ZOOQUARIUM Festival Intern
ZOOQUARIUM is a new young people’s music festival on Hastings Pier.
Inspired by the pier’s musical heritage
“A great festival without the mud”
Hastings Pier Charity’s Learning and Education department are looking to recruit a keen, enthusiastic and committed individual to help deliver an exciting new music festival for and with young people on Hastings Pier.
Fee: £2500 (approx 38 days)
March (4 days), April (6 days), May (6 days), June (6 days), July (14days), August (2 days)
(6 month placement)
Introduction
The festival will be on Saturday 15th July 2017.The role involves some weekend working and you must be available the week before the festival, the festival day itself and few days afterwards.The role will be based at The Pier Hub on Hastings seafront and on Hastings Pier.
About Us
In May 2016 Hastings Pier reopened thanks to £14.2 million of funding-£11.7 million of this from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The pier now has a restored substructure, new decking, a visitor centre and digital archive, education space, restaurant and a year round programme of events.The HLF has funded a five year Learning, Education and Volunteer programme, which focuses on heritage and community engagement as well as a permanent exhibition interpreting the heritage of Hastings Pier.Hastings Pier is committed to offering equal opportunities.
About the Music Festival
The aim of the project is for the young people (14 to 24 year olds) to lead all aspects of the festival including deciding on the style, tone and content. Expert guidance would be offered where needed to support the young people in marketing, programming, ticketing and all of the technical aspects of delivery on the day such as staging, lighting and sound. The young people will need to learn about event management including aspects of health and safety, risk assessments, budget management and timetabling.As part of the project the YP would learn about Hastings Pier’s musical heritage (learning about bands and music events that took place on the pier in the past) through talks, films and historical researchdelivered by and with HPC’s Education and Learning team.
About you
You will be a creative, well organised and fun loving person. You will enjoy working with and motivating young people. You will have some experience of or ambition to work on festivals and music events. You will be committed and reliable with attention to detail. You will have some understanding of the logistics of putting on a large scale public event and see the opportunities to create a buzz and build momentum for the festival. You will be an advocate for the talent of local young people. You will be calm in busy environments and you will be a practical problem solver.
About the role
The Music Festival Intern will work under the guidance of the Music Festival Coordinator and Hastings Pier Charity’s Education and Volunteers Coordinator - as part of Hastings Pier Charity’s Learning and Education team. The Intern will be line managed by the Music Festival Coordinator. Induction and training will be provided.We will complete a DBS check with the successful candidate (or ask for a copy if you already have one). We are a welcoming, hard-working team, committed to helping others achieve their potential.
About you
Skills and Attributes:
An aspiration to work onfestivals
Positive attitude
Practical approach to problem solving
Enjoy working with young people
Able to work independently
Well organised
Good communication skills
Ability to keep to schedule
Computer literate
How to apply
Please email your CV and a one-page letter explaining why you would like to become Hastings Pier Charity’s Young People’s Music Festival Intern to:
Please head your e mail: Music Festival Intern
Deadline: 9am on Thursday 30th March 2017
Interviews will take place the week of Monday 3rd April 2017
Start date: Tuesday 18th April 2017
For further information about the role please contact a member of the Learning and Education department for an informal chat on: 01424 445566.
Further information:
Task list
The role involves (but is not limited to):
- Helping the Coordinator with administrative tasks related to the logistics of the festival (programming, stages and back stage, noise management plans, risk assessments, ticketing, policies and procedures, budgets) alongside young people.
- Helping to involve young people and working alongside them as appropriate (on marketing for example).
- Assisting in the run up to the festival set up (this might involve helping with ticketing, looking after performers, briefing volunteers, assisting with stage management for example), on the day and helping to pack down.
- Creating a pack for putting on an in-house festival/event.
- Helping to collate and input questionnaires.
Hastings Pier Heritage Lottery Fund aims:
- Learn about Hastings Pier’s past through interpretation and activities
- Engage with Hastings Pier through volunteering and events
- Use Hastings Pier as a gateway to employability
- Enjoy their interactions with Hastings Pier
Targets for the festival
Participants: 600 young people, 10 volunteers
Audience: 500 general visitors
Measures of success
- The number of young people in the project.
- The number of young people who perform.
- The quality of performances and the quality of the event itself in terms of how smoothly it runs.
- The number of young people attending the event.
- The amount of coverage the event manages to garner.
- How well the budget is managed – ability to make profit.
- Feedback from the audience – did they enjoy the event?
- Does the event grow and develop its own momentum?
Methods of evaluation
- Keeping a log of young people that apply and attend
- Feedback at and after the event itself
- Documentation of the event – film and sound recordings
- Buzz created around the event through social media
- Ticket sales and final budget