Department/Team: Production
Responsible to: The Associate Director and General Manager
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Location: The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB
Salary: £828.60 - £905.59 per week

HOW TO APPLY

We understand that everyone is different and we want you to apply in whichever way you feel best shows your skills and experience. There are a range of ways that you can apply with us:

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• Sending a short video file of yourself (no longer than two minutes in length), detailing your experience, why you are applying for the role and what about working at The Old Vic interests you (have a look at the person specification in the job description).

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• Sending a short audio file of yourself (no longer than two minutes in length), detailing your experience, why you are applying for the role and what about working at The Old Vic interests you.

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• Completing our application form.

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• Uploading your CV and covering letter, explaining why you are interested in the role and working at the Old Vic.

As a Disability Confident employer, The Old Vic has made a commitment that all applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for this job will be invited to interview. However in the event that we have a high volume of applications all of whom meet the criteria and identify as disabled, meaning it is not practicable to interview everyone, we may apply a weighting to the shortlisting criteria, or add an additional shortlisting stage before any interviews take place. In all cases we will take care to ensure that any criteria or weightings do not disadvantage disabled applicants.
All appointments are made subject to satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

THE ROLE

The Baylis Assistant Director on A Christmas Carol will be working on the rehearsal period as well as the run of a Christmas Carol spanning 12 November 2025 – 10 January 2026. During this time the Baylis Assistant Director will:

• Act as an Assistant Director to Matthew Warchus alongside the Associate team.
• Support with preparation work on behalf of the Director and Associate team.
• Spend time with other departments in the building, becoming part of The Old Vic family, networking with staff and learning from creatives.
• Act as an ambassador and attend Development events where appropriate, learning about how the funding model works for an unsubsidised not-for-profit theatre.
• The Baylis Assistant Director might also be called upon to assist with casting the production, and collaborate with our education and community outreach work.

Ideal candidates for this role also will:

• Have directed at least one professional production (not rehearsed readings or runs of less than 3 weeks), and/or assisted on a number of professional productions
• Have experience working on large scale productions
• Demonstrate a genuine commitment to becoming a professional theatre director
• Be able to articulate their experience thus far in defining their approach, style and taste and how this fits with The Old Vic’s daring programmin

The recruitment process for this role will be two stages:

• 1st stage virtual/in person conversation
• 2nd stage virtual/in person conversation
• You may be asked to complete a work based skills assessment or challenge