Freelance Community and Education Producer

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Job Description

Context:
Hackney Empire is about to embark on the Development Phase of a project, The Heart of Hackney, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.

The project aims:

  • To conserve, protect, and upgrade our iconic historic Grade II* Listed building for future audiences, including environmental improvements to continue our carbon reduction
  • To secure and communicate how Hackney’s changing communities shaped the theatre’s 125-year rich heritage of popular and radical programming; the diverse audiences and artists involved in the vanishing arts of Variety, Magic and Music Hall alongside the surviving ones of Music, Comedy, Carnival and Pantomime
  • Engage new communities with local heritage tracing how East London’s Migration Heritage has driven our mission to help historically disenfranchised people find their voice on our stage
  • Record the achievements of historical artists and past participants through an exhibition to increase the visibility of the contribution made by artists and audiences from under-represented, East London and low socio-economic backgrounds
  • Create mentored opportunities for young people to connect with Hackney Empire’s history and their own futures.

Role:
The Freelance Community and Education Producer will lead on the Community, Education and Heritage Engagement elements during the Development Phase of the project. The Community and Education Producer will work closely with the wider project team, contributing to research and development, running consultation and listening events, engaging young people, school children and the wider community with Hackney Empire’s heritage. The aim is to tell the story of Hackney Empire’s heritage in the context of its local communities and artists.

To find out more about the role, please download our Recruitment Pack (PDF) here, download our Recruitment Pack (Large print Word document) here, or via the links below.

Candidates should apply for this role by providing a:

  • CV
  • Cover letter which:
    • Is no more than 1 side of A4
    • Details the skills and experience you hold that will enable you to deliver this role
    • Gives examples of similar projects you have worked on previously
    • Explains why you are interested in this role

Applications should be sent to creative.futures@hackneyempire.co.uk including in the subject line reference HEFCAEP, by 10am on Mon 1 Dec 2025.

Please also send us a completed equal opportunities monitoring form, which you can download below, with your application. This form is for statistical purposes only and will not be used in the assessment of your application.

If you need any of our recruitment documents in a different format, please email creative.futures@hackneyempire.co.ukor call 020 8985 2424 and we will send them over to you.

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