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Ad Infinitum is looking for a creative, strategic and ambitious Executive Director. Following joining the Arts Council National Portfolio in 2023, we are now in an exciting period of growth and transformation including strategic development, furthering international partnerships, and innovative environmental touring practice.

The Executive Director will have a real, measurable impact on the next stage of Ad Infinitum’s journey. This is an opportunity for an imaginative, resourceful and collaborative arts leader to join us as we transform and strengthen our work. 

Watch a BSL version of the Recruitment Pack here

We are currently part of three exciting international cohorts, including the Creating Transformation programme, ITER 4: Advancing Sustainable International Touring programme and the Here and Now Showcase.

The Executive Director will lead the strategic direction of the organisation and maximise its potential through diversifying income streams, navigating risk and securing partnerships.

We are open to receiving applications from people currently holding different kinds of roles. You may be returning to work after a period of parental leave and would prefer to work part-time. You might be a General Manager, a Senior Producer, an Operations  Manager, Head of Development or an Executive Director. You might be working freelance or PAYE, for a venue or an independent organisation - we’d love to hear from you. 

This role will allow for training and mentoring for the right candidate. If you have less experience, skills or knowledge in one of the essential areas of the job but you have an appetite for the role and are ready to take the next step - don’t let it stop you from applying. 

This page will tell you the key information about the role and how to apply. Please read the full job description and additional information in the downloadable recruitment pack before applying.

We actively encourage people whose backgrounds, lived experience and skills are underrepresented in the sector to join us and positively impact our working practice. Any candidate who self-identifies as Deaf, deaf, hard-of-hearing, disabled, neurodiverse, and/or from the Global Majority and meets the essential criteria is guaranteed an interview as these individuals are under-represented in our current workforce.

Please reach out to us if you have any questions about the role or working at Ad Infinitum. We’d be happy to have an informal chat with you before you apply. Please email Ad Infinitum’s Co-Artistic Director, Nir Paldi at nir@ad-infinitum.org.

KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE

Salary: £42,000 - £44,000 per annum, depending on experience (£33,600 - £35,200 pro rata)

Contract type: Permanent, part time - 32 hours per week. Some evening and weekend work might be required. 

Responsible to: Ad Infinitum Co-Artistic Directors 

Pension: NEST pension, employer contributions 3% of salary.

Hours of work: 4 days a week (0.8 FTE) (the organisation’s working hours are 09:30 - 17:30 but we offer flexible working hours and are open to conversations about how the hours could be split across the week). We operate a TOIL system.

Place of work: Hybrid working. Ad Infinitum is based in Bristol and does not currently have a physical office. Attendance at some meetings in central Bristol is required, but we can be flexible with the frequency and pattern and are happy to discuss this with candidates.

Access: We are committed to creating a more diverse and representative arts sector and will work to provide access support or arrangements that are required for you to undertake this role effectively.

Annual Leave: 22 days plus bank holidays per annum (17.6 days plus 8 bank holidays pro rata). Following two years in the organisation this will increase to 23 days pro rata and following four years of service will increase to 24 days pro rata.

Training: The role will include opportunities for training and development.

You will thrive in this role if you…

  • Are a strategic, creative and ambitious arts leader

  • Will enjoy working collaboratively as part of a friendly core team of six

  • Are self-motivated and happy with working remotely

A full person specification is in the recruitment pack.

ABOUT AD INFINITUM

Ad Infinitum is a diverse-led, multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed touring theatre company based in Bristol. Founded in 2007, we embrace difference through collaboration, enabling a more representative theatre culture to exist by placing those minoritised by society at the heart of our work.

Our wide-reaching programme includes creating new theatre productions with national and international collaborators; supporting diverse and underrepresented creatives through our Artist Development Programme; touring critically acclaimed productions from our portfolio; and delivering inspiring Learning and Engagement activities with children and young people.

You can find out more about us and our productions in the recruitment pack and on our website here

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send us: 

  1. A cover letter: your cover letter should be no longer than two A4 pages and explain what attracts you to the post, how your skills and experience match the person specification and any other information which demonstrates your suitability for the role. 

  2. A CV: this should include details of your previous employment and work experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, job titles and a brief outline of your responsibilities. You should also include any relevant educational and training qualifications, plus any other personal information you may wish to include. 

    If you’d rather apply for the role in a different way, for example by sending an audio or video application, feel free to do so. Please make sure that it’s good enough quality for us to listen/see and that it’s no longer than 10 minutes.

  3. Complete this anonymous equal opportunities monitoring form online by clicking here and following this link. 

Applications should be sent by email to: recruitment@ad-infinitum.org. Please write “Executive Director” in the subject line and attach your cover letter and CV, or include a link to the audio / video file. 

We actively encourage people whose backgrounds, lived experience and skills are underrepresented in the sector to join us and positively impact our working practice. Any candidate who self-identifies as Deaf, deaf, hard-of-hearing, disabled, neurodiverse, and/or from the Global Majority and meets the essential criteria is guaranteed an interview as these individuals are under-represented in our current workforce. If this applies to you, please briefly indicate this in your application or in your accompanying email.

The deadline for applications is Monday 6 October at 9am.

We will aim to shortlist and send invitations to interview by 7 October. First round interviews will be held on Monday 13 October. Second round interviews will be held on Tuesday 21 October. We will appoint by 24 October 2025 to start as soon as possible. If you are successful then we will collect two references after the second round interviews and contact them with your permission.

Interviews will be in-person in Bristol and we will cover reasonable travel expenses for travel from outside of Bristol. Both rounds of interviews will be with a panel made up of team and board members from Ad Infinitum.

Find out more about how we conduct interviews in the recruitment pack.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or would like this information in a different format please email recruitment@ad-infinitum.org