Community Post Type: Jobs

The Met is an innovative organisation situated in Bury, Greater Manchester. We are unique in the breadth of work we present and our ability to nurture artists and develop audiences. We present a mix of live music, theatre and comedy alongside running community workshops, a recording studio and outreach programme and a creative business hub as well as running festivals in the borough.

They are seeking casual events staff to join our busy team. The Met is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee governed by its charitable objects and Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Met has a turnover of circa £1million and a permanent staff of 17 and 5 casual staff. We work with over 100 volunteers every year through our festivals and events work. The Met is an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

Purpose of the Role

To support and assist the events team at The Met. This will entail providing a warm welcome to our audiences. It will also include some bar and serving work.

To Apply: Please go to our website for a full application pack at www.themet.org.uk/jobs

Closing date: 31 December

As a Creative Learning Practitioner, you will plan, deliver, and evaluate weekly workshops as part of Storyhouse’s thriving partner schools’ programme, and deliver sessions with a variety of Storyhouse Youth Theatre groups, with children aged between 5 and 17 years old.

You will work with 3 schools on a regular basis, delivering regular workshops based around Storyhouse’s programme and the schools’ curriculum.

Your workshops in schools and at Storyhouse will foster a fun and inclusive environment, affording the young people the opportunity to develop a variety of skills, build confidence, work creatively and collaboratively with other young people, and learn from creative professionals.

This role will suit those with substantial experience delivering creative learning and performing arts for young people, ideally within formal education.

The role will be based at 3 different schools, 1 half day per week each, and 2 days based at Storyhouse, Chester.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 17 December

Sound City are hiring a full time Managing Director (maternity, 6 months) in their Liverpool office.

Sound City is the UK champion for new music: a globally recognised music festival and talent development agency and an international ambassador for Liverpool culture.

We are looking for someone with a passion for music, strong team management and leadership qualities and the experience to deliver the programme of activities while driving the financial growth of the company.

To apply, please click here.

When applying, please also fill out the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which can be found here.

The closing date for applications is 6pm on Friday 15th December 2023.

FACT is searching for an arts-focused technical producer to support their new Studio/Lab programme and space. Studio/Lab is a digital art production and workspace that will become a hub for a creative community of artists, curators, researchers and participants at FACT. The space will launch a public membership programme in early 2024.

The ideal candidate will have excellent technical skills, a keen willingness to learn and be excited about working with artists: supporting them to develop new work and helping to equip them with the skills necessary to navigate working within digital art.

Crewe Lyceum Theatre are seeking a freelance Youth Theatre Assistant for our weekly Mini Company. You will be working with ages 8-10 on a Saturday morning 10am-12, supporting the Youth Theatre Leader to deliver creative and engaging workshops, covering a range of skills.

RATE OF PAY – £12-20 per hour, depending on experience 2-3 hours a week

NI & TAX – The successful applicant must be registered as self-employed and is fully responsible for paying all relevant contributions to HMRC

TERM – Freelance Contract

INITIAL DATES – Saturdays during term time, 10:00-12:00 starting on Saturday 13th January 2024.

TO APPLY – Send a CV and covering Letter to Hollie Wimpenny, Creative Learning and Engagement Manager: hwimpenny@crewelyceum.co.uk

CLOSING DATE – 12 December

As part of its People Strategy the Heritage Fund is committed to continuing to invest in workforce development, to ensure everyone working in the Heritage Fund has the necessary skills, Values and behaviours to deliver the services our customers and stakeholders need.

We are currently seeking to recruit an experienced Workforce Development Manager on a full time, permanent contract based in our Leeds or Manchester Office (Hybrid Working). Role modelling our Values, you will lead our Workforce Development Team and work closely with senior Directors across the Heritage Fund to design and deliver programmes, initiatives and events to drive forward our People Strategy and enhance organisational performance.

You will be a key member of the HR senior team, supporting the Director of HR and their team in driving organisational change and effectiveness. The role will require close partnership working with colleagues in HR leading the development of new systems, processes and policies, ensuring that opportunities for driving forward our Values, behaviours and commitments to workforce diversity are maximised. Collaboration outside HR will also be key, and partnerships will need to be developed with colleagues leading on overlapping business improvement activities focussing on supporting customers, stakeholders and business processes.

If you are excited about helping ensure that heritage is inclusive and accessible to everyone, for now and future generations, then we want to hear from you.

• Applications close on 11 December 2023.
• Interviews are expected to take place on 18 December 2023.

To apply, see here

The Director of Communications and Digital will lead the Hall Concert Society’s marketing, digital and communications strategies. This key position also has responsibility for branding, advocacy, PR, and increasing the volume of ticket sales at The Bridgewater Hall to achieve related income targets and diversify the Hall ‘s audience.

The post is full-time permanent based on a 36.25-hour week. Our core office hours are 09.00-17:15, from Monday to Friday, with the option to work 50% of hours from home.

The Hall takes equality, diversity and inclusion very seriously and welcomes applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We want to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the activities and communities they serve.

We operate an Equal Opportunities Recruitment Policy and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We would particularly welcome applications from applicants who identify as disabled, D/deaf, and/or neurodivergent who can bring their own lived experience to this role.

To apply and for more details, see here

Closing date: 5 January

This new role will lead, develop and deliver a new innovative creative community programme of workshops, events and projects, engaging with our local community, third sector organisations and business partners and developing projects with our local creatives and cultural sector organisations.

The Community Engagement Producer will target groups who do not usually engage with the Lightpool Festival and break down barriers to increase cultural participation and create long term relationships.

Download the Job Pack here

Email admin@lightpool.org.uk – 2 relevant referees, current cv and letter of application setting out how you meet the person specification – qualifications, knowledge, experience, skills and personal characteristics.

If you would like to speak informally about this role, please contact Phil Holmes, Artistic Director for Lightpool on 07713 554905 or email phil@lightpool.org.uk

Closing date: 2 January

Light Up The North is a network of light festivals which have come together to share their collective expertise and to learn together. We work together to support artists, to commission new artworks, to carry out research and as a strategic consortium which supports the development of the light art sector.

We wish to appoint a freelance Marketing & Communications specialist to work with us to raise the profile of the network, extending its reach and showcasing our work, both as a network and through the network members’ festivals.

The Marketing & Communications Manager should have the skills and experience to enable them to fulfil the role, including copywriting, web and social media proficiency, some awareness of press, an ability to analyse data and make reports. They should understand Comms strategies and have the ability to develop the LUTN Comms strategy, reviewing developments and successes and setting targets.

They should be an excellent and strategic communicator, able to work within a complex environment, engaging with network partners.

The role requires a highly organised person who is excited about the chance to champion light festivals and engage artists, participants and partners, as well as audiences, with striking, innovative and creative communications.

The role provides the opportunity to visit light festivals and other related events.

For more details and to apply, see here

Closing date: 15 December

The Strategic Lead will focus on delivering specific strands of our programme of work set out in our recently successful National Arts Lottery Project application with support from key Sub-Groups made up of the full partners in the network (these cover Communications and Marketing; Co-commissioning; CPD and talent development and environmental sustainability).

The Strategic Lead will also work closely with our Communications and Marketing Freelancer and have dedicated administration support.

The Strategic Lead will support the network to help light art festivals in the north deliver higher quality programmes, create new strategic partnerships in HE, be a fulcrum for more ambitious touring commissions and increase the number and ability of more diverse northern artists creating outstanding work at a national and international level.

The Strategic Lead will help LUTN to become a robust, resilient sector-led network and will lead on a strategic review for organisational development beyond 2025.

For more details and to apply, see here

Closing date: 15 December