“The most innovative and progressive theatre company around" THE TIMES
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Executive Producer Application Pack
Thank you for your interest in the post of Executive Producer at Frantic Assembly.
The contents of this pack include:
 information about the company
 a job description
 a person specification
 an application form
 an equal opportunities monitoring form
To apply, please complete the application form and the equal opportunities monitoring form.
Send them to us along with your CV and a letter of application. Please use your letter of
application to outline your interest in this role and what skills and experience you would bring to
Frantic Assembly referring directly to the job description and person specification. For a
confidential discussion about the position, potential applicants may arrange to speak with our
external advisor David Micklem by emailing him at david.micklem@btinternet.com with contact
details.
Your application should be addressed to: Sian Alexander (Chair of the Board), Frantic Assembly,
31 Eyre Street Hill, London, EC1R 5EW
This pack can also be downloaded from our website www.franticassembly.co.uk
Please submit your application by email to: recruitment@franticassembly.co.uk
Alternatively, you can submit your application by post to:
Frantic Assembly, 31 Eyre Street Hill, London, EC1R 5EW
Please mark your email/envelope EXECUTIVE PRODUCER APPLICATION.
The closing date for applications is 10am on Monday 21st September 2015.
Receipt of your application will be confirmed by email.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 1st October in London. Please notify us within your covering
letter if you are unable to attend this date. If you have been selected for interview you will be
informed no later than Monday 28th September.
Frantic Assembly believes theatre is for all and promotes diversity and access across its activities.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and encourage application from individuals
currently underrepresented in the arts.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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About Frantic Assembly
Frantic Assembly creates thrilling, energetic and unforgettable theatre (“the most innovative and
progressive theatre company around” The Times).
Led by founding Artistic Director Scott Graham the company attracts new and young audiences
with work that reflects contemporary culture. Vivid and dynamic, with a unique physical style,
the company has built a reputation as one of the most exciting companies in the country. Frantic
Assembly has toured widely throughout the UK, since its inception in 1994 and has performed,
created and collaborated in 30 countries internationally.
Frantic Assembly collaborates with many of the UK’s leading artists, regularly commissioning
writers to create original works for the stage. The period 2016/17 and 2017/18 will include two
major new commissions as well as two smaller-scale original touring projects.
Frantic Assembly operates an extensive Learn & Train programme introducing 9,000 participants
a year to the company's process of creating theatre. The company works in a wide variety of
educational and community settings including schools, universities, colleges and arts centres.
Frantic Assembly is a recommended theatre practitioner on UK curriculum (OCR, WJEC, AQA) as
well as the International Baccalaureate. The company has become increasingly in-demand
overseas to provide creative residencies in East Asia, the US, and Europe working with both
young people, as well as training teachers. From 2016 the company will be delivering practical
modules on a new Collaborative Theatre-Making MA it has created with Coventry University.
Frantic Assembly has also delivered 5 years of Ignition - a innovative vocational training project
for young men, particularly targeting those with little previous experience of the arts. Funded by
the Esmèe Fairbairn Foundation, Ignition engages the least engaged and unlocks creative
potential in boys across the UK from Glasgow to Plymouth.
The company also supplies dynamic choreographic and movement direction services to the wider
arts industry. These creative collaborations disseminate the methodology underpinning the
company’s artistic work, and engage actors and other artists with our unique approach. They also
expose new audiences to the work of the company, build partnerships and generate income.
Recent examples include the provision of movement direction on Channel 4’s drama Humans
and on Manchester Royal Exchange’s production of Rona Munro’s Scuttlers.
Scott Graham (for Frantic Assembly) is the co-choreographer of the National Theatre’s awardwinning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time currently playing in the
West End, on Broadway and around the UK and Ireland on tour. The company provides associate
movement artists to all active and developing productions of this work to support maintenance,
rehearsals and re-casts in the UK and internationally.
For more information about Frantic Assembly visit our website www.franticassembly.co.uk
Our website has information about all our productions including photos, video content and
information about our Learn & Train programme and projects.
Productions
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The Believers
Othello
Beautiful Burnout
Little Dogs
Lovesong
Stockholm
pool (no water)
Dirty Wonderland
On Blindness
Rabbit
Peepshow
Heavenly
Tiny Dynamite
Underworld
Hymns
Sell Out
Zero
Flesh
Klub
Look Back In Anger
Bryony Lavery
William Shakespeare
Bryony Lavery
Scott Graham, Steven Hoggett and the company
Abi Morgan
Bryony Lavery
Mark Ravenhill
Michael Wynne
Glyn Cannon
Brendan Cowell
Isabel Wright
Scott Graham, Steven Hoggett and Liam Steel
Abi Morgan
Nicola McCartney
Chris O'Connell
Michael Wynne
Devised by the company
Spencer Hazel
Spencer Hazel
John Osborne
2014
2014/2008
2012/2011/2010
2012
2011
2008/2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
The Company
Artistic Director
Executive Producer
Associate Director
Learn & Train Manager
General Manager
Learn & Train Coordinator
Administrator
Ignition Coordinator (2015)
Scott Graham
Despina Tsatsas
Neil Bettles
Inga Hirst
Fiona Gregory
Fiona Darling
Fiona Bradley
Scarlett Spiro-Beazley
Board Sian Alexander (Chair), Mark Ball, Julie Crofts, Alan Finch, Matthew Littleford, Sally Noonan
Practitioners Sofie Burgoyne, Paapa Essiedu, Delphine Gaborit, Sean Hollands, Dritan Kastrati,
Eddie Kay, Steve Kirkham, Vicki Manderson, Simon Pittman, Jonnie Riordan, Krista Vuori, Jess Williams,
Maggie Ann Bain, Amelia Cardwell, Amit Levy, Steven Miller and Richard Mylan.
Othello (Image: Manuel Harlan)
Executive Producer Application Form
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Personal Details
Surname
Preferred title
(e.g. Mr, Mrs, Ms)
First Name
Address
Telephone
Daytime:
Mobile:
E-Mail
Do you require a work permit to work in the UK? Yes / No
(Asylum & Immigration Act 1996)
Referees
Please supply the names, full postal address and telephone numbers of two people who can give
you a reference. At least one of these should be your current or most recent employer.
Name
Name
Job Title
Job Title
Address
Address
Telephone
Telephone
E-mail
E-mail
Please provide details below of any access requirements you would like to make us aware of:
How did you hear about this vacancy?
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Executive Producer Job Description
Job Title:
Executive Producer (& Joint Chief Executive)
Reports to:
The Board
Line Manager for:
Learn & Train Manager, General Manager, freelance
artists/project/production staff
Principal purpose of post:
Overall responsibility for the management and efficient running of
Frantic Assembly. Sharing responsibility with the Artistic Director
for developing and delivering the strategic vision of the company.
Hours of work:
Frantic Assembly’s normal office hours are 9.30am – 5.30pm
Monday to Friday but some evening and weekend work may be
required.
Salary:
£38k to £42k per annum (depending on experience)
Location:
The post will be based in Frantic Assembly’s offices at 31 Eyre
Street Hill, London, EC1R 5EW
Holiday:
28 days per annum (including 8 days statutory holiday)
After two years' service the employee’s entitlement will be
increased by one extra day of paid leave each year, up to a
maximum of 33 days leave (including statutory, as above).
Probationary period:
6 months
Notice period:
4 months
References:
All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of satisfactory
references
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Key Responsibilities:
This role shares responsibility with the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Frantic Assembly for
the long-term artistic and organisational success of the charity.
Leadership and Strategy
 With the Artistic Director to develop the strategic vision for the company, and lead on its
implementation
 With the Artistic Director to build on current success and drive the company into an
ambitious future
 Work with the Artistic Director to create an energised and positive working culture and
environment with clear organisational values, which is conducive to the professional
development and well being of staff, and the creation and promotion of high quality
work.
 To develop and deliver the business plan for the company
Operations
 To take responsibility for day to day leadership and management of the team
 To ensure strong, consistent communication across the organisation
 To ensure the smooth running of Frantic Assembly
Productions and projects
 To act as a sounding board for the Artistic Director and to discuss and suggest new artistic
ideas, potential collaborators and opportunities
 With the Artistic Director to seek co-producers and commissions for all Frantic Assembly
productions
 With the Artistic Director to develop venue partnerships, nationally and internationally
 To produce all Frantic Assembly productions and promote future life for productions as
appropriate
 To oversee the producing of other projects by members of the core staff team as required
 To secure and negotiate co-production arrangements ensuring the best outcome for the
company
 To be responsible for the contractual agreements for all commissions and other artistic
relationships including setting contract parameters with the artistic and production teams
 To manage tour booking including liaising with venues, agreeing venue contracts, contra
settlements, and technical provision
 To be the main liaison with co-producers, host venues, collaborating venues and other
artistic commissioners
 To actively seek and secure other artistic opportunities and commissions nationally and
internationally for Frantic Assembly and its associated artists
 To network strategically and build contacts for Frantic Assembly including representing
the company at appropriate industry events and meetings
 In consultation with the Artistic Director, to recruit production and stage managers and
support casting
 To line manage marketing & press consultants, production and stage managers, and
performers on each Frantic Assembly project
 With the Administrator to undertake project evaluation including reporting to project
funders
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Finance
 To have overall responsibility for the company’s financial strategy and operations
including: three-year budget forecasts, monthly management accounts and cash flow
projections
 To develop and grow sustainable income streams for the organisation
 In collaboration with the General Manager, to prepare annual accounts for audit
 With the Artistic Director and co-producers to develop production budgets
 To oversee departmental and project budgeting undertaken by the Learn & Train
Manager and General Manager
 To report directly to the Board on management finances and highlight areas of financial
risk annually
 To seek advice from outside finance or legal experts where necessary
Fundraising
 To liaise with, report to and make applications to Arts Council England and other
statutory bodies
 To lead and implement the company’s fundraising strategy
 To make fundraising applications to trusts and foundations
 To develop new sources of funding, particularly via individuals and corporates
 To ensure that existing funders are serviced
 To oversee any project fundraising applications undertaken by the Learn & Train Manager
 To collaborate with the core team in on-going fundraising research
Learn & Train
 With the Artistic Director, to oversee the Learn & Train Manager in developing and
implementing a strategic plan for the company’s Learn & Train programmes
 To oversee the Learn & Train Manager in setting income and expenditure targets for
Learn & Train activity
 To oversee the personnel strategy used to support the training and development of new
practitioners
 To identify new partners, audiences, commissioners or funders for Learn & Train activity
Marketing & PR
 To take overall responsibility for the strategic marketing and profile-raising of the
company
 To ensure audiences and target sales are delivered against for each piece of work
 With the Artistic Director and General Manager, to oversee the Administrator in
developing and implementing a communications strategy for the company
Human resources
 Work with the Artistic Director to identify the organisational structure and capacity
necessary to achieve the company’s artistic and operational objectives.
 Lead the management of human resources, supported by the General Manager, ensuring
best practice and legal compliance, seeking external advice as required.
 To recruit and contract core staff, with the support of the Artistic Director and Board
 To develop Frantic Assembly’s systems of appraisal and training
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Legal
 Ensure compliance with all relevant legal obligations and requirements including
Companies Act, Charity Law, Insurance, Employment Law, and Data Protection.
 To ensure that the company reports to Companies House and the Charities Commission
accurately and promptly
 To advise the General Manager and Learn & Train Manager on contractual issues,
including support in drafting contracts
 To ensure that all necessary contracts, insurance, licences and leases are in place
Company Policies
 To ensure effective policies and plans are in place to promote equal opportunity, access
and diversity and Environmental Sustainability, that they are regularly monitored and
reviewed, and reflect best practice
 With the Artistic Director, General Manager Learn & Train Manager and project
Production Managers to ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations in all
aspects of Frantic Assembly’s work and to regularly review the Health and Safety Policy.
 To support the Learn & Train Manager in continuing to develop Frantic Assembly’s Child
Protection Policy & Procedures
Governance
 To attend and report to Board meetings ensuring the Board is provided with appropriate
concise information to enable strategic decisions to be made on policy, financial
management, risk and other matters.
 To liaise with the Board on key issues, maintaining an open and productive relationship.
 To lead on the recruitment and induction of new Board members
 To act as Company Secretary
Other
 Other activities as the Board and Artistic Director may reasonably require
 To act always in the best interest of Frantic Assembly
 To travel regularly within UK and abroad to see the company’s work and represent the
organisation.
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Executive Producer Person Specification
ESSENTIAL
Experience
• Experience of producing theatre, in a variety of settings, and on a variety of scales
• Experience of booking and managing UK tours
• Experience of assembling and managing production and creative teams
• Experience of devising and managing budgets, and of controlling expenditure
• Experience of securing funding for productions and touring and of working in co-production
• Experience of negotiating and drafting contracts
• Experience of management and staff development
• Experience of strategic planning
Knowledge and Skills
• Ability to nurture and sustain a range of partnerships and networks, including coproducing
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to take responsibility for decision making when required
• An understanding of audience development and marketing
Personal Attributes
• Accessible and supportive to production staff, artists, participants and audiences
• An understanding of and commitment to diversity and inclusion
• A passion for contemporary performance and artist-led work
 A commitment to the values of Frantic Assembly’s Learn & Train programme which works with
young people, teachers, artists and communities
 An ability to combine a charitable third sector sensibility with an entrepreneurial approach to
generating income
DESIRABLE
Experience
• Experience of booking and managing international performances
 Experience of fundraising
 Experience of working to and collaborating with a Board of Trustees
 Experience of leading and managing an arts organisation
Knowledge and Skills
• Knowledge of UK theatre and dance
• Understanding of digital strategy and the development of new audiences
• Understanding participatory work in communities, schools and colleges
• Understanding of professional artist development and training
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Executive Producer Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form
CONFIDENTIAL
Frantic Assembly collects statistical data on those who work with us, take part in our Learn and Train Programme or see our
shows. We do this to help us monitor the diversity of the organisation and its audience. This form will not be kept on file
and the data used for statistics only. This is a requirement as an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation. Please tick as
appropriate.
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Gender:
2
Ethnic Background
F
White:
M
British
MX
Irish
Any other White background (please state)
Asian / British Asian:
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Any other Asian background (please state)
Black / Black British:
Caribbean
African
Any other Black background (please state)
Mixed:
White / Black Caribbean
White / Black African
Any other mixed background (please state)
Chinese / other ethnic group:
Chinese
Any other background (please state)
3
Sexual Orientation
Bisexual
Gay Man
Gay Woman/Lesbian
Heterosexual/Straight
Prefer not to say
4
Disability (in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act):
Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
No disability
Visual impairment
Hearing impairment/Deaf
Physical disabilities
Cognitive or learning disabilities
Mental health
Invisible disabilities
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White / Asian
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Age
0-19 years
20-34 years
35-49 years
50-64 years
65+ years
Prefer not to say
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