hÅb

hÅb is recruiting an intern to work with us on all areas of activity for a 6 month period from end October 2013. 

hÅb specialises in the development,  production and presentation of live art and contemporary performance and the curation of site specific live art festivals.  It runs a series of artist development projects and a public programme Word of Warning.

The nature of the organisation dictates the need for a wide skill-base, with a team of 2 (one full time and one part-time) dealing with all areas from programming to finance, technical to marketing.  This internship is therefore ideal for someone wishing to develop a wide range of arts experience and to try out a number of more specialist areas.

Criteria:

This paid internship has been created as part of the Creative Employment Programme. The Creative Employment Programme is an Arts Council England fund to support the creation of traineeships, formal apprenticeship and paid internship  opportunities in England for unemployed young people wishing to pursue a career in the arts and cultural sector. You can find out more at: http://creative-employment.co.uk/the-creative-employment-programme

There are certain criteria you must meet in order to be eligible to apply for a Creative Employment Programme funded internship. At the time of applying you must be aged 18 to 24 years old and you must be registered as unemployed with Jobcentre Plus. 

Applications  will only be considered from people permanently resident within the boundaries of the City of Manchester.To check  that you are resident within the area covered by Manchester City Council, you can see which ward you live in here: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/councillors

If you wish to apply for this position please contact your local Jobcentre Plus office and quote the following reference: DIF/34730

hÅb (Habarts Limited) is an equal opportunities employer, who is actively seeking to employ people currently under-represented in the creative and cultural sector. This includes young people, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities

Job Description:

To assist in planing and delivering a series of contemporary live projects, ranging from performance platforms to a site-specific mini-festival.  

In addition you may also be required to work across other areas including project administration, marketing, technical, front of house and design. 

Duties:

Under supervision, to undertake:

• Correspondence with artists
• Scheduling and planning, including technical
• Creation/distribution of publicity materials – written and visual
• Front of house + box office management and stewarding
• Data capture and processing 

The Trainee Project Manager may, at times be required to represent the organisation at meetings with partners and stakeholders.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Some experience working on arts projects in a professional or voluntary/amateur capacity
• Computer literate
• Some money handling experience
• Interest in/understanding of live art, contemporary performance and theatre.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Excellent customer facing skills
• Ability to word independently and within a team.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure
• Ability to work flexible hours to include evening and weekend working
• GCSE English and Maths, grade C or above or its equivalent

Desirable:

• Educated to degree level, BA Hons 
• Driving Licence
• 1 year experience of working on arts projects in a professional capacity.
• Experience of working with professional artists.
• Customer facing work experience
• Experience of both PC and Mac, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Filemaker Pro
• Experience of co-ordinating arts events and projects
• Some knowledge/ experience of technical theatre.
• Documentation skills including photography and video filming and editing.
• An understanding of site specific performance, including liaison with Authorities and technical planning, health and safety and risk assessment.
• Good knowledge of artists and arts organisations working in the region
• Basic web design skills
• Basic graphic design skills

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