Kickstart Communications and Events Intern

The post-holder will play a key role in supporting the Festival team providing an opportunity to gain valuable work experience within arts communications and event management.  Work will be varied including both hands-on practical tasks and administration based activity.  It offers an insight into the workings of a long-standing Festival and through a regional training programme you will be able to access new skills, networks and contacts throughout the creative and cultural sector.

Build your confidence, learn vital transferable skills and gain real experience of working in the Arts and Cultural sector through this Kickstart Scheme placement. The Kickstart Scheme is a government fund, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality 6-month work placements, aimed at those aged 16-24 who are on Universal Credit.

Current eligibility criteria for Kickstart applicants:

• Aged 16-24
• Claiming Universal Credit
• In receipt of no other earned income

How to apply: Talk to your Work Coach at Job Centre Plus about being referred to apply for this 6-month placement. 25 hour a week. Minimum wage applies.

CLOSING DATE 6pm Sunday 11 April

INTERVIEWS week commencing 19 April

START DATE May 2021