Job Description – Assistant Events Producer at Maker Heights
30 days between 20 May – 10 October, approx. one day per week plus event weekends.
This is an on-site role working closely with a range of creative people and businesses at Maker Heights, offered on a freelance basis. Contract fee: £2,800.
- Assist in coordinating site-wide events across Maker Heights to include Open Studios (1-2 June), Wellbeing Festival (20-21 July), Heritage Open Days (14-15 Sept) and Film Festival (4-6 Oct).
- Liaise with on-site creative businesses on event scheduling , spaces and capacity.
- Collate and produce each event schedule (4 main event weekends).
- Assist with booking practitioners, artists, film-makers, workshops leaders and speakers, making sure they have all the information they need and being the main point of contact for coordination.
- Collate copy, images and ticketing information for each event programme.
- Liaise closely with our social media manager for online event promotion, providing timely event listings information.
- Coordinate production and distribution of programmes and posters in the locality.
- Assist in managing on-site event logistics, across multiple locations, at each event weekend (1-2 June, 20-21 July, 14-15 Sept and 4-6 Oct)
- Assist in event take-down, evaluation and follow up communications.
- Assist in risk assessments, health & safety and safeguarding measures for each event.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Meticulous organisational skills, with focussed attention to detail.
- Some prior event or project management experience.
- Excellent spreadsheet/digital skills for contact management.
- Ability to manage complex information flows, high volumes of email/messaging, and multitasking ability.
- Excellent communication and people-management skills
- Energy and drive.
Desirable Skills and Experience:
- Organising festivals or other complex events with many moving parts.
- Event promotion – online, in print, or both.
- Have experience in Wellbeing, Film, Heritage or Art contexts.
- Experience in risk assessments and safeguarding.
- Own transport
To Apply: Please send a CV and short cover letter to Richard Ashrowan, Creative Enterprise Coordinator at Maker Heights. By email to richard@ramect.org.uk. Deadline: midnight Thursday 9 May. Interviews in-person or online Fri 10 May and Tues 14 May.