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ABOUT US

We are a theatre company based in the North of England creating and touring new work, producing large-scale theatre events, whilst supporting and nurturing individuals from the local community across Yorkshire and the North West through our unique LAB Project.

At Proper Job we are passionate about continuously developing projects that excite us, fire our curiosity and expand our imagination.

work

WORK WITH US

There are no vacancies with Proper Job at present.

Please check back or follow us on social media to keep up-to-date with the latest work opportunities

Meet The Team

THE TEAM

Dr. CHLOË WHITEHEAD - CEO chloe@properjob.org.uk

Chloë is chief executive of Proper Job and has been working in the arts for over 20 years. Her experience of managing small to mid scale enterprises began when she started her own company Talia theatre in 1997. A very successful award winning company Talia theatre merged with Proper Job in 2004 and Chloë adopted her position of chief executive in 2009. Chloë is line manager for operations teams and has successfully managed the growth of the companies LAB project into Manchester, Calderdale, Doncaster and Wakefield.

Chloë is also a published academic and received a PHD in 2018 for her work on Proper Jobs theatrical technique ‘Biomechanics’, she is also an award winning choreographer.

JAMES BEALE - Finance director & Artistic director james@properjob.org.uk

James is a multi award winning director and is responsible for the artistic direction of the company as well as the overall finance. James began work for Proper Job in 2005 and since then he has directed 8 productions for the company which have toured nationally. In 2012 he directed the royal philharmonic society award winning production Cycle Song as part of the cultural Olympiad. James has successfully managed the fundraising and finance for Proper Job for the past ten years securing over 3 million pounds from lottery, trusts and foundations. His day to day work included managing the finance officer and theatre production teams.

RICK FERGUSON - Quality Assurance and Associate Director rick@properjob.org.uk

Rick is an actor, teacher and trainer. He has worked for Proper Job for many years as a project manger and director. Now, his work is mainly focussed on working with the Artistic Director on artistic projects as well as quality assurance of the delivery of the LAB across all regions. Rick is a qualified NLP certified trainer, teacher and actor of 30 years experience.

EMILIA COOPER

Office Manager

emilia@properjob.org.uk

POLLY GUNTON

Engagement Kirklees & Calderdale

polly@properjob.org.uk

AUDREY HUTCHINSON

LAB Project Manager, Kirklees

audrey@properjob.org.uk

MARILYN LASSMAN

Engagement, Kirklees / Calderdale

marilyn@properjob.org.uk

MOLLIE WOOD

Engagement, Kirklees / Calderdale

mollie@properjob.org.uk

STEPHEN HALL

Engagement Officer, Manchester

stephen@properjob.org.uk

LISA THORNTON

LAB Manager, Manchester

lisa@properjob.org.uk

ANTHONY GALLAGHER

LAB delivery, Manchester

anthony@properjob.org.uk

Our Trustees

OUR TRUSTEES

SHERELLE FAIRWEATHER (Chair)

Work and Skills specialist,
Manchester City Council

KIMBERLEY SYKES

Freelance Theatre Director

NIGEL BROADBENT

Partner, Tilly Bailey and Irvine Law Firm

HELEN ORLIC

Senior Leader with extensive experience
in the third sector

MARK BARRACLOUGH

Financial Director at Brewfitt Ltd

MILTON BROWN

CEO, Kirklees Local TV

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