Creative Assistant Recruitment Pack a Weston Jerwood Creative Bursary 2020-22 Fellowship Role Recruitment Pack — Creative Assistant Bristol Beacon
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Bristol Beacon Share in the joy of live music Creative Assistant Recruitment pack A Weston Jerwood Creative bursary 2020-22 Fellowship role Recruitment pack — Creative Assistant Bristol Beacon Contents of pack About Bristol Beacon 3 Introduction to the programme, marketing and development creative teams 4 About this role 6 Who we are looking for 8 How to apply 10 What this role offers 11 Checklist to apply for the role 12 If you require our application form in an alternative format or you would like to talk about submitting your application in a different way, please contact our People Manager on 0117 204 7108 / [email protected] This recruitment pack is available on our website bristolbeacon.org/about-us/jobs-and-opportunities/ where you can also find our Applicant Privacy Notice. 2 Recruitment pack — Creative Assistant Bristol Beacon About Bristol Beacon Welcome to Bristol Beacon and thank you for your we deliver the National Plan for Music Education to all interest in this creative role. Bristol Beacon has been children aged 4-18, inspiring 39,000 children in 150 part of Bristol’s cultural heritage for 150 years, hosting schools, special schools, and youth groups every year. some of the world’s greatest musicians from The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Rachmaninov to The Beatles, Our community-led Transformation Promise programme, in David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and Queen, Belle and Sebastian partnership with The National Foundation for Youth Music and Kraftwerk, and music festivals including Simple Things, and Paul Hamlyn Foundation, works with children under Bristol Jazz and Blues and Americana. Our vision is to unite five from low-income families, adults in social isolation/ people through the joy of live music. with dementia, children in care/care leavers and community musicians. We have also announced our sustainability commitment to become the first carbon neutral concert hall in the UK. We achieve our aims through the work of our vibrant and dedicated staff team, which you could be a part of. We aspire to reflect the city of Bristol and its people; we value individual difference and the importance of staff wellbeing, so that our team can be their best selves at work. Click the image or follow this link for a film that gives Bristol Beacon’s commitment to diversity is that we believe a flavour of what we do at Bristol Beacon: that our work will be greater when we are representative youtu.be/br4S1A1ls9w of the lived experience across Bristol and the wider region. We are looking for people with the skills and experience to In 2018, we embarked on a major capital transformation help us to widen our perspective and better serve the needs to create a world-class music venue for the region that is of our communities. We recognise that you might have the most inclusive in the UK. Prior to transformation, our a different route into the arts, you may be from a diverse artistic programme had grown to 450 events and six major community, experienced socio-economic hardship, have not festivals, attracting 300,000 visitors per year. Our visitors been to University, or you may have work experience that is come from across the UK and abroad with 65% from Bristol. transferable to this role. If you are from a background that In June 2018 we closed our main auditorium and second hall is underrepresented in the culture sector, we are looking for to commence the refurbishment programme. However, we people who thrive on enhancing their skills and have a range have partnered with over 30 other local venues to continue of different experience and the enthusiasm to develop their to promote a programme of around 200 shows per year chosen field of work with us. in these venues and other interesting locations, which has maintained crucial engagement with audiences and artists, targeting hard-to-reach groups and disadvantaged areas. As an organisation increasing in national importance, we have developed our creative learning and engagement work. Our specialisms include working with underrepresented communities, including 2,500 young people with disabilities and in care. As the Music Education Hub for Bristol, 3 Recruitment pack — Creative Assistant Bristol Beacon Introduction to the programme, marketing and development creative teams Todd Wills Artistic Director I lead the Programming Team and am responsible for the artistic output of the organisation. I was previously a freelance programmer working for The Vortex in London as well as festivals such as WOMAD, Night of Festivals and Larmer Tree. I am passionate about the work we do at Bristol Beacon because we are a dedicated and supportive team, and we offer the freedom to explore projects other concert halls do not. Matt Aitken Music Programmer I have worked at Bristol Beacon for 6 years and in the industry for over 15 Years. Before working for Bristol Beacon, I had been programming across the city and ran a local venue called Start The Bus. I also ran a city-wide international music festival called Simple Things. Favourite show at Bristol Beacon to date is Nils Frahm. The sound rocked the venue. Sarah Robertson Communications and Special Projects Director My role is Communications and Special Projects Director and I lead the marketing and communications team at Bristol Beacon. I previously worked at Bath Music Festival, Aardman Animations and Bristol Old Vic Theatre. I love working at Bristol Beacon because I get to sample lots of different kinds of music genres and events. 4 Recruitment pack — Creative Assistant Bristol Beacon Andy Boreham Head Of Marketing My role is Head of Marketing. I lead and work with the rest of the marketing team to promote and communicate all of the work that Bristol Beacon does. I love working at Bristol Beacon because everybody is so passionate about music. I have also worked in theatre and local government PR. Rosa Corbishley Development Director As Development Director at Bristol Beacon I have worked for lots of musical and arts-based organisations in both fundraising and marketing roles. I love working in the cultural sector because the shows are so exciting and the audience and the supporters so passionate. I have previously worked at Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Salisbury International Arts Festival in the UK, and Sydney Symphony and Musica Viva in Australia. Natalie Ridgeon Development Manager I support the fundraising function at Bristol Beacon working closely with the Development Director on cultivation of major donors and corporate sponsors as well as delivering a year long programme of events for Patrons and prospects. I’ve previously worked in Alumni relations at The Royal High School Bath and before that in London at The Royal Ballet School working with student sponsors and generating income through the alumni programme. I’ve been privileged to see some incredible artists at Bristol Beacon and work with such a diverse team of arts professionals. 5 Recruitment pack — Creative Assistant Bristol Beacon About this role Bristol Beacon is looking for an early career This is a fantastic opportunity to play an integral and Creative Assistant to be part of our team preparing creative role working across departments in an exciting for the re-opening of the Bristol Beacon venue. stage of Bristol Beacon’s development. A Creative Assistant is someone who is part of a team that Supported by the Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries takes a promising idea for a project and makes it a reality. (WJCB) programme, this role is specifically aimed at The teams work involves generating new ideas and creating people who have experienced social and/or economic the right partnerships and team dynamics to see the barriers to employment in the arts. We welcome project through to final production. That requires creativity, applications from people who have been historically resourcefulness, and a practical approach to each stage of underrepresented in the arts and cultural workforce. the production process. This role is about on the job learning, so you do not need This role sits within our Programme, Development and to have had previous experience working in the arts or in a Marketing teams, so is ideal for those who have creative similar role, just to evidence your interest in a creative role. interests and want to further explore where their arts The role is also designed for someone at the beginning of interests might lie and gain an understanding of what it is their career, with between two and five years of experience like to work within an arts venue. since leaving school. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in producing or As part of the WJCB programme the selected candidate programming artistic/creative events in their widest sense will attend a series of professional development events and will have an enthusiasm for beginning a career in an arts alongside their cohort of 50 Fellows, and these are designed venue or creative organisation. to support learning across our organisation, and to support your future development. The successful candidate will also receive mentoring support once in post. 6 Recruitment pack — Creative Assistant Bristol Beacon About this role You will use your experiences and receive training This will include learning about: and support to input into three areas: • How community arts projects are run • How exhibitions are planned and delivered 1. The development of Bristol Beacon’s new artistic (particularly in a new space) programme and re-opening season • H ow to create meaningful relationships with This will include learning about: communities and individuals. • How a music venue builds up a programme of music At the end of the placement, you will have: • How to approach artists and agents • How to understand a technical specification for a show • H elped to create and run a community arts project • How to use events management systems • Researched a part of Bristol Beacon’s story and • How to market and promote concerts thought about how this will be presented in the final interpretation design At the end of the placement, you will have: • Made contacts with community groups and understood how to work with them in a specific way.