PROPEL paid work placements info session

PROPEL is Bradford Producing Hub’s 40-day paid work placement programme for early-career creatives working in producing, production and programming.

PROPEL has connected emerging talent with top festivals, theatres, and performance companies across the North for over two years. For 2025, we’ve partnered with some exciting new hosts in Bradford and West Yorkshire, offering five hands-on paid placements in production, producing, and programming.

Launch the next steps of your career in the live events industry with PROPEL!

PROPEL is generously supported by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture to provide professional development opportunities to Bradford creatives.

PROPEL is a skills development programme for early-career producing, production and programming professionals connected to Bradford. Not just your usual training programme; PROPEL is designed to equip participants with on-the-job experience to develop a career in live events and performance.

For PROPEL Bradford, we’ve partnered with five exciting host organisations including Bradford 2025 and Common Wealth Theatre, with more placements to be announced.

What’s in it for you? Well, you’ll

• Be paid £150 per day for around 40 days of work – that’s £6,000 in total
• Gain hands-on experience working with professional producers, production managers and programmers to deliver high-quality events
• Have access to additional support and mentoring through Bradford Producing Hub

Our first placements open for application are:

🌍 Assistant International Producer with Bradford 2025
🎪 Assistant Venue Programmer with Bradford 2025

To hear more about these placements and how to apply, book a place at our online info session.