Three paid Creative Spaces Associate opportunities for young creatives* to work and learn within a dynamic arts and community organisation
Fee: £560 pcm freelance contract (equates to 8 days per month at £70 per day)
Duration: 10 months (8 days per calendar month from May 30th 2022–March 31st 2023)
Start Date: 30th May
Are you creative? Do you want to make a difference through what you do in your work? Do you like creatively solving problems and working as part of a team? If so, keep reading…
We are looking for 3 young people (18-30) who have a passion, and commitment, to building a creative career and working with communities. As a Creative Spaces Associate you will join The Stove team for a period of 10 months (May 30th 2022 – March 31st 2023) and work with us on professional arts projects as well as develop your own creative work through self-reflection, programming and production.
The Creative Spaces Associates are paid, part-time opportunities that run over a year of carefully programmed activity designed to give you active working experience across a range of skills needed for a career in the creative sector. You will work collaboratively as part of our team, who will support you at every stage and in any form of creative work you are interested in, to develop your potential. Previous Associates have benefitted from the extended network and wide range of experience from marketing to event production, workshop facilitation to film making and used their time with us as a step towards successful careers in arts, culture and/or community focused work.
Desired Experience:
- Good communication skills
- Relative IT skills
- Interest and/or experience in the creative industries and community work
- Interest and/or experience in working with other people
- Ability to self-manage you own work flow
Person specification:
- Adaptable
- Engaging
- Creative
These opportunities are open to those wishing to develop and grow a creative practice*. You do not need to define yourself as an ‘artist’ or ‘creative’ to apply for this opportunity as long as you are under 30, have an interest in working with people and communities (see About The Stove in Application Pack) and have some form of creative work you wish to develop. It does not require you to have studied and is open to those from all backgrounds and disciplines.
*We define ‘creative practice’ as anything from photography, to drawing, cookery, theatre and activism. Try us!
How to Apply
Deadline for Applications: Sunday 1st May, midnight
Please provide a CV and covering letter of no more than 500 words, identifying what interests you about this opportunity, why you feel you are suited to the role and any aspects you hope this opportunity will help you to develop.
(you can submit this written or in video format with the maximum video length being 5 mins).
Please send by email to [email protected] (max file size of 5MB) with heading Creative Spaces Associate