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Dance City
Chief Executive & Creative Director
Location: Based in North East England with some hybrid working
Salary: £65 – £67,0000 per annum + benefits
Deadline: 05 May 2026
Interview Date: PRELIMINARY INTERVIEWS: Online Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 May. SECOND ROUND INTERVIEWS: At Dance City Wednesday 20 May
The Chief Executive & Creative Director leads and works collaboratively with the board, senior management team (SMT) and stakeholders and partners to ensure that Dance City creates opportunities for people to create, produce and experience dance at its very best.

Purpose of the role

The Chief Executive & Creative Director holds the most senior post at Dance City, unites the creative and strategic functions of the organisation, and is accountable to the board of trustees for the good management and impact of the charity.

The Chief Executive & Creative Director leads and works collaboratively with the board, senior management team (SMT) and stakeholders and partners to ensure that Dance City creates opportunities for people to create, produce and experience dance at its very best.

The Chief Executive & Creative Director drives the business, identifying commercial opportunities, securing financial resilience, and ensuring that Dance City’s programme is at the vanguard of sustainable dance development in the region.

The Chief Executive & Creative Director is based in the northeast and plays an active role in the social life and cultural communities of the region.

For further information and an application pack please follow the link below.

How to Apply

Applications close Tuesday 5 May at 10:00.

Dance City has engaged independent consultant Gregory Nash as its search partner for the recruitment of the Chief Executive & Creative Director. If the role may be of interest we ask that, in the first instance, you send a CV or professional profile link to dancecityceo@gregory-nash.com before Wednesday 29 April.

If your skills and experience meet the core criteria for the role, Gregory will be in touch to arrange a confidential conversation prior to you considering an application. He will also advise on the application process and formats should you decide to proceed to a submission.

If you require this information in a different format, or would rather submit a video or audio file, please let Gregory know and we can enable this to happen.