Open Call - Assistant to the Creative Team

Salary Fee of £1200

Location Mayflower

The vacancy

We are seeking an Assistant to the Creative Team to join our creative team on a Freelance basis for our upcoming production: Les Misérables School Edition

The role will be to assist the Director, Musical Director, and Movement Director with rehearsing the company, delivering notes as required and carrying out any other necessary tasks. There is a physical element to this role with room set up and scene preparation required. Strong musicality is also desirable, please specify in your application if you are able to play piano and read music.

All details about this opportunity, including project scope, timelines and how to apply, can be found in the information pack below.

As part of our creative approach, we will recruit a proportion of freelance positions through open call outs to ensure accessible, fair and representative practices.

Whilst this is an open call, and we are happy to consider all submissions; we strongly encourage artists who are based in or have links to the South and the Solent to apply. We are defining this region as Portland to Portsmouth from east to west, and Basingstoke to the Isle of Wight, from north to south. We seek to support and build a sustainable and vibrant artistic community in Southampton and the region, believing that having outstanding creative teams with strong links to our area will develop an ecology that will help culture thrive. Our ambition is to achieve greater diversity so that our organisation better reflects the city and country in which we live

Mayflower is committed to safeguarding, protecting young people and adults with needs for care and support. As such, any roles involving any type of regulated activity with young people and adults with needs for care and support are subject to a safer recruitment process, including Enhanced DBS clearance before taking up the role along with the collection of references.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding, diversity & inclusion and safer working practice across Mayflower.

If you require any assistance or have any additional requirements to complete your application with the recruitment process, please contact the Creative team on Creative creativecallout@mayflower.org.uk

The company

Mayflower Theatre is the largest theatre on the South Coast with 2,271 seats in the auditorium. The Theatre’s aim is to bring a diverse range of shows to Southampton. We present a mixture of spectacular touring productions, from musicals to dance, opera, drama, ballet and comedy.

Mayflower Studios is a cultural and community hub. We present family shows, dance, musicals, music, comedy, circus, cabaret, spoken word, and visual arts. We put participation at the heart of everything we do.

Both the Theatre and Studios operate under the Mayflower brand. Collectively we provide Inspiring Experiences to all who engage with each venue.

At Mayflower we aim for employees to feel a genuine sense of ownership, inspired by our shared values of respect, collaboration, integrity, excellence and clarity, which shape how we work and how we support one another.