ASSOCIATE PRODUCER #RECONCILE THIS – INDIGENOUS THEATRE

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER #RECONCILE THIS

Competition number: J0925-0311

Department: Indigenous Theatre

Status: Part-time, term to August, 2026

Hours: Flexible Work Week

Hourly salary: $27.93 – $34.88 (position with benefits and pension plan)

Closing date: October 19, 2025

Anticipated start date: start date // end date

 

Introducing the National Arts Centre

The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams – the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety – and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada. The NAC is located in the National Capital Region on the unceded territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation.

At the National Arts Centre, we believe the performing arts are vital to the human experience. A house of dreams for the Canadian performing arts, we work with artists and arts organizations from across this land to revitalize our sector.

Curious to learn more? Read our 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, The Journey Ahead.

 

NAC Indigenous Theatre: Our stories are medicine

The Indigenous Theatre Department at the NAC nurtures, develops and showcases Indigenous stories at the NAC and in communities all over Canada. Our mission is to honour our storytellers and thereby aid in the retention, resurgence and resilience of the multiple and diverse Indigenous cultures of this land.

 

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Accessibility

We are on a journey, committed to ensuring that equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, anti-racism and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples will guide our actions.

 

The NAC welcomes applications from candidates who can help us meet our vision, and contribute to the diversity of lived experiences, perspectives, and approaches. When you join the NAC, you will be part of an inclusive community working hard to dismantle barriers to employees’ well-being, access, potential, and success. The NAC actively seeks candidates who identify as women, Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour (IBPoC), members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and people with disabilities. We encourage you to self-identify in the recruitment process.

 

Key activities:

A collaboration with Facebook (Meta), #ReconcileThis is a four-year initiative that will provide hundreds of transformative Indigenous Voices with funding, production equipment, and training to share their stories, history, and to celebrate culture online.

Creators’ work will range from artistic performances in dance, theatre, and music, to social media content creation, podcast production and writing, all in a digital format. #ReconcileThis will also create four, one-year Associate Producer positions at NAC Indigenous Theatre, providing emerging Indigenous leaders the opportunity to shape the national program. Indigenous Theatre will create a microsite to showcase selected works and creations of Indigenous Voices. Selected creators will be welcomed to share content through online platforms of their choice with the hashtag #ReconcileThis.

 

As a member of the Indigenous Theatre team, reporting directly to the Producer, the Associate Producer (#ReconcileThis) will support a broad range of programming for the project #ReconcileThis. Active participation in internal and external activities and committees, decision-making, and financial control of the project budget are key elements of this position. The Associate Producer will oversee all elements of #ReconcileThis including, but not limited to, outreach; artist negotiations; contracts; budget management; coordination with other NAC teams as necessary (Marketing, Communications, Digital Engagement), and a variety of external partners in the course of their work.

 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Works with the Artistic Director, the Managing Director, the Producer, the Associate Producer and the Production department in planning, scheduling, and executing #ReconcileThis, including outreach; artist negotiations; contracts writing; budget management; coordinating with other NAC teams as necessary (Marketing, Communications, Digital Engagement)

• Works with Facebook (Meta) on all elements of artist training and coordinating equipment transfer for the project

• Works with colleagues at the NAC to implement and promote company-wide practices

• Ensures physically, emotionally and culturally safe spaces as part of a healthy and welcoming environment for all who work here, including visiting artists.

 

Required qualifications:

• Strong administrative and communication skills with superior attention to detail;

• Demonstrated experience producing (theatre, film, dance, or television);

• Proficient in budgetary preparation and management;

• Proficient in scheduling and contracting;

• Demonstrated knowledge of digital processes and communication;

• Strong project management skills (manage multiple priorities and conflicting agendas and schedules);

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written;

• Demonstrated experience working with and/or in First Nations, Métis and Inuit storytelling, performance, dance, theatre, music, and other forms of artistic expression that honour culturally specific knowledge, languages, territories and experiences;

• Ability and willingness to share Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing with Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and organizations to effect change, and understanding and respecting cultural protocols in undertaking this work is essential to this role;

• Facility in both official languages is an asset;

• Facility in an Indigenous language is an asset;

• Strong knowledge of social media is an asset.

 

Who can apply:

Preference will be given to persons of Indigenous ancestry (s. 16(1) CHRA). Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens abroad.

As part of NAC’s interview process, in-person interviews may be required. Please ensure to have the most up-to-date information on your résumé including your current email address.

 

The National Arts Centre (NAC) is committed to inclusive employee recruitment and selection. The NAC welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the selection process, please inform us as soon as possible and we will make every effort to fulfill your accommodation request.

 

The successful candidate will be required to provide the original or a certified true copy of their education credentials as appropriate, along with proof of a valid Background Check as a condition of employment.

While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted by us.

 

How to apply:

Please submit your cover letter and résumé online through the “Career Opportunities” section of our website at https://nac-cna.ca/en/careers.

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