THE PAPER CINEMA

WHO WE ARE
The Paper Cinema was founded in 2004 by Nicholas Rawling, Imogen Charleston and Chris Reed. Starting from a kitchen table in Dorset, The Paper Cinema has been developing

and touring with a diverse array of productions for 15 years. Creating unique, live animation performances of vast scales including abstract shorts to full narrative renditions of

The Odyssey and Macbeth, our productions have been taken to over 15 countries, across 4 continents in collaboration with the Battersea Arts Centre and The British Council.

The Paper Cinema create an extraordinary live experience of narrative illustration and musical performance using inventive techniques to create a handmade set that that is the

meeting place for musical and visual language. Our expertise is in making everything before your eyes; live music for live visuals. Our work is often playful in the guise of revealing

the making process in this time of great remove from the point of making. We are a silent cinema and theatrical presentation.

WHO WE WANT TO WORK WITH

The Paper Cinema are looking for a freelance producer / company manager.

We want to build our company. After 15 years of developing and touring works on a project-by-project basis (from small-scale to mid-scale to International touring) we understand

our craft and our artistry. However, in order to grow and to become sustainable, The Paper Cinema has to move from purely self-producing (or working with external organisations

such as BAC) to have someone in-house.

We require a motivated and organized producer/company manager, a person who can help to maintain a steady work-flow of developing and performing and touring new work,

as well as a liaison for our existing partners.

We want someone who is interested in creating a stable working habitat for our creative team and that will look into strategic long term planning to enable The Paper Cinema to continue

creating extraordinary work for audiences in the UK and internationally.

We are looking for someone who can confidently and independently take on board the day-to-day management of the company. In particular, finding and managing funding applications and grants

by working with partners and funders. This will initially be the most urgent part of the role as we work towards funding and developing new projects that can be performed on a range of scales.

Starting with a small amount of Arts Council funding for organisational development, the post will entail working with the artistic director (Nicholas Rawling) to formulate a new business plan,

research funding strategies and creative partnerships.

In the long term we hope to develop a strong working relationship with a producer/company manager who is ambitious, has great initiative

and interest in promoting the arts while also being self driven to envision how their role might develop as we move forward.

We’re looking for someone with a progressive, positive outlook who can think creatively, flexibly and spontaneously about how we might do

things together. We’re excited about working closely with someone new, and we don’t want to be limited by current models and structures of working.

THE ROLE
It is hoped that this freelance position will lead to a permanent position, at present we are looking for someone who will help us build this sustainable future

We want to find someone who will:

• enable The Paper Cinema to continue creating extraordinary work for

audiences in the UK and internationally

• lead on the management of The Paper Cinema, dealing with the financial, legal and organisational side of the company,

as well as leading on project management and producing of The Paper Cinema’s creative work

• work with the company on strategic long-term, creative planning

JOB DESCRIPTION
As this is a new position, we believe we will develop the role as we work together. Initially, we have some funding from the Arts Council to find the right person for the job.

We envisage that the role will consist of the following:

To be responsible for the administrative and financial management of The Paper Cinema's activities.This will include managing the company's budgeting and time

management for the company's projects and forward planning.

To develop and maintain strong relationships with funders, including the Arts Council England (potentially working towards achieving NPO status).

This includes identifying new sources of funding and writing applications for the company.

To work with the company's artistic director and crew in order to facilitate the logistics of the creative process

and structure the creative year from production to tour management.

To work with The Paper Cinema's artistic director on marketing and merchandise.
ESSENTIAL

Confident, driven and organized person.

Excellent knowledge of the UK contemporary performing arts scene, and a passion for and belief in our work

Experience of working closely with theatre makers/live artists on a range of projects, including in unusual contexts and forms

Experience with managing company finances for an arts organisation

Experience of project management/producing complex, unusual projects

Proven track record in securing funds from Arts Council England

DESIRABLE

Experience working internationally, or with international partners

Experience in liaisng and negotiating with project partners (presenters, funders, commissioners etc.) on behalf of artists

Knowledge of the European performing arts scene and worldwide trends in contemporary performance

Well-networked in the UK and further afield

Success in fundraising from a range of funding sources

THE PAPER CINEMA – OUR GOALS

We embrace the community-building that is performance. In the diversity of our skills, our work often straddles various arenas - music, theatre, animation, film, puppetry,

fine art and literature which is reflected in the festivals, venues and arts agencies we work with. We wish to maintain our diverse range of places we play, and broaden it.

During our recent organizational development process we have found we’ve made leaps and jumps forward in deciding what it is we need. Often there have been lean

times and quiet times where as we retool for new works. We are looking to change this structure and looking to develop a year round work flow for all our creative team and you.

For the future.

We are looking at upturning our model of what we do onstage (underneath the screen) potentially the making of a D.I.Y, community, more playfulness,

recycling, sustainability and incorporate this into our company structure. We are developing our new story and want to find the right person to write it with.

CONTRACT AND DEADLINE

We imagine the initial freelance period will be the time to address what the future of The Paper Cinema can look like with you as part of our team

This is a freelance contract of £1500 month for two months starting as soon as possible after interview. Total sum available for this period is £3000 (to be discussed)

Working Hours: 2 days per week?, self-led and flexible hours. Eventually the job may include evening and weekend work, and some work away (incl. outside the UK)

Location: we work mainly between Dorset (Wimborne) and Bristol. Some of the working can be remote, but some will be working together in person.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a CV and covering letter (letter of no more than two pages of A4) about why you would like to work with us and what you think you would

bring to the company to nic_beard@hotmail.com

Deadline: 5pm Monday 24th June

Shortlisting: Thursday 27th June

Interviews: Thursday 4th July in Dorset