Associate Producer, NAC

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:
It is the National Arts Centre’s goal to be a more welcoming, inclusive, accessible, and diverse organization for all Canadians. We believe that the basis of this inclusivity requires a socially and culturally diverse workforce and, therefore, we actively seek to recruit candidates who identify as women, Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour (IBPoC), persons from the LGBTQ2+ community and persons with disabilities. We encourage you to self-identify in the recruitment process.

COVID-19 pandemic
The incumbent may be required to work remotely either full-time or in a hybrid fashion until the end of the pandemic. All necessary working tools needed to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of this position  will be provided to the employee for this purpose.

Introducing the National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams—the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety—and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada. Curious to learn more? We invite you to read our strategic plan for 2020-2023 in The Next Act. Collaboration, innovation and community-led engagement are only some of the many initiatives the NAC will leverage to help shape a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive future for the performing arts in Canada. One that embodies our slogan and loudly proclaims that Canada is our stage.

Key activities:
NAC Indigenous Theatre: Our stories are medicine. The Indigenous Theatre Department at the NAC nurtures, develops and showcases Indigenous stories at the NAC and in communities all over Canada.
Our mission is to honour our storytellers and thereby aid in the retention, resurgence and resilience of the multiple and diverse Indigenous cultures of this land.

#ReconcileThis:
A collaboration with Facebook (Meta), #ReconcileThis is a four-year initiative that will provide hundreds of transformative Indigenous Voices with funding, production equipment, and training to share their stories, history, and to celebrate culture online. Creators’ work will range from artistic performances in dance, theatre, and music, to social media content creation, podcast production and writing, all in a digital format. #ReconcileThis will also create four, one- year Associate Producer positions at NAC Indigenous Theatre, providing emerging Indigenous leaders the opportunity to shape the national program. Indigenous Theatre will create a microsite to showcase selected works and creations of Indigenous Voices. Selected creators will be welcomed to share content through online platforms of their choice with the hashtag #ReconcileThis.

Position Description:
As a member of the Indigenous Theatre team, reporting directly to the Producer, the Associate Producer (#ReconcileThis) will support a broad range of programming for the project #ReconcileThis. Active participation in internal and external activities and committees, decision-making, and financial control of the project budget are key elements of this position. The Associate Producer will oversee all elements of #ReconcileThis including, but not limited to, outreach; artist negotiations; contracts; budget management; coordination with other NAC teams as necessary (Marketing, Communications, Digital Engagement), and a variety of external partners in the course of their work.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Works with the Artistic Director, the Managing Director, the Producer, the Associate Producer and the Production department in planning, scheduling, and executing #ReconcileThis, including outreach; artist negotiations; contracts writing; budget management; coordinating with other NAC teams as necessary (Marketing, Communications, Digital Engagement)
• Works with Facebook (Meta) on all elements of artist training and coordinating equipment transfer for the project
• Works with colleagues at the NAC to implement and promote company-wide practices
• Ensures physically, emotionally and culturally safe spaces as part of a healthy and welcoming environment for all who work here, including visiting artists.