Through this recruitment drive, formidAbility aims to create an Affiliate Pool of disabled and non disabled artists and production team members who align with our vision and artistic aims. Being part of the Affiliate Pool involves a short project in July and August 2025, and being considered first for future projects.
Being an organisation reliant on project funding presents challenges with casting openly for roles. The creation of our new Affiliate Pool is our way of addressing this. We want to ensure that we are recruiting openly and fairly as part of our key aim to improve equality to the opera industry.
The Assistant Producer will be engaged on a freelance basis for an equivalent of 14 days between 1 July and 30 September 2025 to work on our professional development pilot with creative research & development. Please see the list of key dates below.
The role will include
● Supporting the Producer with logistical planning and administration in preparation for the pilot professional development with creative research & development
● Budget management
● Creation of schedules and other written materials
● Communication with artists, production team, venues and other stakeholders
● Attending induction and training meetings for the Affiliate Pool (18 July, online)
● Attending professional development pilot with creative research & development (26-29 August 2025, in person, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)
● Taking part in post-project administration, debrief and evaluation as required (approx 1 day’s work across September)
● Attending meetings and site visits online and in Birmingham as required
The Affiliate Assistant Producer will be considered first for formidAbility’s future creative projects. By being part of our Affiliate Pool, potential future paid work may include:
● Supporting the rehearsals and performance of staged, semi-staged and concert public performances of new and/or core repertoire
● Supporting the research and development phase of new productions and / or new operatic works
● Taking part in professional development / training related to specific artistic projects
● Supporting community and / or educational workshops linked to our public performances
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