Assistant Producer

  • Contract
  • London

Dance Umbrella


Job Summary

Dance Umbrella, London’s international dance festival, is looking for an Assistant Producer to join the team on a fixed-term freelance basis for the 2026 festival cycle.

Job Description

Dance Umbrella, London’s international dance festival, is looking for an Assistant Producer to join the team on a fixed-term freelance basis for the 2026 festival cycle. This is a great opportunity for someone to develop their producing experience within a busy festival team, working in close partnership with the Senior Producer and a Guest Curator.

Working hours: 20 weeks, freelance short-term contract

Salary: £13,000 fixed (65 days at a daily rate of £200)

Application deadline: Wednesday 13 May 2026, 10.00 BST

Full job description & how to apply: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/about-us/work-with-us/

Job Requirements

A defining feature of this year’s role is the Guest Curator strand. Working alongside the Senior Producer, the AP will play a key role in supporting the day to day delivery of this bespoke programme, including curator liaison and artist support, alongside broader festival production responsibilities across October.

We are looking for a confident, calm person who can quickly blend into a busy production team and help to make the festival happen.
You will have experience of production environments and working with artists, strong organisational skills and a willingness to
switch between the different modes of operation required by a hybrid festival model.

Good interpersonal skills are as important as logistical ones in this role, as the AP will be a key point of contact for a number of artists and will need to hold those relationships well through a busy festival period.

This will be a freelance part-time contract, based at Somerset House and working across London venues.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Assistant Producer
  • Salary: £10k-£15k
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Artform: Dance
  • Role: Technical & Production
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Wed, 13 May 2026

  • Location:

    London

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your cover/motivation letter where (jobsinmedia.net) you saw this job posting.