Artist Producers

Deadline to apply: June 9, 2023 at 5pm EST

About the job

We’re looking for five (5) artist-producers to support productions and events during Single Thread’s summer and fall 2023 season, including the Performance and XR (PXR) 2023 conference.

This position is funded by the Government of Canada’s Canada Summer Jobs program.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Working collaboratively with the Artistic Director to accomplish Single Thread’s artistic and organizational goals in a timely fashion;

  • Meeting and maintaining Single Thread's relationships with organizational and artistic partners;

  • Researching possible funding streams, grant writing for upcoming initiatives;

  • Assisting in the hiring of production teams;

  • Providing live support during events;

  • Conducting pre-production activities with partners; and

  • Representing Single Thread at meetings and events within the arts community, provincially and nationally.

This a full-time position with flexible working hours, regular online communication and periodic in-person meetings.

Target start date: July 4, 2023

Number of weeks: 8

Hourly wage: $18 (35 hours/week)

Qualifications

  • Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period (as per Canada Summer Jobs funding requirements).

  • Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada.

  • 3+ years of experience in event marketing and communications. Experience with virtual events, events in the arts or tech sector, and social media management is an asset.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write for different audiences. 

  • Able to work well independently and meet deadlines.

  • Highly organized with attention to detail.

  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite. 

  • Content creation skills are strongly valued. 

  • Existing relationships with Canadian media is an asset.

  • Passion for and/or a creative practice rooted in immersive theatre and/or XR is a strong asset.

How to apply

Email a cover letter and resume to jobs@singlethread.ca with the subject “Producer” before 5pm EST on June 9, 2023.

Single Thread is committed to removing barriers to employment, and encourages all applicants who identify as IBPOC, LGBTQ2S+ and/or disabled to apply. Single Thread is committed to providing a barrier-free and equitable application process. If you require any accommodations let us know and we can work with you to ensure your needs are met.

We thank all applicants for your interest, but we will only be contacting those who meet the requirements for an interview.

About Single Thread

Single Thread Theatre Company creates immersive theatre experiences in Canada and internationally that seek to advance the art of immersive storytelling through innovation and the presentation of new works.

For the past two decades, Single Thread has played a role in shaping enthusiasm and best practices for ‘site-specific’ and ‘immersive’ theatre in Canada and worked with hundreds of emerging and established theatre artists.

About Single Thread XR

Single Thread XR builds the capacity of artists to engage with XR, brings together artists and technologists to share work in performance and XR, and seeks to create new work that explores the intersections of immersive theatre and XR. 

In 2020, Single Thread partnered with Electric Company Theatre with support from the Canada Council for the Arts to produce PXR 2020 - a four day symposium which brought together over two hundred artists, administrators, academics and technologists from diverse backgrounds across Canada in virtual reality using the Altspace VR social platform to discuss how artists are using XR media and feature presentations from thought leaders in the area of XR, panel discussions, host networking events for artists and technologists. PXR has since become an annual event.