The Assistant Producer will work alongside Producers on allocated projects and as part of the producing team across the programme where needed to ensure that productions are delivered to the highest quality and within agreed timeframes and budgets. They will play a pivotal role in ensuring excellent communication with production personnel, creative team, internal departments and external partners and supporting departmental administration as required.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting Producers in the planning and management of productions throughout all phases of the projects; from pre-production through to delivery and evaluation
• Managing and maintaining administrative systems and documents used for production delivery to include project timelines, schedules and trackers
• Being present in rehearsals for productions and being a line of communication between rehearsal room and Producers
• Being present for production weeks and on tour where required
• Ensure that logistics and working environments for the production and performing teams are in line with NTS’s agreements with the relevant union bodies (e.g. Equity, BECTU)
• Leading on integrating accessibility (BSL, Captioning and Audio Description) into productions in discussion with the Producers and creative team
• Identify and contract relevant access personnel to deliver identified accessible performances, maintaining solid relationships and clear communication with access providers
• Monitoring and reporting on spend against allocated budget lines on a regular basis, using National Theatre of Scotland’s internal systems to process invoices and expenses claims as needed
• Managing the process of acquiring necessary licenses, visas and insurances as required to ensure the Company is delivering its work within the appropriate legal framework for the venue and location
• Providing regular communication with all Creative Team members, and production company members throughout the duration of the production, as directed by Producers
• Liaising with Marketing, Development, Creative Engagement and Finance departments about the requirements and opportunities of the production and ensuring that effective communication and decision-making in relation to the production exists at all times
• Deputising for Producers as required
• Any additional duties as required

| How to Apply

Application deadline: 10am | 17 Aug 2026

Applicants who require access support should contact:

Fiona Hanrahan on 0141 221 0970 or email recruitment@nationaltheatrescotland.com

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