Jobs & Opportunities
There are always ways of becoming involved with us, whether this is as a participant or a volunteer, a job or an artist call-out!
Current Opportunities
Production Assistant
Salary: £24,215 to £27,319 Part time, Fixed Term
Closing Date: Sunday 8 February 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 18 February 2026
Please note this is a Fixed term role until 31 July 2026 with a possible extension to 31 March 2027 or 31 March 2028, subject to funding.
We are excited to be recruiting a key member of our team for the delivery of our creative programme this coming spring. You will be at the centre of our public facing programme ensuring that the nuts and bolts of what happens behind the scenes are all working smoothly!
Lancaster Arts is a combined arts organisation within the national portfolio of Arts Council England. This is a fantastic role for someone wanting to strengthen their production skills across all art forms. The role will need a working knowledge of the practical, delivery needs of a public facing arts organisation and an understanding of at least one art form in some depth. It requires enthusiasm, strong relational skills, and a commitment to the arts (across all artforms) and high-quality delivery, with an ability to learn quickly.
Lancaster Arts is a distinctive contemporary arts organisation in the northwest of England with a renowned reputation for cutting edge arts practice in all art forms. Our home is at the heart of the beautiful Lancaster University campus, and our venues include the Great Hall, Nuffield Theatre and Peter Scott Gallery. We regularly host work off campus in the Lancaster District and beyond. We host a wide spectrum of events and participatory opportunities across contemporary theatre, dance, music, visual art, live art, contemporary circus, and comedy, and we work closely with partners locally, regionally, and internationally to achieve this. Please visit our website to learn more about us.
Lancaster Arts is a friendly small team, but we need to better reflect the rich diversity of the northwest. We are committed to attracting and recruiting more representative candidates, particularly disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people and those from black, Asian, and ethnically diverse backgrounds and we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups. We will guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria. We hope that you will be able to start working with us in March to support our Spring/Summer season.
If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact our Operations and Planning Manager at s.mansfield@lancaster.ac.uk
Our vacancy management is coordinated by Lancaster University, and you must complete an online application via their website here. Please upload a CV and Cover Letter, detailing how your skillset and background are suited to the person and job specifications. Please do not send CVs or cover letters directly to Lancaster Arts.
Join the Lancaster Arts Ideas & Connectors Group
What is Lancaster Arts?
Lancaster Arts is a professional arts organisation based at Lancaster University, encompassing the Nuffield Theatre, the Great Hall and the Peter Scott Gallery as well as locations in the region, natural settings, community centres, carparks, and historic buildings. Our artistic programme includes commissions, Creative Gatherings and artist residencies alongside our presentational programme. We work across artforms and our work expresses a commitment to social and environmental justice. Our website https://www.lancasterarts.org/ can tell you more about the work that we do.
What is the Ideas&Connectors Group?
The Ideas&Connectors Group (ICG) is a diverse sounding board that helps shape the work that Lancaster Arts delivers for Arts Council England and Lancaster University. We have a brilliant group in place already but are looking to expand this by 5 people. The ICG groups meet 3 times a year. We intend that this group offers a way of joining the Lancaster Arts community to exchange ideas and explore the things that matter to you and us as an organisation.
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Subgroups in the Ideas&Connectors Group
Community Researchers
This is an opportunity to get directly involved in our artist commissions. We define ‘research’ as everything from informal conversations with artists and audiences, to probing local archives and making quiet observations. We are eager to draw on this group’s understanding of the places we work in and the communities in them.
Collections
Contribute your ideas and collaborate with our gallery team to bring Lancaster University’s Art Collection to new audiences, helping shape what we display through discussion and content-creation, relating to future acquisitions, displays, digital engagement, workshops and volunteering opportunities.
Communications and Engagement
Work with us to develop a more creative and inclusive approach to engaging with our audiences, addressing barriers that prevent audiences from engaging and helping us target specific groups identified in our Audience Development Strategy.
To find out more, please email: ICG@lancasterarts.org
Participate!
Lancaster Arts hosts commissions all year-round that invite participants to have a direct role in the creation of the work. If this is of interest, please get in touch with us at producers@lancasterarts.org.
Student Opportunities
Lancaster Arts has frequent opportunities for short term placements and internships. One of our marketing placements has written a blog about her experiences here.
Keep and eye on this page for the latest opportunities and how you can get involved.
Volunteering
Lancaster Arts has fantastic opportunities for volunteering. Please visit our Volunteering page. If you can spare a few hours we are always seeking volunteers of all ages to support our arts activity. Get in touch with us at volunteer@lancasterarts.org
