We are looking for a Creative Associate to join the Octagon and play a vital role in shaping and delivering our artistic programme

You’ll collaborate with our Artistic Director, colleagues, partners and communities to help us deliver a Bold, Adventurous and Popular programme that is locally rooted, and nationally reputed.

Our ideal candidate will have a track record of creating productions, creative support and developing new work. You’ll be equally comfortable working with professionals and communities and through collaboration with others, you’ll be able to lead the development of ideas into tangible projects. You’ll be self-sufficient, with excellent communication and organisation skills

Our ideal candidate will:

• Provide collaborative creative development across the Octagon’s work. This includes artist support, dramaturgy and community engagement in creative practices and managing relationships with artists and partners to further our programme.
• Identify, deliver and be accountable for creative programming and project opportunities that meet our objectives.
• Provide creative leadership to organisational events such as 60th anniversary celebrations, donor and audience engagement events. 

Our position on AI in recruitment

We believe in human creativity and take a human-centred approach to recruitment. This means applications are read and decided by people, not algorithms. Shortlisting is based on objective criteria for the job. In making your application, please write in your own words reflecting who you are, your skills and experience. You may use AI as a supportive tool and to aid accessibility. Applications that are clearly artificial, rely on generic statements, or remove your individuality will struggle to demonstrate the criteria required.

Information on how to apply can be found within the job pack.

Please see below for the Job Pack and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.