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Technical Manager
Role Description
We are looking for an experienced Technical/Production Manager to provide technical services to the National Youth Theatre (NYT) with an initial contract period of one year.
The contract would be undertaken over 4 days per month, on site at our award-winning creative production house on Holloway Road.
The fee would be based on a freelance day rate of £225.
The Technical Manager will oversee all production and technical needs of National Youth Theatre.
Working closely with NYT’s Senior Producer, Head of Operations and freelance Production Teams on both in-house and received shows, the Technical Manager will manage and develop freelance project staff and support the experience of NYT members working with us in a training capacity.
Established in 1956 as the world’s first youth theatre, NYT has nurtured the talent of hundreds of thousands of young people for almost 70 years. We inspire, nurture, and showcase exceptional performers and theatre technicians from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commissioning brave and relevant new writing and reinterpreting classic stories for our time. We produce ambitious theatrical productions in our own venue and in leading theatres across the UK and around the world.
In 2023, the redevelopment of NYT’s Creative Production House led by DSDHA won a RIBA London award in recognition of its environmentally conscious & inclusive design.
For more information about the role, download the Job Pack.
Terms and Conditions
Fee: £225 per day, for 4 days per month
Contract: Freelance agreement for an initial period of one year
Time Commitment: 4 days per month with the possibility of additional work subject to further agreement.
Location: National Youth Theatre, 443-445 Holloway Road, London N7 6LW
How to Apply
Please send a current CV (including details of 2 referees) and a covering letter outlining how your skills and experience match the person specification. Please also complete an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
Email your completed application to:
Please state Freelance Technical Manager in the subject line.
Deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 24 March.
Interviews will take place at the National Youth Theatre across 27, 28 and 31 March.
Technical Manager
We are looking for an experienced Technical/Production Manager to provide technical services to the National Youth Theatre (NYT) with an initial contract period of one year.
The contract would be undertaken over 4 days per month, on site at our award-winning creative production house on Holloway Road.
The fee would be based on a freelance day rate of £225.
The Technical Manager will oversee all production and technical needs of National Youth Theatre.
Working closely with NYT’s Senior Producer, Head of Operations and freelance Production Teams on both in-house and received shows, the Technical Manager will manage and develop freelance project staff and support the experience of NYT members working with us in a training capacity.
Established in 1956 as the world’s first youth theatre, NYT has nurtured the talent of hundreds of thousands of young people for almost 70 years. We inspire, nurture, and showcase exceptional performers and theatre technicians from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commissioning brave and relevant new writing and reinterpreting classic stories for our time. We produce ambitious theatrical productions in our own venue and in leading theatres across the UK and around the world.
In 2023, the redevelopment of NYT’s Creative Production House led by DSDHA won a RIBA London award in recognition of its environmentally conscious & inclusive design.
For more information about the role, download the Job Pack.
Terms and Conditions
Fee: £225 per day, for 4 days per month
Contract: Freelance agreement for an initial period of one year
Time Commitment: 4 days per month with the possibility of additional work subject to further agreement.
Location: National Youth Theatre, 443-445 Holloway Road, London N7 6LW
How to Apply
Please send a current CV (including details of 2 referees) and a covering letter outlining how your skills and experience match the person specification. Please also complete an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
Email your completed application to:
Please state Freelance Technical Manager in the subject line.
Deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 24 March.
Interviews will take place at the National Youth Theatre across 27, 28 and 31 March.
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Our Culture
At the National Youth Theatre we work to create a culture that is inclusive, creative and collaborative. We celebrate all the ways we are different and aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and do their best work. We want our culture to create spaces where young people from around the UK can be together, be brave and create bold work. We ask everyone involved in making each project to approach it with generosity, curiosity, kindness and respect. We believe that we do better work together than we would apart and that our work is richer and stronger thanks to the different backgrounds and experiences that everyone in our company brings. Through our work we want to be connected and responsive to each other, our communities, our industry and the wider world. Whatever your background or wherever you’re from, we invite you to support our mission to be a creative force for good at a critical time for our industry, country and world.
