Homotopia is recruiting for a new role.
We appreciate the value of creating a team that has a wide range of lived-experiences and encourage applications from folks who are currently underrepresented in the arts, which might include D/deaf and disabled, neurodivergent, Black, PoC, Trans* and working class applicants.
All roles are primarily based at the Homotopia office in Liverpool, but some remote and flexible working is possible.
Festival Programmer
4 days per week
£30,000 FTE (£26,000 p.a. on 4 days a week)
Fixed term for 12 months, starting in February or March 2023.
Homotopia Festival is the UK’s longest running LGBTQIA arts and cultural festival. Every year, we produce a 3 – 4-week eclectic programme of queer arts at venues across Liverpool and online. This includes theatre, film, family-friendly events, dance, cabaret, visual arts and more.
We are looking for an ambitious individual to programme and deliver our 20th festival, in autumn 2023. In addition, this new role will help to support the management of Homotopia’s artist development programme QueerCore.
If you have experience working in LGBTQIA arts, exceptional project management skills and a willingness to get stuck in, alongside our small, dedicated team, this could be your dream role.
Key responsibilities and roles:
- Programme, coordinate and deliver the festival (with the support of the Executive Director, Board of Trustees and wider team).
- Research, appoint and gather the input of creative advisors.
- Negotiate contracts and fees with artists/companies/venues.
- Engage and manage relationships with venues and other partners.
- Support the Marketing & Development Manager and freelance Graphic Designer to create a brand and develop marketing content for the festival.
- Manage the QueerCore programme (with the support of the Executive Director).
- Support and input on our commissioning work.
Key skills:
- Excellent knowledge of the landscape of LGBTQIA arts in the UK.
- Experience managing professional theatre and/or visual arts projects/productions on any scale.
- Good at budget management and financially literate.
- Ability to work well with a small team, as well as managing own workload with minimal supervision and to deadlines.
- An understanding of the arts sector in Liverpool, or commitment to integrating into the local arts scene and queer community (we expect the role holder to be based in or near to the Liverpool City Region, for at least part of their week).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work across multiple different projects at once, and appropriately manage time.
- Excellence in managing and maintaining professional relationships.
- A commitment to LGBTQIA equality, and an opposition to homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism and sexism.
How to apply
- Download and complete the Homotopia Staff Recruitment Form,
- Complete this online Equal Opportunities monitoring form,
- Return the application form as a Word document or PDF to alex@homotopia.net
The application deadline is 9am on Monday 16th January 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact Homotopia’s Executive Director Alex Ferguson on alex@homotopia.net
Applications received after the deadline may not be considered, please check your outbox after pressing send.
We are a small team and may not be able to offer personal feedback to all candidates, but we always do our best, according to our limited capacity.
Access note
If you are not able to complete the full written form, you may submit an audio recording or video to answer the questions section of the application (Q1 – Q5).
The video or audio file should be a maximum 10 minutes. Please send your file as a Dropbox link or via WeTransfer link to alex@homotopia.net by 9am on Monday 16th January 2023.
You must also submit send the information requested on the first page of the application form and submit the online equality and diversity monitoring form.
For more information visit https://www.homotopia.net/jobs/festival-programmer/