The first ever WOW Festival in the north-east of England will be packed with unmissable talks and performances, celebrating achievements and stories from women, girls, and non-binary people from the region and beyond.

The WOW Foundation and S&DR200 are developing a new WOW Festival to take place in the North East - the first WOW in the region. Aligning with International Day of the Girl, it will celebrate women, girls and non-binary people in the region, nationally and internationally, and raise conversations, awareness and action around gender equity, led by creativity and innovation.

The Festival will take place across the region with a hub at Gala Theatre, Durham, on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 October 2025. Friday 17 October will be a Schools Day for young people across the region, and Saturday 18 will be for the public.

We are currently recruiting for a Creative Producer for this project. The role will be based in the North East and will have three main areas of focus:

• (40%) The development of community relationships and building a wide awareness of the project with neighbourhoods and groups across the region;

• (20%) Audience development actions that arise from these relationships actively inviting people to participate and take part in activities;

• (40%) Creative production and programming, including programming and advancing events, activities, and performances and more, inviting speakers and contributors to the Festival, including spotting great programme opportunities arising from the community development strand of work. The role will work closely with WOW’s central project and programme team to build these into a coherent, exciting and inspiring programme that builds connection, determination and optimism around gender equality across the city and region.

For more details and how to apply, please see our jobs page.