Right Up Our Street is Doncaster’s Creative People and Places Programme, a national Arts
Council programme designed to increase participation in the Arts. It is led by a consortium
of Doncaster arts organisations: darts (Doncaster Community Arts), Cast, Doncaster
Voluntary Art Network and Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust, and is all about Doncaster
people choosing, making, seeing and sharing brilliant cultural ideas. The arts activity has
three strands (D, N & A). Each has a clear and separate focus but together creating an
interconnected and mutually supported whole. Cast leads and delivers the ‘D strand’,
which are the larger scale, home produced events that aim to create surprise, delight and
impact. Dancehall is the final performance event in our three-year RUOS programme. We
are now seeking an experienced creative practitioner to support the programme on behalf
of Cast.
Cast Artistic Associate (Right Up Our Street - Creative Engagement and Learning)
Role and key responsibilities of Post Holder
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Producing: Act as the main Producer for D Strand projects during this timescale: lead
and support on the delivery of the agreed projects happening between May 2015
through to Jan 2016. These range from a brand new production of Dancehall with
professional and community performers through to a range of creative and
participative projects across the Cast programme.
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Project Management: Under the leadership of Cast Director take responsibility for all
activity relating to Cast’s Creative People and Places programme – Right Up Our Street.
This will include working with a diverse range of artists, creative and community
groups as and when required. Oversee and manage all our masterclass and workshop
activity and explore connections across the Right Up Our Street strands.
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Outreach and Engagement: Work with the Senior Management Team and lead on all
aspects of creative engagement with our communities, encouraging participation and
creating connections across the whole programme for both our produced and
presented work.
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Partnership Working: Establish and maintain relationships with local and community
groups who take part in projects; lead and coordinate work with the community,
schools and young people as agreed with the Director.
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Communications: Working closely with the Marketing team at Cast, ensuring that the
events undertaken are appropriately communicated. Lead on communications as
appropriate to stakeholders, Right Up Our Street partners and other members of the
team at Cast as needed.
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Programming and Development: In partnership with Director and Senior Management
Team maximise participation and learning across all activity; engaging with a diverse
range of external partners and building sustainable relationships.
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Creative Administration: Support and engage with creative teams; assisting in casting
processes for professional artists and community ensembles. Co-ordinate meetings
and interviews; make offers; prepare letters of agreement etc. as required. Ensuring
accurate documentation is collated and stored; contribute to evaluation processes both
internally and externally; ensure effective administrative systems are maintained and
all procedures are line with company policies and legal compliance.
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Advocacy: Act as the primary point of contact for local artists working with or seeking
to work with Cast; act as the representative for Cast at Right Up Our Street events and
meetings as required.
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Financial: Ensure all aspects of the project delivery work within agreed budgets and all
documentation is correctly processed and within Cast guidelines. Work with the
Senior Management Team to assist in identifying and developing income streams and
where appropriate seek out new funding sources.
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Evaluation and legacy: Reporting on the projects as appropriate and in line with Right
Up Our Street requirements. Work with Cast Director and Right Up Our Street partners
to consider next steps and input into future applications as required.
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Team Working: To contribute to Cast’s vision, aims and objectives and take an active
part in communicating and co-operating with all staff and departments.
Term:
This is a full time position running between May 2015 and January 2016
Location:
This role is based in Doncaster and requires you to work from Cast
Fee:
Fixed fee of £15,000 (inclusive of all personal travel and subsistence
expenses)
Status:
This role is offered on a self-employed basis
Reporting to:
Cast’s Director
Person Specification
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Experienced creative practitioner with a proven track record at a senior
professional level in theatre, producing or performance
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Energy, enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure on multiple projects and to
deliver to deadlines on own initiative, unsupervised, and as part of a team.
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The ability to generate interesting creative ideas for the programming of
participatory and creative learning events, cross art form performances (spoken
word, music, comedy, etc.) and the ability to realise those ideas practically.
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A knowledge and passion for a wide range of performing arts, learning,
participation and engagement programmes.
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An understanding of arts marketing, audience development, and a commitment to
diversity and inclusion
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Experience of negotiation with artists, producers, promoters, agents and partners.
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Experience of running workshop and creative activity with professional and nonprofessional participants
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Experience of financial planning, monitoring, reporting and income generation.
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Excellent project management and organisational skills with an eye for detail.
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Ability to be flexible, problem solve and work with a diverse range of people.
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Experience of writing applications and general fundraising and income generation.
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Excellent IT and administrative skills, communication and networking skills.
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Event management experience at Producer or Director level.