Community Post Type: Callouts

Looking for a podcast / audio producer to join their project team for The Political History of Smack & Crack to create mini-audio series (4 episodes) that explores the social and political circumstances that were the backdrop to the civil uprisings across the UK in 1981, as well as the personal and social impacts of the resultant narcotics epidemic.

As the mini-series producer, you will:

–        Engage in research and contact persons of interest

–        Establish technical support and manage partners & guest bookings

–        Support the presenter on script content & direction

–        Manage recording, editing & delivery of the audio content, ensuring high-quality output

–        Have the ability to work flexibly

–        Report to the lead producer

To be the mini-series producer, you’ll likely have:

–        Previous experience working on / producing podcasts or audio content

–        Audio editing skills

–        Passion for telling social and political stories

What Does It Pay

Pay is £1500 on a fixed-term, flexible contract starting mid-March until end of project (expected end of June) approximately 10 days work.

How To Apply

If you would like to be considered, please send either a written statement of interest (no more than 400 words) or a recorded statement of interest (audio or video, no more than 3 mins). Please talk about why you are interested in the project and how you meet the criteria for the role.

Send your statement of interest to Alastair Michael at ali.michael.d@gmail.com

Applications close at midday on Monday 7th March

Successful applicants will be invited to interview across 14th – 16th March

The team at Blackpool Illuminations are looking for freelance artists to work in the production of fibreglass moulds and casts used in the Illuminations displays.

You will be working with polymer composite materials, such as glass fibre, polystyrene.

Contact: Richard Williams, illuminations.admin@blackpool.gov.uk

Open Eye Gallery are working in partnership with dot-art, Mersey Forest and nine schools and community groups across the Liverpool City Region to deliver Tree Story: A History Of Liverpool Through Its Trees.

Each group will investigate a significant local tree: its history and the change which has happened around it, folklore and cultural significance, biodiversity and importance to the environment. They will work with a photographer to document the tree, and with their teachers to learn about the wider context.

Pupils will spend a day out in the forest enjoying forest school activities, and will share their work at a symposium to be delivered as an in-person/hybrid event by Open Eye Gallery.

The project will result in displays of participants’ work in school settings, and at LOOK Photo Biennial 2022. Participants and the general public will also be able to share their Tree Stories through a new website.

The project is funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund.

They are looking for the following freelance roles to help deliver the project:

Education consultant with a heritage and/or environmental specialism
Evaluation consultant
Web Design
Branding Designer (may be combined with above)

The project will run until March 2023. Full details of each role can be found here:

Education consultant
Evaluation consultant
Web Designer
Branding Designer

Tender documents should be emailed to: lucy.byrne@dot-art.com no later than 5pm on Friday 11th March.

FoodCycle, the charity that aims to make food poverty, loneliness and food waste a thing of the past for every community, is in urgent need of volunteers.

This month, FoodCycle will invest in a national recruitment campaign to try to entice more people to join them. 

While volunteer roles are open to anyone who has some time to spare, the current drive will particularly target retired members of the community. Ian Winstanley, North West Regional Manager explains why: 

“Only around 3% of our FoodCycle volunteers are retired yet we’ve found with the combination of more time at their disposal and a wealth of skills and experience, many of our retirees have become key to the successful running of our Projects. Volunteering with FoodCycle gives our volunteers the chance to help strengthen communities and also boosts self-confidence, offers new skills and connects them with people from all ages and backgrounds.”  

Serving up free weekly community meals using food that would otherwise have gone to waste, this vital service relies on its volunteers to provide nutritious food and conversation across the UK.

When asked what motivates them to show up, 45% FoodCycle volunteers chose nourishing the hungry as their top motivator; other reasons included supporting the mental health and wellbeing of guests, help connect communities and to promote sustainability by creating nutritious meals from surplus food. 

Anne Fleissig, a retired researcher who has been volunteering at FoodCycle Islington since 2016 says;

“You learn new skills all the time at FoodCycle simply by cooking together and absorbing ideas. I must have gotten more confidence since I started volunteering, because in my past life I would shy away from leading as I’m indecisive but here I’ve learnt that I can lead. I’m usually a planner but with FoodCycle you are forced to think on your feet. It also just helps me so much to be with people that are lonely and feel like you are contributing something.”

FoodCycle’s free community meals are open to all, and guests range from low-income families, people affected by homelessness and those who cannot afford to buy food.  No questions asked, you can just turn up and take a seat.

Without volunteers, Foodcycle cannot provide a vital service to the community who have come to rely on the chance to sit down to a free, three-course meal every week. 

To sign up as a volunteer or for more information on FoodCycle see here.

 

 

Apply to play at this year’s Sound City Music Festival, in partnership with Tunecore.

Sound City is the UK’s leading festival and conference for new music. Established in 2007, Sound City has grown over the past 15 years into one of the most culturally important annual events on the music calendar. The festival has earned an outstanding reputation for giving emerging artists their first taste of a festival stage, with alumni including Ed Sheeran, Grimes, Stormzy, Lizzo, Yungblud and countless more.

Sound City will take place on the 30th April – 1st May 2022 in the heart of Liverpool. They’re giving you the opportunity to Apply To Play at their 15th Anniversary edition of the festival, alongside the very best breakthrough acts and major names both from the UK and internationally.

This year, Sound City are proud to bring Apply To Play to you in partnership with their new sponsor Tunecore – the industry-leading independent digital music distribution, publishing and licensing service.

To apply to play visit www.soundcity.uk.com/apply-to-play

FACT is the UK’s leading organisation for the support and exhibition of art and film that embraces new technology and explores digital culture. They believe in enriching lives and shaping the future through film, art and creative technology.

The Operations team is essential in ensuring the smooth running of FACT’s public building, providing an invaluable service to the organisation in making sure that we have a safe and presentable environment for both visitors and people working within FACT.

The Operations team work extremely closely with our tenants Picturehouse and Riposo and have working contact with every department in the building.

The Operations Assistant will assist in ensuring the FACT building runs smoothly and any issues are dealt with quickly and efficiently. A willingness to learn Health and Safety procedures, and a good attention to detail will be key qualities in this post.

You will have excellent customer service skills and a helpful attitude. Experience of dealing with a public building would be helpful (this can be through unpaid or voluntary work) but isn’t essential as training will be given.

You will receive a full programme of coaching and training, delivered by external training providers and internally by the staff teams at FACT. Externally delivered training will include accredited qualifications in the following areas:

● First Aid at work certification

● Fire warden certification

● IPAF MEWP static and mobile vertical lift licence

● Risk assessment training (managing safely)

● IOSSH (managing safely)

● PAT delivery training

● Fire Risk review and assessment training

You need to apply via your Job Coach, there is more information here

https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/8141174

and then submit a CV, covering letter and an equality monitoring form which can be found at

www.fact.co.uk/news/2022/01/were-hiring-through-the-kickstart-scheme

to FACT at recruitment@fact.co.uk

Interviews will be week commencing 28th February to start in post 8th March 2022.

This post is 25 hours per week, running Monday to Friday with occasional evening or weekend work.

Please note: To apply for this job, you must be claiming Universal Credit and be 18 to 24 years old.

Green Space Dark Skies is looking for an artist, designer or flag-maker (or a group or collective of these) to design and make a set of 30 to 40 flags that can be used to create a striking visual presence as part of a series outdoor events and to decorate event sites in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding National Beauty in the four nations of our land.

You may be a graphic designer, illustrator or an artist with ideas that will translate well onto fabric for a set of freestanding flags – or you may be a textile artist or flag-maker already.

The flags will celebrate our dramatic and beautiful landscapes and waterways – Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and our iconic National Parks – the green spaces and countryside locations that will host Green Space Dark Skies events.

The flags will be used in a number of ways – within performances and events as a special feature to add movement and colour, and to decorate event sites. The flags will be retained for future use by Green Space Dark Skies’ producers Walk the Plank.

HOW TO APPLY

Please see the full brief and artist opportunity details here.

Budget: Up to £6k is available as a fee, inclusive of all expenses and materials expenditure.

Timeline and Submitting your Documents

• Deadline for receipt of documents: 12noon on Tuesday 15 February
• Please send your completed document to John Wassell, Creative Producer by email: to: john@walktheplank.co.uk
• Interviews: Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview online/by Teams on Friday 18 February
• Start: Monday 21 February, to allow 8 weeks before delivery for the first event on Saturday 23 April 2022

This is a training programme for Unemployed Learners and looks at the skills and knowledge you need to work in the Creative Industries and Community Sector as a small creative business or Self Employed (Freelancer).

YOU WILL GAIN SKILLS IN:

– Project Management
– Promoting Your Own Work
– Self-Employment
– Starting Your Own Business
– Networking

And have a chance to look at ways in which to develop your own work. They will signpost you to professionals and organisations that can help you move forward and create a space for discussion and creative thinking as we move into a different landscape.

This course starts 15 February for four weeks, Tuesdayss and Thursday, 10am-12.30pm. The course is being delivered by LUMA Creations as part of their ESF Community Fund training provision.

You can fill in the online application here.

For more information contact: hola@lumacreations.org

Liverpool indie Choir is a super friendly non audition choir, and everyone is welcome!

They rehearse at the Black E in Liverpool City Centre. They love singing and love indie / and rock music.. Think the kingdom choir meets Radiohead!

They will be singing some of the great indie and rock tunes from the last 20 years from artists like the Foo Fighters, Radiohead, The Killers, Jimmy Eat World, Elbow, The Verve, Blur, and many more.

All songs are learned by ear, no need to read music.

The Indie Choir is starting back up after the pandemic on Thursday 10th February and runs every Thursday from 7.30 – 9pm.

Find out more information at www.liverpoolindiechoir.co.uk

Applications for Sound City Launch Training are now open.

Calling all aspiring music professionals! Sound City Launch Training returns this February for another packed 10 weeks providing all the information needed to get your foot in the door and on the way to a career in music.

This training course has been the foundation for countless successful careers in music, from artists & producers, to label execs & journalists.

Sound City Launch Training is the exciting and viable alternative to pursuing a music career through higher education, with world class mentors and leaders of the UK music industry gifting their knowledge and expertise as part of unmissable weekly sessions.

Each week over Zoom, special guest speakers from all corners of the industry bring their expertise to the table, helping you to understand their respective areas, and to also leave inspired by their own journeys. Following the completion of the course, all students will be enrolled onto a mentorship programme and given access to the insights and guidance of leading figures in the industry.

So if you’re aged 16-24 and do not have the means to begin your musical ambitions through higher education, then the Sound City Launch Training Programme is the ideal alternative.

Alumni of the course have gone onto establish careers at Spotify, BBC, Nintendo and many others. Who knows where your journey will take you, but one thing for certain is that it could start here!

Applications close midnight Thursday 17th February. To apply visit www.soundcity.uk.com/training