Cultural Campus Producer Job Description · Vision: We want to help young people re-imagine and...
Transcript of Cultural Campus Producer Job Description · Vision: We want to help young people re-imagine and...
CulturalCampusProducer
Upto£25,000fee–Fourdaysaweekfora12monthfreelancecontract.Possibilityofextensionsubjecttofunding.
AbouttheProject–CulturalCampus
ForaplaceAboutaplaceWithaplaceDerbyTheatreisleadpartner,workingverycloselywithQUAD,DédaandthreepilotschoolsinDerbytocreateanew“CulturalService”forthecity.
Vision:Wewanttohelpyoungpeoplere-imagineandshapeacityinwhichtheywanttolive,workandthrive.Wewanttosupportstudents’ambitionsandthedevelopmentoftheirskillsforthenextstageoftheirlives
Mission:Tobuildsustainableandresource-richconnectionsbetweenschools,communities,culturalvenues,localbusinessesandotherlocalorganisationstomeetthelearningneedsofyoungpeople.
ProjectPrinciples:
Collaboration–achievingmoretogetherEquality–ensuringeveryonecanachieveInnovation-Learninginnewways
TheMightyCreatives,alongwiththeculturalpartnershaveputsignificantinvestmentintothedevelopmentofDerby’sCulturalCampus.Weareintheearlystagesofexploringthenotionthatourcity,richinculturalassetscanprovideschoolswithanunprecedentedculturalandcreativeservice;aservicethatisco-producedwithschools.Theculturalorganisationsinthecityareclosebothgeographicallyandinthewayweworktogether.Byworkingtogetherinthisway,ourambitionistocreateacollectiveofferofscaleandsubstanceandwherestudentscanlearninnewandengagingways.Wewanttoavoidduplicationofserviceandweaimtousedigitaltechnologytoconnecttherequirementsofschoolswithnewculturalsolutions.Atthecentreofthiscollectiveservicesitstheopportunityforschoolstoworkonreal-lifeprojectsthathelptoshapetheircityandatthesametimeenablestudentstodevelopemployabilityskillsfortheirfuturesandthefutureofDerby.
Theaimistobuildanetworkoforganisationswhowishtocontributetoandbenefitfromtheprogramme,includingbusinesses,creativeindustries,smallerorganisations,schoolsandindividuals.
Overalljobpurpose
Youwillworkwiththemainculturalpartnersandpilotschools(includingyoungleadersinthoseschools)forayearinitiallytoleadthepilotphaseofthisproject.Youwilltestoutandproject-manageapproacheswithschoolsinordertoworkouthowacollectiveculturalservicecouldbedeliveredandwhatitcouldcomprise.Youwillleadonhowitcouldoperate,beresourced,costed,brandedandmarketedtoawideraudience.Ifsufficientresourcesaresecured,thepostwillbecontinued.
YouwillmainlybebasedinDerbyTheatrebutwillalsohaveaworkingspaceinDédaandQUAD.ThepostwillbemanagedbyCarolineBarth,HeadofLearningatDerbyTheatre.Thefour-dayworkingweekcanbeflexiblycarriedoutandthehoursaretobemanagedbythepostholdertobestservetheprogramme.
SpecificDuties
• Tocontinuetodevelopandgrowthepartnershipbetweentheculturalorganisationsandbeyonditsoriginalmembers.
• Tocontinuethedevelopthepartnershipbetweentheculturalorganisationsandschools• Deviseandleadapackageofsupporttoenabletheyoungleaderstodeveloptheoverall
programme• Shapeandmanagetestprojects• BuildrelationshipswithDerbybusinessestobringinadditionalresource• Createastrategyandacostedthreeyearbusinessplanfortheprogramme• DevelopdigitalresourcestoconnectschoolstotheCampusandtheservice• Developabrandandhighprofileidentityfortheprogramme• Toadvocatefortheprogrammeatthehighestlevelsandworkstrategicallywiththecityto
ensureitsdevelopmentandlongevity• Tocreatemarketingmaterialsfortheprogramme
PersonSpecification
TheCulturalCampuspartnershiprequiresahighly-skilledindividualwithbusinessacumentohelpimagineandshapethisinnovativenewprogramme.Wearelookingforsomeonewithasoundunderstandingofthethreemainsectorsinvolved:education,cultureandbusiness.Youwillbeadynamicindividualwithexcellentcommunicationskills,whoisabletoworkinpartnershipwithotherstoenvisageandstrategisetodevelopanewservice.
Skillsandknowledge
• Excellentcommunicationandpresentationskills• Businessacumen• Strategicthinkingandplanning• Servicedevelopmentandcosting
• Budgetingandbudgetmanagement• Fundraisingandsponsorship• Workingwithteamsthatincludebothadultsandyoungpeople• Projectmanagement• Knowledgeoftheculturalandeducationsectors
EssentialExperience
• Developingmarketingandcommunicationstrategiesincludingdigital• Servicedevelopmentandresourcing• Workintheeducation,culturaland/orbusinesssectors(oneareacouldbedominant)• Businessplanwriting• Developingandcostinganewproductorservice• Projectmanagement• Workingcreativelywithyoungpeople
Qualities
• Teamplayer• Partnershipbroker• Goodcommunicator• Quicklearner• Ideationandstrategy
Howtoapply:
Toapplyforthisrole,pleasesendyourCVandacoveringletterthatexplainswhyyourskillsandexperiencearesuitableforthisroletoCarolineBarthbyMonday16thNovember.InterviewswillbeonMonday23rdNovemberatDéda.Sendapplicationsto:
CarolineBarth,HeadofLearningatDerbyTheatre
T:01332593944
M:07717346525