Community Development Officer, Rotherham Theatres

Rotherham Civic Theatre would like to commission a Community Development professional as part of a programme of work funded by the Cultural Recovery Fund to explore possibilities in reshaping the theatre offer in terms of artistic programming, audience development and outreach.

The project is designed to gather information on local communities, their current engagement with the theatre and the barriers preventing engagement.

The key deliverables for this brief include:

- Creative audience research and development to identify opportunities, interests and barriers from key target audiences.

- Exploration of cultural genres and tastes from across target audiences testing perceptions and potential future programming trends.

- Develop links with community performing arts venues to explore future partnership potential and creative performing arts networks.

- Completion of community engagement and audience development plan for the theatre to take forward into its next phase of development.

It is anticipated that this contract will take place over a minimum 40 days across a 4 month period but this is negotiable with applicants based on their proposals, starting 1 March 2021. A budget of £8,000+VAT has been allocated for this brief.

For a copy of the brief and how to apply please go to the website below.

For more information visit https://www.rotherhamtheatres.co.uk/vacancies/