Chichester Festival Theatre
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Job Summary
Job Description
Resident Assistant Director
Post 1
Full time, Freelance Contract (18 weeks) Assistant Director on two plays 9 March-11 July 2026
Post 2
Full time, Freelance Contract (22 weeks) Assistant Director on two plays 13 April-12 September 2026
A weekly fee of £653.89, plus a weekly subsistence allowance of £235.00 will be paid when the Resident Assistant Director (RAD) is working more than 25 miles from their home address.
In your application please let us know which post/s you are interested in.
Full details about the roles can be found on our website https://www.cft.org.uk/jobs/resident-assistant-director-f26
Each post will act as an Assistant Director on two of our Festival 2026 season productions produced in-house at CFT, one in the Minerva Theatre and one in the Festival Theatre. The RADs will meaningfully integrate into the organisation learning and contributing to CFT’s vision and mission whilst gaining understanding about the day to day running of a leading regional theatre.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as Assistant Director on two productions during the 2026 Festival season.
- Support other Festival 2026 season productions as required.
- Work alongside the Development and LEAP departments on production-associated events during the season. To include Directors Talks; Post-show talks; and Theatre Days.
- Support the Associate Director (Literary) and Producing team with script reading and reporting, and the planning and facilitating of rehearsed readings and development workshops.
- Work with our Future Theatre-Maker cohort on scratch performances in The Nest.
- Undertake production-associated research.
- Assist the casting team and support audition processes as required.
- Rehearse understudies, children and supernumeraries if applicable.
- Watch and note season productions as required to ensure the quality of productions is maintained.
- Lead workshops with Chichester Festival Youth Theatre (CFYT) and community groups.
Job Requirements
Proven experience as Assistant Director on a minimum of three professional productions – references will be requested.
Experience of directing own work professionally.
Demonstrable desire to pursue a career as a theatre director.
Well-developed written and verbal communication, interpersonal and IT skills.
Ability to manage a varied workload, prioritise appropriately and work well under pressure.
Ability to use own initiative and work independently.
Interest in, and commitment to, making theatre accessible to all community sectors, and to CFT’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
Commitment to and be an active ambassador for CFT, its aims, objectives and values.
Desirable Criteria
Experience of script-reading.
Knowledge of working within a theatre building.
Experience of running workshops with young people and community groups.
Proven experience of using Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Access and Outlook).
An awareness of, and desire to work to Green Book sustainability requirements
Job Overview
- Job Title: Resident Assistant Director x 2
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours:
Full time - Artform: Theatre
- Role: Technical & Production
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025
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Location:
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Job: Resident Assistant Director x 2
Job: Resident Assistant Director x 2
Organisation: Chichester Festival Theatre
Postcode: PO19 6AP
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