Community Post Type: Jobs

Walk the Plank seeks a brilliant Production Manager to support the delivery of the company’s ongoing programme of ambitious arts and cultural activity.

Walk the Plank is one of the UK’s leading outdoor arts organisations with a reputation for creating innovative productions and performances which engage artists and communities in a wide range of outdoor settings.

Walk the Plank’s track record of making work that engages citizens in public celebration is founded on ambitious creativity that connects with ordinary people. From fire gardens and site-responsive installations to parades and festivals, the company consistently attracts acclaim and showcases talent.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the company’s ongoing programme of ambitious arts and cultural activity.
• Support in translating the artistic vision of directors/designers and creative teams to ensure ambitious work is delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest safety standards.

How to Apply

https://walktheplank.co.uk/job/production-manager-3/ – Please visit their website to read the Job Description and role details in full.

Please submit your CV and up to two pages of A4 outlining your suitability for the role and fill out the Equal Opportunities Form by 12pm midday on Monday 5 June 2023 to: recruitment@walktheplank.co.uk

Please note: only applications made directly can be considered.

The Beatles Story are looking for a bubbly, enthusiastic and energetic individual to join their wonderful Admissions team on a permanent basis.

The position available is as follows:

• 1 x 20 hour permanent contract working 4 hours per day, Monday to Friday inclusive.

Contract is to start as soon as possible.

You must be highly flexible with regards to your availability to work and the ability to work overtime is desirable.

Customer service experience is essential.

If you wish to apply for the above position, please send your most recent CV and a full covering letter to cerishaw@beatlesstory.com

Closing date for all applications is 5pm, Wednesday 17th May 2023

The Senior Venue Technician will work closely with the Technical Manager to ensure the effective delivery of all performances, events and conferences at The Stoller Hall and our other performance spaces across the site, including pop-up events in the Courtyard and Atrium.

They will manage the stage, technical and operational aspects of the concerts and events and deputise for the Technical Manager, acting as lead contact for visiting artists and clients on the day as required. They will prepare, rig and operate sound, lighting, audio-visual, projection and staging equipment as required, liaising with visiting artists, promoters and clients as well as members of Staff.

Download the recruitment and application pack here

To apply, please download and complete the Job Description and Application pack and email the files to the Stoller Hall HR Department, StollerHR@chethams.com.

This is your chance to bring your experience of leading learning and engagement programmes to this new and exciting role.

In this role you will curate and deliver a high-quality multi-artform programme of learning and engagement, designed to serve a diverse range of audiences as part of Tate Liverpool’s wider programme.

Tate is a leading global institution, and significant contributor to Liverpool’s cultural offer, that continues to influence critical thinking about art practice. They hold the national collection of British art, spanning 500 years, and of modern and contemporary international art that reaches across all continents: they are there to share and celebrate access to this collection and deepen understanding of its importance.

For more information and to apply, please visit:

https://workingat.tate.org.uk/pages/job_search_view.aspx?preview=preview&jobId=9735

Wired Aerial Theatre are seeking to appoint a Communications professional, who is a creative thinker, capable of engaging and developing audiences in new and innovative ways.

They are seeking to work with someone who is equally energised by how Creative Companies can position themselves within this post pandemic world, working with the team at Wired to provide the wherewithal to communicate and engage with potential audiences and participants. As a company with both national and international profiles, they are now looking to build upon and further expand global reach.

The directors have taken the time over the last 12 months to completely re vamp the board, bringing in business expertise and expanding the Creative Learning offer, with plans in place to re-establish a new home, expand the training offer and begin the promotion of our new VR offer. The appointee will play a vital role across all aspects of the companies offer, ensuring their voice is coherent, informative, clear and inclusive across our website, social media and more traditional portals.

They understand and embrace ways of working that are sympathetic to the needs of individuals and are happy to discuss a rhythm that is most productive for all.

Please follow this link for more information and ‘how to apply’: https://www.wiredaerialtheatre.com/news

Post: Administrator

Hours: 35 hours (Full Time) per week with occasional weekend and evening work to support the delivery of projects and festival events.

Salary: £21,000 per annum

Reporting to: Director

Location: Based at the company office at Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX. Offsite working is required to support delivery of events and projects.

Flexible working: Can be discussed in response to need.

Holiday entitlement: 25 days plus bank holidays

Pension: Employee enrolled into the Nest Pension Scheme with 3% employer’s statutory contributions.

This post is time limited and funded by Arts Council England until 31st March 2026

Please note Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is not able to offer sponsorship for overseas workers. All candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK prior to applying.

For full information and to download the Job Pack visit: www.arabartsfestival.com/job-opportunity-administrator/

Purpose of role:

They are looking for an Administrator to support the growth of the organisation at an exciting time. Working individually and as part of a team, the Administrator will play a key role in maintaining and building upon the smooth running, effectiveness and efficiency of LAAF administration.

The role will support with a wide range of office, event and project administration tasks and will often be the first point of contact handling communications with partners, audiences and funders.

Successful candidate must complete the relevant DBS check.

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is committed to building the diversity of its core team to be more representative of the communities it serves, and to increase opportunities for
people who are currently underrepresented in our industry.

They encourage applications from candidates of Arab and SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) backgrounds, those who self-identify as Black, Arab, Afro-Arab, Indigenous or Person of Colour D/deaf and or disabled candidates, Neuro-divergent candidates, Candidates from working-class backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ candidates to apply as these groups are underrepresented within our industry nationally.

Important Dates

Closing date for all applications: 10am, Thursday 18th May 2023
Interviews will be held Thursday 1 June 2023 at a fully accessible venue.

Key Duties

1. Administration

– Be the main point of contact for external enquiries via email, phone and post, directing key information to relevant staff.
– Office management, including ensuring all stationery and building supplies are monitored and replenished efficiently, adhering to best value and environmental policies.
– Ensure health and safety information, first aid boxes and mandatory certificates are displayed and maintained.
– Management of physical files, systems and company archive in office.
– Support with the management of organisational cloud systems, ensuring all files are uploaded and well organised.
– Manage the collection, processing and storage of organisational data across all areas of work.
– Support organisational reporting to funders and stakeholders.
– Support senior management in arranging appointments and coordinating meetings, preparing necessary papers and recording minutes where relevant.
– Maintain office workspace contributing to making the company office a well-resourced and welcoming space that is free of hazards.
– Organise annual Portable Appliance Testing of organisational equipment.

2. Artistic administration

– Issuing of agreed contracts for artists, suppliers and freelancers.
– Collate and record artists/performers and freelance workers equal opportunities data.
– Introduce and maintain a system recording staff, volunteer, board and artists travel information for environmental reporting.
– Lead on the implementation and collation of audience surveys and participants evaluations and entering responses into the online data system.
– Support programming team with the collation of artists information, including event copy and images.
– Arrange for the print and distribution of promotional material including festival brochures.
– Support artistic team in advancing events including; booking artists, venues, hotels and local, national and international travel.
– Be present at festival, community events and projects supporting with venue dressing, collating audience surveys, organising artists/performers dressing room riders.
– Oversee volunteer schedule for events.

3. Finance

– Work closely with senior staff to maintain accurate records of monthly financial activities.
– Support director imputing income and expenditure into digital finance system.
– Work closely with senior management to produce regular finance reports including funder reports.
– Work closely with the director to prepare for annual financial inspection.
– Preparing purchase orders for goods and services, processing and recording payments each month.
– Manage company petty cash, keeping accurate and up to records.
– Manage and record volunteer expenses and artists per diem cash payments.

4. HR

– Maintain staff and volunteer files, including: collation of timesheets, recording annual leave and sickness and ensuring personal information is reviewed and updated.
– Arrange for new staff and volunteer DBS checks and notify management when DBS renewals are due.
– Maintaining staff training and development records and support director in arranging training and development for staff, volunteers and board members.
– Providing external payroll provider with accurate monthly updated for the preparation of staff wages.
– Support management in maintaining and updating policies and procedures.

5. Other

– Contribute to updating core social media platforms and website.
– Collate press cuttings, reviews, quotes, pictures, video clips and recordings for publication on website and elsewhere.
– Support the production of LAAF digital newsletters.
– Carry out duties and responsibilities for Equal Opportunities, diversity and dignity at work in the delivery of services and the treatment of others.
– Adhere to organisation’s policies and procedures.
– Undertake training necessary to fulfil the role.
– Carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required by the management.

Essential skills and experience:

– A minimum of 2 to 3 years’ experience of working in an administrative or assistant capacity or a similar role.
– Able to work flexible hours including early starts, evenings and weekends during annual festival period, occasional out of festival events and community projects.
– Willingness to travel within the Liverpool City Region and occasional regional and national travel to meetings and events.
– Experienced in the use of IT for communications, creating documents, spreadsheets, database and electronic filing systems.
– Experience of petty cash and finance record systems.
– Experienced, comfortable and confident in working in a public-facing role.
– Warm, welcoming and confident in a range of communications.
– Excellent organisation skills and experienced in working towards and meeting multiple deadlines with solid attention to detail.
– Able to remain calm and focused in a fast-paced environment.
– Confident using Microsoft Word and Excel.
– Experienced team player willing to support others and comfortable in asking for assistance when needed.
– Can work independently and use own initiative whilst operating within organisations policy and procedures.
– Thorough understanding and commitment to diversity and equal opportunities.
– A commitment to embracing and upholding company mission, vision and values.

Desirable:

– Experience and knowledge of Arab culture.
– Arabic speaking.
– Experience of working within a festival and/or arts environment.
– Experience of working for a charitable organisation.
– Working knowledge of the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.
– Experienced in the use of digital finance management systems.

This summer dot-art are partnering with the Royal Liver Building for the long-awaited return of Liverpool Art Fair! They are bringing Liverpool Art Fair to the city’s most iconic landmark, after a pandemic enforced 3 year break.

They will be open to the public 6 days a week, from 30th June– 20th August 2023 and will be staffed Tuesday – Sunday, 12-6pm.

They are now looking for a Sales Assistant to help with the day to day running of the event.

Applicants will ideally have an arts background, with a proactive and positive approach and experience in retail or sales roles. The Sales Assistants will be responsible for dealing with the general public and providing an excellent first impression and therefore must be confident, presentable and professional.

The successful candidates will be independent, practical and resourceful as they will be working in a small team and covering a variety of roles.  Excellent inter-personal and organisational skills will also be vital to ensure the event runs smoothly day to day.

•    This will be fixed term contract from 26th June – 22nd August.
•    The post will be for 18 hours per week (3 x days per week; Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday)
•    The successful candidate will also need to be available for the install and launch of the event from Monday 26th – Thursday 29th June and take down Monday 21st– Tuesday 22nd August.

To Apply: please read APPLICATION PACK and then complete this form: https://form.jotform.com/dotart/liverpool-art-fair-sales-assistant

Closing date for applications: Midnight, Wednesday 31st May.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 8th June.

CulturEd is the St Helens Local Education Partnership (LCEP), they support schools by providing access to high quality creative activities for their children and young people as well as offering a series of CPD and networking sessions for teachers to develop their own creative skills and knowledge.

CulturEd works with a team of experienced arts professionals who deliver sessions with schools, community groups and families. These practitioners span a wide range of visual arts, drama, dance and spoken word. They are looking to expand their team of practitioners and are particularly keen to hear from artists working in the following areas;

• Painting
• 3D sculpture and clay
• Textiles
• Graffiti and spray paint art
• Drawing skills, illustration and portraits
• Collage and mixed media
• Digital and Multimedia Art

They are open to applications from all forms of creative art.

Sessions must be:

o Engaging and creative
o Clear and confident delivery
o Organised delivery and within time parameters
o Informative
o Accessible and inclusive

Practitioners must have:

o Experience of workshop delivery with children and young people.
o Experience of delivering CPD and knowledge of how this delivery is different than a workshop – skills for teachers to use back in school.
o Experience of developing their own artistic practice.
o A DBS certificate.

Assuring Quality

It is extremely important that all their activities are of a high quality so that schools see the value of engaging with creative practitioners and students have a positive experience. They will be looking activities that align with the Arts Council’s Quality Principles. These are:

• Striving for excellence and innovation.
• Being authentic.
• Being exciting, inspiring, and engaging.
• Ensuring a positive and inclusive experience.
• Actively involving children and young people.
• Enabling personal progression.
• Developing belonging and ownership.

Artist Fees

Arts practitioners will be paid between £250-£275 for a full day workshop and between £125-£155 for a half day workshop (plus planning and materials).

Applications

To apply please send a CV, a short cover letter or recorded video detailing your relevant workshop experience and some information about your artistic practice along with 4-6 supporting images or videos to laurakatepontefract@sthelens.gov.uk.

Closing date for applications is 5pm June 9th 2023

The team are recruiting for the position of Stage Manager for the Manchester ATG venues, to be based at Manchester Opera House.

You will be part of the senior technical team liaising with visiting productions regarding their staffing and any requirements during their stay. Under the Technical Manager you will lead on the maintenance of the venue’s stage machinery, flying system and any equipment within the department, you will assist the full time team in managing a pool of casual technicians and support the Technical Manager in maintaining a positive safety culture.

As well as technical ability you’ll need great people skills and the ability to motivate and manage a team.

Find out more about ATG and their values at https://www.atg.co.uk/ – atg.co.uk and https://careers.atg.co.uk/ – careers.atg.co.uk

To apply, see here

Closing date: 4 May

Lancaster Arts is excited to be recruiting for an Assistant Curator to play a key role in our programme delivery. This role will support the curation and development of their visual arts programme in the Peter Scott Gallery, working across the Lancaster University campus and wider afield.

This is a role requiring an enthusiasm for making things happen, artistic ambition and a commitment to the highest standards of exhibition practice. Their ideal candidate will be diligent with strong interpersonal and practical ‘can do’ skills. You will also be someone who can grow and develop with them as you explore new opportunities together.

They are proud of our artist development programme, which supports and features artists at all stages of their careers. In addition, we host a wide spectrum of events and participatory opportunities across contemporary theatre, dance, music, visual art, live art, contemporary circus, and comedy, and work closely with partners locally, regionally and internationally to achieve this.

Please visit https://www.lancasterarts.org/ – website to learn about what they do!

Their vacancy management is coordinated by Lancaster University and you must complete an online application via Jobs at Lancaster University. Please do not send CVs or cover letters to Lancaster Arts.

Closing date: 7 May