, nurture and celebrate dance ideas and experiences for all. Watch and enjoy dance in our theatre, on tour or online, study dance with some 250 of the most diverse and extraordinary dance artists at London Contemporary Dance School or with other young people in our Centre for Advanced Training. Join like-minded artists to develop your ideas, take a dance class whether you are 6 or 60, work with us to bring more dance to your school or community group or connect with us through any other way that is relevant to you.

We are committed to powering your imagination through dance. Supported by a culture of innovation, risk taking & collaboration we strive to create extraordinary experiences with and for you.

A core member of the Public Programmes team, the Producer:
Artist Development & Research works closely with the Artistic Director, Head of Programming & Producing, and Assistant Producer to plan and deliver programmes which support artist and producer career development and research.

The Place is building a cross-organisation research culture which values and supports artists’ and producers’ practice research, underpinning innovation and excellence in dance performance, choreography, audience development and dance health, alongside scholarship. We give artists space and resource to experiment and learn from the ideas that don't work, as well as those that do. For the most promising ideas, we back them through to production, with residencies in our theatre and support to build partnerships and tours.

To support the transformative potential of artists and producers, we run a series of development programmes, including our annual festival, Resolution, which is the longest running showcase opportunity for early career dance artists in the UK, accompanied by a series of workshops to build the skills and knowledge artists need for a successful portfolio career, and an annual webinar series for professionals.

The Producer:
Artist Development & Research will deliver a portfolio of programmes which contribute to these areas, including Choreodrome (our annual residency programme) and our Associate Artist programme, which is currently being redesigned. One of the first tasks in the role will be to work on the final design and implementation of a new Associate Artist programme.

Care and equity underpin our programmes and the Producer:
Artist Development & Research plays a key role in ensuring that artists who participate feel well supported whatever their background or experience.

The salary for this position is £37,764 per annum.

This is an open-ended permanent contract. This is a full-time position (equivalent to 40 hours per week). These hours are inclusive of a one-hour paid lunch break each day. Your hours of work will be agreed with the line manager.

• Strategy and planning
• Research
• Associated artists
• Communications and marketing

The Final date to receive applications is Mon 24 Aug 2026 at 12:00pm (noon). We reserve the right to close applications early depending on the volume of applications we receive and so we advise it is better to apply early.

We anticipate that interviews will be conducted on Thu 10 Sep 2026 either in person at The Place or remotely via Microsoft Teams (or similar platform as necessary). Interview dates may be subject to change.