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Manchester, Gb

Manchester, Gb

Salford, England, United Kingdom

Connecting Research and Enterprise with the wider public

Manchester, United Kingdom

Producer responsible for developing and delivering Journeys Festival International in Manchester. Journeys Festival International celebrates the creative talent of exceptional refugee and asylum seeker artists and shares the refugee experience through great art.The festival takes place annually in the cities of Leicester, Manchester and Portsmouth. It explores the refugee experience through a whole range of free arts activities including live music, hands-on artist-led workshops, theatre, performance, film, discussion, exhibitions, storytelling, pop-up events and more!Journeys Festival International aims to bring the talent of local, national and international refugee artists to the general public - creating a positive interface with the community.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Taking direction from, and reporting to the board of directors on a variety of matters as requiredEmploying a festival co-ordinator, interns and volunteersDeveloping a project plan and festival themeRebranding the festival with a new logo and new look to the website and marketingDeveloping an artists brief for commissioning new work and an open call for submissionsSelecting artists and procuring key additional artists to fill gaps and as headliners to raise the profile of thefestivalDevising and monitoring the budget and fundraising targets with the treasurerWriting a successful Arts Council England application to fund the commissions and assisting with otherfundraising activitiesBuilding a team of volunteers to; produce and facilitate events, help with marketing and audiencedevelopment, press and PR and stewarding events.Ensuring the correct insurance and licences are in place for markets, bars, performances etc.Overseeing the co-ordination and design of the festival programme guidesOverseeing the delivery of the marketing strategy and box officeCo-ordinating the delivery of festival events including outdoor events, headline acts etcUndertaking a full festival evaluation including, audience feedback / development survey and audienceprofiling and mapping based on this. Working with The Audience Agency.Writing a full evaluation report and delivering this to the board and funders.

Macclesfield

This role covered areas of planning and logistics of the festival programme, production management, volunteer recruitment strategy and management, project management of commissioned work and produced projects.• Reporting to the board and various subgroups. Working closely with the Festival Director and core team• Organisational development putting in place new structures and ways of working, contributing to policies• Developing and updating the operational plan, ensuring key deliverables are achieved on time• Developing strong relationships with various partners, such as local council, businesses, funders,community groups, schools and venues on behalf of the organisation• Central point of contact for all festival communications, via email and telephone• Contracting food vendors, service providers, artists and companies• Organising monthly ‘Open Meetings’ to encourage community engagement• Developing and managing specific science projects with schools and service providers• Developing event safety plans, organising licensing and negotiating permissions for complex outdoorevents.• Developing all areas of volunteering strategy, planning, scheduling and databases• Recruiting volunteers and interns and assigning roles and managing their development• Managing a team of 10 project managers assigned to key projects and ensuring they delivered on timeand on budget.• Contracting and ordering in the relevant tech to be able to effectively deliver high quality productions forhigh profile artists.• Production Management of the festival on the day, over seeing four town centre sites as well as additionalvenues.• Developing and coordinating post festival evaluation and hand over

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Reactor is a not for profit arts organisation that creates immersive projects that place their audience in a central and interactive role. These ambitious large-scale projects, often one-off and site- specific, are the result of many months of detailed research and planning, followed by technically demanding installation periods and then performativly delivering them to and with the audience• Working both individually and collaboratively as part of a team co-ordinating and delivering projects• Audience development and marketing skills, maintaining contact lists and databases, collecting data• Working in close partnership with, co-producers, funding bodies and sponsors• Recruiting and co-ordinating Interns, volunteers and artists from open call outs• Working with creative professionals in developing and delivering art works• Pitching ideas to potential partners, co-producers, sponsors and funders• Project management, installation and facilitation of complex events and exhibitions• Writing, submitting and monitoring funding applications• Writing press releases and dealing with the media• Developing and facilitating performances and workshops with public participants of all ages• Producing design and graphics to specific requirements• Producing high quality video and photographic documentation• Maintaining website and social networking pages and producing professional quality promotional DVD’s• Technical construction, installation and implementation. Installing audio visual and computer technologies