Creative Work Placements

For the past 20 years our Creative Work Placement (CWP) Scheme has helped emerging artists to take their first steps into the theatre industry by providing work placements on our productions as either Assistant Musical Director, Assistant Designer or Assistant Stage Manager. There is one of each of these roles available on every BYMT production. This year, each BYMT production will also have a role available for either an Assistant Director or an Assistant Choreographer. 

Another exciting development this year is that BYMT have been successful in gaining funding to innovate and diversify our CWP Scheme to include six virtual learning modules before the placement begins, frequent check-ins during the project and detailed feedback after the programme has finished.

Each successful candidate will be embedded as an important part of the full scale creative and production team on residential production with a company of between 35-40 young people from across the UK. Each candidate will be partnered with an industry professional who will act as their professional line manager and mentor. The placements are ideally suited to conservatoire, university graduates, final year students, or those with comparative experience who are wishing to develop a career within the theatre industry and are interested in working with young people.

A typical BYMT Season includes around 7 full scale productions throughout the year, one during the Easter holidays and the rest across the Summer between the months of July and August. Our productions are all brand new music theatre in a variety of genres and the successful candidates will be placed on a show that best suits their skillset. These placements give the opportunity to take on responsibility akin to a professional role while in a supportive learning environment. Responsibilities could include (but will not be limited to) the below.

We are proud to say that some previous CWPs have returned to work with BYMT in other roles and grown their careers form working relationships established on one of our productions.

Creative Work Placements will receive full board accommodation (including meals), and an expenses fee to cover their travel and any further fees incurred on production.

Assistant Designers support the production Designer in all aspects of design across props, set and costume. This could include anything from building sets, sourcing and making props to leading costume fittings and altering costumes, to collaborating with the stage management team on prop briefs, get ins and get outs. Their mentor will be the Designer who will oversee their development across all of the necessary areas.

Assistant Choreographers support the Choreographer with the creation, teaching, and maintenance of the choreography and the movement direction of the production throughout rehearsals and performances. This role is ideal for emerging practitioners looking to develop their rehearsal-room practice, leadership skills, and understanding of choreography. The role will include assisting with teaching material, running warm-ups, maintaining movement quality, and supporting performers to feel confident and expressive and tell a narrative through movement.

To apply for the Creative Work Placement Scheme, please download our application form and complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring From. Please return your completed application form to Ed Hill (edhill@bymt.org) before midday on Friday 6^th February.

BYMT is committed to creating an inclusive culture in all its activities including equality of opportunity for all staff. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We are particularly keen to hear from people from global majority backgrounds and from candidates who self-identify as disabled as they are under-represented in our workforce.

We will be in touch with everyone who applies and plan to hold interviews on the week of February 16^th or February 23^rd on Zoom.

If you would like to have a conversation about this position or have any queries regarding the format of this application, please get in touch with Ed Hill or call 0113 320 1018.