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Vacancy Details

Vacancy Title

Delivering College

Apprenticeship Occupation

Production Manager Apprentice - Chichester Festival Theatre

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Short Description

Working as the assistant to our Technical Director collaborating on all productions across our two theatres & on a variety of other events in the theatre & elsewhere. Opportunity to work closely with freelance production managers and creative team members.

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Apprenticeship Summary

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Long Description

Are you a post graduate looking to extend your knowledge and gain practical experience in Theatrical Production Management? 

Or are you already working in the Technical or Stage Management roles in theatre and looking for a career progression route into Production Management? 

If so our new Production Management Apprenticeship might be the right next step for you! 

You will work as the assistant to our Technical Director collaborating with them on all productions across our two theatres and on a variety of other events both in the theatre and elsewhere, with the opportunity to work closely with freelance production managers and creative team members. 

You will learn about the technical realisation of creative concepts, management of onstage works, collaboration with creative team members, constructors and specialist engineers and cover budget management, procurement, and various legislative requirements. You will also be working towards a Level 7 equivalent apprenticeship qualification at Chichester College under the Creative Industries Production Manager standard. The post is for a fixed term of 24 months, on successful completion of which you will have a formal apprenticeship qualification and a significant number of contacts along with extensive practical experience to propel you into future Production Management roles.

Full details of the role and an application form to apply can be found by viewing the role on our website https://www.cft.org.uk/job/production-manager-apprentice

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Requirements and Prospects

Desired Skills

Essential Criteria
• At least three years’ experience of work and/or training in theatre or live events
production in a technical or stage management role
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A positive and willing attitude to learning and to attending college to achieve an
apprenticeship standard
• An enthusiastic, committed and flexible attitude to work, including the ability to work
anti-social hours
• A positive, professional and presentable demeanour, and confidence communicating
with people at all levels
• Excellent punctuality and good time management
• Computer literate with experience of using CAD packages for viewing of
documentation
• Demonstrable ability to read plans, understand scale and extract basic information
contained within them
• Experience in the use of measuring equipment and basic hand tools
• Interest in and commitment to making theatre accessible to all community sectors,
and to CFT’s Equal Opportunities Policy
Desirable Criteria
• Ability to draft from scratch in CAD or Vectorworks
• Ability to use Sketchup or other visualisation software
• Lighting, Sound or scenic engineering skills
• Formal training in technical theatre or stage management
• Whilst not essential, a driving licence and car is desirable to aid with commuting and
working anti-social hours

Desired Qualifications

• GCSE Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent), in English and Mathematics
• ICT qualification or experience is desirable

Training to be Provided

A production manager is the person who takes responsibility for all the organisational aspects of production schedule and/or budget. A production manager can work across all genres in film, television, commercials, VFX, post-production, animation and live performance art production. They may be work in a production office, on set/stage, in a studio or on location in the UK or internationally. A production manager may be employed by television or film production companies, VFX or post-production facilities, or theatres and performance venues. The production manager role varies according to the part of the production process that they work, and which area or genre they choose to specialise in. The production manager’s role in production is to support the realisation of the creative team’s vision; the producer, the director, writer, set designer, costume supervisor, theatre technicians, sound recordist, VFX supervisor, animation supervisor and/or camera crew. The production manager has responsibility for the practicalities of running a production; including the preparation of production schedules or script breakdowns, to ensure that enough time is allocated for all aspects of the production process, and to manage the productions resources including personnel. In post production and VFX, they provide the link between production company and the supplier to deliver people and resources to complete the project. If they specialise in Production Accounting, they will be responsible for the financial management of a production. Production managers need to be sensitive to the creative process, have negotiation skills, and to be able to identify and offer solutions to problems as they occur. This role may involve out of hours or irregular working or travel.

Future Prospects

On successful completion you will have a formal apprenticeship qualification and a significant number of contacts along with extensive practical experience to propel you into future Production Management roles.

Further Info

For more information please contact the sales team on - 01243 812 948 or email apprenticeships@chigroup.ac.uk

About the Employer

Brief description & address

Chichester Festival Theatre has a dynamic and collaborative working environment. Many of our departments are based in an open plan office wrapped around the Festival Theatre stage, with views onto Oaklands Park, ensuring we work closely together and establish strong and mutually supportive relationships.

We have 80 permanent staff in roles ranging from Technical and Producers to Finance, Marketing to Theatre Management, Development to Engineering, and Learning, Education and Participation. Every department is integral to the Theatre’s work and our world-renowned productions.

During the Festival season we welcome additional staff to our Technical departments, including Wigs & Wardrobe, Props, Stage, Lighting and Sound. Many people return each year but we always enjoy welcoming new faces too.

CFT believes professional development is important for all our staff; training and short courses are encouraged and readily available. We also offer apprenticeships, work placements and traineeships.

We offer competitive salaries and a variety of staff benefits including a generous contribution to staff pensions; for full details, see our individual Recruitment Packs.

Chichester Festival Theatre believes diversity is about celebrating and valuing individuals. The Theatre has an equality of opportunity approach and aspires to give everyone the chance to achieve their potential.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals whose background and experience are currently under-represented among our staff, including disabled people and people who are ethnically and culturally diverse and who experience racism in our society.

Chichester Festival Theatre is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with. We ensure a range of policies and procedures are in place which promote safeguarding and safer practice across our organisation.

Is Employer Disability Confident?

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