Executive Producer - Pride's Got Talent (Volunteer role)

Your Pride In London

Year after year, London's Pride celebrations bring people together in amazing ways. The connections and community we build lay the groundwork for a brighter, more inclusive future. Now's your opportunity to play a meaningful part as a Pride in London volunteer.

Pride in London is embracing a renewed sense of purpose that resonates with everyone. We stand as a beacon to highlight ongoing challenges within the LGBTQ+ community, even amidst progress. Our roots intertwine the protest origins of Pride with the spirit of celebration Our guiding values - Visibility, Unity, and Equality - drive every step we take.

Our incredible team is a blend of passionate staff and volunteers who champion diversity, inclusivity, and understanding. We hail from diverse walks of life, forming a vibrant community of change-makers. Our ultimate goal? To amplify awareness of LGBTQ+ matters and advocate for the rights that ensure equal lives for all.

With a diverse and dedicated year-round team of around 150 volunteers, we orchestrate Pride in London, the incredible event that unites us all. Your unique voice can contribute to the symphony!

About Pride's Got Talent (PGT)

PGT is Britain's only fully-inclusive LGBTQ+ talent show, showcasing emerging queer artists since 2014. After a strategic hiatus, we're relaunching the competition in 2025 with a vision to elevate it to new heights.

The Role:

As the Executive Producer for PGT, you will lead the creative direction and production of this beloved LGBTQ+ talent competition. You'll be responsible for reimagining and elevating the show for its 2025 relaunch, ensuring it remains a premier platform for emerging LGBTQ+ talent in Britain.

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the overall creative vision for PGT 2025

• Oversee all aspects of production, from pre-production planning to post-production evaluation

• Manage the competition structure, including online submissions, live heats, semi-finals, and the grand final

• Lead the talent recruitment process and manage relationships with judges, hosts, and guest performers

• Build and lead a team of volunteer production professionals.

• Develop and manage the production budget

• Liaise with venues, technical teams, and external production partners

• Collaborate with the Pride in London marketing team on promotional strategies

• Ensure smooth running of live events, making real-time decisions during productions

• Maintain Pride's Got Talent's commitment to diversity, inclusion, and LGBTQ+ representation

What you'll Bring to Pride in London:

• Proven experience as a producer in television, live events, or talent competitions

• Strong understanding of all aspects of production, including sound, lighting, and staging

• Excellent leadership and team management skills

• Creative vision coupled with practical production knowledge

• Demonstrated commitment to LGBTQ+ causes and understanding of the community's diverse needs

• Experience in budget management

• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends during key production periods

• Passion for LGBTQ+ representation in the arts and media

• Calm demeanour under pressure and ability to make quick decisions in a live production environment

• Collaborative leadership style that inspires and motivates diverse teams

Preferred:

• Experience producing LGBTQ+-focused content or events

• Network of contacts within the LGBTQ+ entertainment scene

• Previous involvement with Pride events or similar programs

What you'll get joining Pride in London

• A friendly and welcoming induction course and a variety of training that's offered throughout the year
• An opportunity to get new and relevant professional experience
• A chance to broaden your professional network
• Play an important part in delivering the Pride in London event
• Social opportunities to meet the diverse and friendly bunch who volunteer for Pride in London

Diversity & Inclusion

Our volunteer team is more than amazing - they inspire great ideas, generate needed sponsorship, drive forward our operational plans, capture Pride moments and help make Pride in London a fantastic place to volunteer and work.

We endeavour to attract and recruit a diverse mix of employees and volunteers who are representative of the diversity in our LGBT+ communities which gives us a great opportunity to have access to a broad range of ideas and allows us to to deliver an inclusive event that you expect from Pride in London. Therefore, we actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, particularly women, people of colour and those from the trans and non-binary communities.