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We are currently recruiting for 2 roles:
Digital Content Producer
Chair of Shaper/Caper
Find out more about the role below.
Digital Content Producer
We are recruiting for the new role of Digital Content Producer.
Shaper/Caper is a touring dance theatre company based in Dundee and our tagline is Every Step Tells a Story....because we LOVE telling stories, particularly seldom-heard stories like we did with our award winning show, Small Town Boys, where we explored how the LGBTQ+ community were deeply affected by the AIDS crisis in the 80's and 90's. The show led to lots of brilliant queer folk sharing their stories and that inspired us to commission 10 queer artists to make work for our Queer & Now exhibition. We also have a super busy engagement programme including Dance for Parkinson's classes, workshops and shows in care homes, prisons, nurseries, oh....and 116 shows and workshops in primary schools each year. In fact, last year we worked with 7673 amazing people through these programmes! We are one of the new Creative Scotland Multi Year Funded organisations in forthcoming portfolio. Yay!
So, we are looking for someone who loves to tell stories too! They will produce original content through a variety of mediums including films, photos, graphics, podcasts that tells engaging stories about our work. They will manage all our digital channels including social media and our website and develop collaborations with partners that amplify our messages. They will work in collaboration with our Artistic Director to create and implement a narrative vision and storytelling strategy across all digital channels which tells engaging and powerful stories about our work and achieves the ambition of our audience development strategy.
We are looking for someone who is particularly interested in helping us grow our work with our priority audiences: Children and Young People, Working Class Families, LGBTQ+ people, and marginalised people or communities, and will embrace our values of kindness, respect, collaboration, and joy.
Please check out the full job description in our job pack at the link below
Contract: One year fixed term contract with ambition to extend subject to ongoing fundraising.
Salary: £29,000 - £31,000 per annum full time equivalent (pro rata £15,466 to £16,533) depending on experience.
Hours: 20 hours per week (working week is 37.5 hours)
To apply: please email us your CV and a supporting statement telling us why you are applying for this role and what skills and qualities you will bring to the job to jobs@shapercaper.com
Deadline: Friday 21st March 2025 at 5pm. All applicants will be informed if they have been shortlisted or not by 5pm on Wednesday 26th March.
Interviews: we will hold interviews with shortlisted candidates on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 via Zoom.
Chair of Shaper/Caper
We are recruiting for a Chair of Shaper/Caper’s Board of Trustees.
As the new Chair of Shaper/Caper, you will have the experience and commitment to lead the Board as we build on the success of recent productions such as Small Town Boys, develop our organisation by securing multi-year funding, and set the strategic direction of the charity.
You will share our passion for dance and Dundee. In your role as champion and advocate for our work, you will be an excellent communicator and have experience building relationships with multiple stakeholders whilst articulating our values, relevance, maintaining and promoting our reputation.
You will play an essential part in creating the environment for our organisation to flourish. This will mean that your leadership of the Board both in meetings and otherwise will set the tone of our communication and support the delivery of our work.
Our work has three connected strands: artistic creation, creative experiences, and professional pathways.
We run creative programmes, workshops and performances that are inclusive and accessible. We nurture talent and provide opportunities for people to develop their creative practice and skills. We create high- quality productions that tour throughout Scotland and the UK.
Our work is inspired by stories and ideas from the people and communities we work with in Dundee and beyond.
To find out more about the role, please download the recruitment pack below.
To apply, please send a written or recorded (either audio or filmed) statement outlining your suitability for the role, why you are applying for this role and what skills and qualities you will bring to the role. Please also share your CV to illistruate your skills and experience. You can do this as either a written statement (2 sides of A4), a voice note (5 mins max) or as a video recording (5 mins max) that can be sent to us. Please send to Thomas Small, Artistic Director at thomas@shapercaper.com
If you'd like an informal chat about the role, please email thomas@shapercaper.com and we can arrange for a trustee to chat with you.
Deadline: Tuesday 6th May 2025.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We are always looking for volunteers to support our many projects.
From helping with our Dance for Parkinson’s sessions in Dundee to helping with shows and events, if this is of interest, we’d love to hear from you!
You can pop an email to hello@shapercaper.com or call us on 01382 413007
