Thank you for your interest in joining us at Mortal Fools.
On this page you will find our current recruitment opportunities, our recruitment promises and information about the type of employment contracts we use at Mortal Fools.
If you'd like to be notified about future recruitment, practice sharing, or volunteering opportunities, you can sign up to our mailing list here.
If you'd like to be notified about future recruitment, practice sharing, or volunteering opportunities, you can sign up to our mailing list here.
“Working for Mortal Fools is an exhilarating learning process. They never stop and get comfortable. They support their team to grow and develop, with them, with every project. They are always looking for ways to progress, to move forward, and actively respond to what’s happening around them.”
- Mortal Fools Staff Member
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Projects Producer
We are delighted to recruit a new Projects Producer to our vibrant team at Mortal Fools.
This role offers an exciting opportunity for a producer to work on our innovative and diverse portfolio of activity in the North East, encompassing digital and live programmes with different stakeholders, communities, and beneficiaries.
This role is at the heart of Mortal Fools - working closely with everyone across the organisation including leadership, artists, producers, production manager, administrative staff and freelancers to maintain excellence in the management and delivery of our programmes.
Application Deadline: Thursday 7th August 2025, 9am
We are delighted to recruit a new Projects Producer to our vibrant team at Mortal Fools.
This role offers an exciting opportunity for a producer to work on our innovative and diverse portfolio of activity in the North East, encompassing digital and live programmes with different stakeholders, communities, and beneficiaries.
This role is at the heart of Mortal Fools - working closely with everyone across the organisation including leadership, artists, producers, production manager, administrative staff and freelancers to maintain excellence in the management and delivery of our programmes.
Application Deadline: Thursday 7th August 2025, 9am
ROLLING OPPORTUNITIES WITH MORTAL FOOLS
Mortal Fools Trustees
We are recruiting new Trustees for Mortal Fools Board on a rolling basis.
We’re looking for people to join the Mortal Fools Board who believe deeply in the importance of the work we do; folks who want to invest their time into supporting children and young people by enabling the continued growth of the organisation. And who want to bring their skills, ideas, energy, and experience to enhance Mortal Fools via committed, connected, and bold governance.
The time commitment can vary – but at Mortal Fools, Trusteeship equates to approx. 36 hours a year. Prior Trustee experience is not required.
Meet our current Trustees via our Mortal Fools Board page here.
If you’re interested in Trusteeship at Mortal Fools, head to our Trustee recruitment page to find out more - or email [email protected]
We are recruiting new Trustees for Mortal Fools Board on a rolling basis.
We’re looking for people to join the Mortal Fools Board who believe deeply in the importance of the work we do; folks who want to invest their time into supporting children and young people by enabling the continued growth of the organisation. And who want to bring their skills, ideas, energy, and experience to enhance Mortal Fools via committed, connected, and bold governance.
The time commitment can vary – but at Mortal Fools, Trusteeship equates to approx. 36 hours a year. Prior Trustee experience is not required.
Meet our current Trustees via our Mortal Fools Board page here.
If you’re interested in Trusteeship at Mortal Fools, head to our Trustee recruitment page to find out more - or email [email protected]
Theatre & drama sessional practitioners & creative freelancers
We are always interested in hearing from theatre & drama practitioners and creative freelancers who might be interested in joining our casual pool and supporting our projects!
Meet our current practitioners and freelancers via our team page here.
If you’re a skilled and enthusiastic practitioner or creative who wants to specialise in the type of work Mortal Fools does and are passionate about high quality creative opportunities for children and young people, then we’d love to hear from you!
Get in touch with us via [email protected] and let’s chat!
We are always interested in hearing from theatre & drama practitioners and creative freelancers who might be interested in joining our casual pool and supporting our projects!
Meet our current practitioners and freelancers via our team page here.
If you’re a skilled and enthusiastic practitioner or creative who wants to specialise in the type of work Mortal Fools does and are passionate about high quality creative opportunities for children and young people, then we’d love to hear from you!
Get in touch with us via [email protected] and let’s chat!
“As a sessional worker, I love being part of the Mortal Fools team and having a strong group of practitioners and creatives to work with. I get to work with a broad range of young people, creating new and exciting work, as well as having the flexibility to work on other creative projects with other companies.”
- Mortal Fools Staff Member
OUR RECRUITMENT PROMISES
Recruitment is often a person’s first contact with our organisation and we want to make that as positive an experience as possible, even for those people who don’t go on to get a job with us. For that reason, we have a series of recruitment promises...
We issue recruitment information in a range of formats
Our organisation is richer if it includes people with a range of lived experiences. No-one should miss out on a job because the information provided didn’t meet their needs. We recognise we still have things to learn in this area and are committed to continuing to get better at this.
We support the positive recruitment action in the Equality Act by offering all disabled candidates who score at least 2 on all person specifications an interview.
We accept written and video application formats
Sometimes written applications are not the most suitable way for a person to effectively apply for a job. If that’s you, this alternative means you’re not excluded.
We clearly explain what we expect to see demonstrated and evidenced in an application
There’s too much of “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” that dictates success in the world, so all our applicants are assessed against the same criteria and without bias or favouritism.
We provide a detailed recruitment pack and application form and explain specifically what we need you to reference and demonstrate in your application e.g. with reference to the job description and person specification.
We assess all applications anonymously against the same criteria
We want to have as equitable a recruitment process as possible. Your application is anonymised when it arrives, by someone not involved in shortlisting (including removing the names of any educational establishments attended). The applications are assessed using a numeric scoring system, based on how well you have demonstrated the qualities listed in the person specification.
The scoring system is:
We respect that it’s taken you time and effort to submit a job application. In recognition of the time spent applying to us, we make sure to give our time in return by giving you a personalised response.
We provide interview questions in advance to support preparation
For those jobs where having the ability to think on the spot is a requirement, we’ll ask some direct questions in our interviews. For all other situations, we want you to be enabled to give responses that are considered and that present what you want to say in a way that you’re happy with. Knowing what you’re going to be asked is even more important for supporting neurodivergent people appropriately.
We provide expenses to attend interviews
We can’t pay everyone for the time they’ve taken applying to us, but we can recognise that it does take time with this small recompense.
We provide detailed feedback to all interviewed unsuccessful candidates
You’ve put in all that time and effort to applying to work with us. There’s likely been some stress and some disappointment. Even though you weren’t offered a job, we want to support your learning and development and be transparent about why you weren’t the fit for the role we were looking for.
We issue recruitment information in a range of formats
Our organisation is richer if it includes people with a range of lived experiences. No-one should miss out on a job because the information provided didn’t meet their needs. We recognise we still have things to learn in this area and are committed to continuing to get better at this.
We support the positive recruitment action in the Equality Act by offering all disabled candidates who score at least 2 on all person specifications an interview.
We accept written and video application formats
Sometimes written applications are not the most suitable way for a person to effectively apply for a job. If that’s you, this alternative means you’re not excluded.
We clearly explain what we expect to see demonstrated and evidenced in an application
There’s too much of “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” that dictates success in the world, so all our applicants are assessed against the same criteria and without bias or favouritism.
We provide a detailed recruitment pack and application form and explain specifically what we need you to reference and demonstrate in your application e.g. with reference to the job description and person specification.
We assess all applications anonymously against the same criteria
We want to have as equitable a recruitment process as possible. Your application is anonymised when it arrives, by someone not involved in shortlisting (including removing the names of any educational establishments attended). The applications are assessed using a numeric scoring system, based on how well you have demonstrated the qualities listed in the person specification.
The scoring system is:
- 0 = no evidence
- 1 = little evidence
- 2 = some evidence
- 3 = strong evidence
We respect that it’s taken you time and effort to submit a job application. In recognition of the time spent applying to us, we make sure to give our time in return by giving you a personalised response.
We provide interview questions in advance to support preparation
For those jobs where having the ability to think on the spot is a requirement, we’ll ask some direct questions in our interviews. For all other situations, we want you to be enabled to give responses that are considered and that present what you want to say in a way that you’re happy with. Knowing what you’re going to be asked is even more important for supporting neurodivergent people appropriately.
We provide expenses to attend interviews
We can’t pay everyone for the time they’ve taken applying to us, but we can recognise that it does take time with this small recompense.
We provide detailed feedback to all interviewed unsuccessful candidates
You’ve put in all that time and effort to applying to work with us. There’s likely been some stress and some disappointment. Even though you weren’t offered a job, we want to support your learning and development and be transparent about why you weren’t the fit for the role we were looking for.
HOW WE CONTRACT AT MORTAL FOOLS
We engage folks in a variety of ways:
We tend to have the following employment opportunities and engage folks in a variety of ways:
Employed Permanent Contracts
The core Mortal Fools Team are all on part-time and full-time permanent contracts, working across multiple projects in our portfolio. They also lead on or support (depending on role) organisational functioning and business development.
Employed Fixed Term Contracts and Sessional Workers
We provide fixed term contracts in different ways, depending on the needs of the project(s) and the duration that people wish to commit to:
Many of our Mortal Fools Associate Artists are freelance – we often work with freelancers when our projects have a creative need, or if we need additional resource, capacity, or expertise. These opportunities are ad hoc, short term, and small scale.
Note: When recruiting, we often fill roles via our freelance network, sessional team, fixed-term team, and Mortal Fools community. Many of our permanent staff started on smaller, short-term contracts – therefore it’s always worth reaching out to introduce yourself to us if you’re a creative or practitioner passionate about the type of work Mortal Fools does.
We tend to have the following employment opportunities and engage folks in a variety of ways:
Employed Permanent Contracts
The core Mortal Fools Team are all on part-time and full-time permanent contracts, working across multiple projects in our portfolio. They also lead on or support (depending on role) organisational functioning and business development.
Employed Fixed Term Contracts and Sessional Workers
We provide fixed term contracts in different ways, depending on the needs of the project(s) and the duration that people wish to commit to:
- 1 project in 1 term (e.g. 6 hours per week for 14 weeks)
- Longer project duration for 2 terms (e.g. 6 hours per week for 28 weeks)
- 1 year across several projects (e.g. 2 days per week for a year)
Many of our Mortal Fools Associate Artists are freelance – we often work with freelancers when our projects have a creative need, or if we need additional resource, capacity, or expertise. These opportunities are ad hoc, short term, and small scale.
Note: When recruiting, we often fill roles via our freelance network, sessional team, fixed-term team, and Mortal Fools community. Many of our permanent staff started on smaller, short-term contracts – therefore it’s always worth reaching out to introduce yourself to us if you’re a creative or practitioner passionate about the type of work Mortal Fools does.
"Mortal Fools are a really exciting, collaborative organisation who think outside the box, and are always seeking to do things in a different way. It is very refreshing!"
-YMCA Northumberland Lead Youth Worker
NEXT STEPS
Firstly, thank you for your interest in joining us at Mortal Fools and welcome to Mortal Fools community!
To stay connected and to learn about the type of company we are you can:
To stay connected and to learn about the type of company we are you can:
- Sign up to Mortal Fools mailing list.
- Explore this website and our sister website: www.melva.org.uk
- Connect with us on our social media channels (all @mortalfoolsuk).
- Visit our YouTube Channel to watch our digital content.
- Drop us an email via [email protected] to enquire about any upcoming opportunities, recruitment, work experience or volunteering.
