Assistant Producer - Breakthrough Traineeship

About Breakthrough
Breakthrough is a 6month employability programme run by Artswork designed as a stepping stone to get you workplace experience and all-important employment skills. This short placement gives you insight into a future career in the Creative Industry, supporting your confidence and professionalism in the workplace, and helping you to break through into a career that matters to you!

The Role
The Assistant Producer will help organise and support the delivery of the creative education programmes delivered at our two venues – The Barn Theatre and Museum and the Benbow Arts Space. This role will include assisting with:

Preparing venues and resources for school visits, workshops and events
Welcoming visitors to events and workshops and assisting the creative team in the delivery of activity
Providing administration support for the programme, including managing bookings and liaising with schools, parents, carers and participants
Supporting recruitment of young people for programmes.

During your employment we will be launching a new National Saturday Club in Film and Screen; leading a BFI Film Academy Short Course; devising and premiering a new children’s theatre show; and celebrating our main donor, Cosprop’s 60^th anniversary season with various events in London at the Fashion and Textile Museum and V&A. This is all alongside our core work. So it’s a really exciting time to join the team.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for a Breakthrough traineeship, applicants must:

Be aged 18-25 on the 29th September 2025
Have the right to work in the UK
Available to start work on the 29th September 2025 and available for the duration of the placement (until 28th March 2026)
Have no or little (less than one month) previous experience of working in an arts, creative or voluntary sector organisation

In addition to the above, applicants should also meet one or more of the following criteria:

Currently not in employment, education or training (NEET)
Be disabled and/or Neurodivergent
Have current or prior mental health issues
Have experienced racism, homophobic or transgender discrimination
Be a recent school or college leaver (A level or equivalent)
Are struggling to find work due to lack of employment or training experience

Dates and Hours

Start date – Monday 29 September 2025
Length of contract – 6 months
Hours – 25 hours a week

Location:

Benbow Arts Space, 2 London Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6AE
Barn Theatre and Museum, Rodgers Farm, Stonestile Lane, Hastings, TN35 4PH

Pay:
£12.21 p/hour

To Apply
Complete the Breakthrough Application form here.

Deadline: Sunday 17 August 2025, 11.45pm

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Barn Theatre & Museum
Rodgers Farm
Stonestile Lane
Hastings
East Sussex
TN35 4PH

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2 London Road
St Leonards-on-Sea
East Sussex
TN37 6AE

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