Jobs, tenders and call-outs

CARING CITY ASSISTANT PRODUCER

The Trust seeks to appoint a Caring City Assistant Producer to be line managed by the Caring City Programme Manager to support their work and the work of other Caring City Producers. The postholder will offer administration, coordination and day-to-day assistance to the Caring City producing team to ensure effective delivery of their work.

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Deadline: Monday 9th August 2021 at 9am

When you apply, please also complete our anonymous Diversity and Equal Opportunities form:

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Image: Curved architectural beams in Coventry. Photo by Garry Jones.

Image: Coventry Cathedral by Garry Jones Photography

RECRUITMENT AND TEAM SUPPORT OFFICER

The Recruitment and Team Support Officer, managed by the Head of Team Development, will implement recruitment activity from planning, delivery to review and provide support to team members in relation office, tech and administrative enquiries and administration of processes, including vetting procedures (DBS checking, etc). The postholder will play an active and collaborative role as a member of HR & Team Development and wider Trust.

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Deadline: Thursday 29^th July, 12 noon

When you apply, please also complete our anonymous Diversity and Equal Opportunities form:

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ASSEMBLY FESTIVAL GARDEN TEAM

Assembly Festival are looking for people to join their team in Coventry to help deliver Assembly Festival Garden. If you love culture, people, art, food, drink or a combination of all of these then this is an opportunity not to miss.

As part of the Assembly Festival team in Coventry, you will have the chance to see any of the shows at the Assembly Festival Garden for free, and receive a significant discount at the bars, as well as delivering a packed programme of entertainment.

A variety of roles are available in Front of House, Box Office and Bars.

Assembly require all of their staff to be over 18 (due to Licensing restrictions), have a UK bank account, speak fluent English and have the necessary visa requirements to work in the UK.

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Image: Assemby, George Square Gardens Edinburgh

Image: The Elephant Building by Tom Illsley

VISITOR EXPERIENCE ASSISTANT/S (CASUAL WORKER)

The Trust is looking to appoint Visitor Experience Assistants to work in our Retail, Ticketing, Food and Beverage outlets and Trust venues as part of our Retail, Box Office, Food and Beverage and Visitor Experience offer.

Managed by the Trust’s Retail & Ticketing Supervisors, with additional support from our Delegates Office and Visitor Experience team, you will help to provide an excellent customer service to our visitors and customers.

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Open call-out until end of December 2021

When you apply, please also complete our anonymous Diversity and Equal Opportunities form:

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We have no tender opportunities at the moment, check back on this page soon as we regularly update it. 

Image: The Difference Engine by Talking Birds. Photo by Rachel Bunce (RB Films).

ACCESS FUND GRANTS

Coventry City of Culture Trust and the Heart of England Community Foundation have made new funding available for commissions and projects that will take place before the end of May 2022.

Access Grants of up to £1,000 are available to support arts organisations or individuals in the city to make their activities accessible to D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodiverse artists, audience members and participants.

Application deadline: Wednesday 25 August, 5pm.

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Open Call For Artists in Coventry (UK) and Nairobi (Kenya)

Are you an artist aged 18-25 living in Coventry or Nairobi, who would be interested in creating bold, thought provoking or playfully disruptive digital stories using immersive audio, interactive video or 360 video?

We are launching an Open Call for Artists (18-25yrs) in Coventry (UK) and Nairobi (Kenya) to collaborate with one another and create digital, interactive and immersive storytelling that responds to some of the themes identified in the Youthful Cities Index. The Digital Storytelling Lab programme is part of Youthful Cities, a series of four international cultural and creative exchanges between artists in Coventry and Nairobi (digital storytelling).

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Image: Paper Peace At University Of Warwick Credit Rachel Bunce

COVENTRY MUSIC BOARD 

Coventry is a music city. Whilst Coventry boasts a whole array of talent, it faces many of the same challenges the music sector is facing in cities across the UK, particularly given the impact of the COVID19 pandemic. To enable Coventry’s music sector to flourish Coventry City of Culture Trust (CCCT) is supporting the creation of a Coventry Music Board, a democratically elected group of members who will drive forward change within the city.

The Coventry Music Board will be made up of 10-14 representatives from Coventry’s music sector (those living on working within a CV postcode). This could include, but is not limited to, musicians, music venues, community centres, promoters, music educators, labels, studios, technicians, publicities etc.

Application deadline: 6^th September 2021.

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Image: Godiva Festival From Bhangra To Bollywood Credit Charlie Shelton

VISUAL CREATIVES PREFERRED SUPPLIER

We received a far higher number of applications than anticipated and are doing our best to work through these as soon as possible. For the moment the application process has been paused, please revisit this page in future to find out how to apply. 

We are looking to develop a diverse database of creatives, individuals or agencies, for opportunities to work with the Trust’s Marketing and Communications teams on campaigns, with immediate opportunities available. If you are a strong visual communicator with expertise in any of the following areas:

• Graphic design
• Illustration
• Animation
• Photography
• Copywriting
• Videography

We’d love to hear from you.

FREELANCE 2021 PROJECT PRODUCERS, ENGAGEMENT PRODUCERS, 2021 PROJECT MANAGERS AND 2021 PROJECT COORDINATORS CALL-OUT

Coventry City of Culture Trust wants to hear from freelance producers, engagement producers, project / production managers and coordinators who are interested in working on our programme throughout 2021 and into 2022. We are especially keen to work with people who are based in Coventry and Warwickshire, whether you are used to working with large-scale productions or smaller scale shows. Our programme is not divided by genre, we are approaching our programme through different themes and storylines. We are working with up and coming Coventry artists, alongside headliners from across the world. Please visit our Coming In 2021 page to see part of our programme.

If you would like to join our database, please fill in the form on the below link. You will be asked to upload your CV and link to any relevant work.

JOIN OUR DATABASE

Please note: this is not a formal recruitment process and we will not be responding to individual applicants. You will be contacted by a member of our team if and when any suitable opportunities arise.

Please also complete our anonymous Diversity and Equal Opportunities form:

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Image: The 2 Tone Taxi in Coventry Cathedral ruins. Credit: Marcus Pendleton.