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Job Code: AAJ-AS-1

Operations and Marketing Executive

Date Posted: 18.2.2020

Salary:c. £25,000  (pro rata)

Contract: Contract for 6 months

Responsible to: Director

Hours: 10 h pw. Part-time, flexible, homebased. (When restrictions are lifted there could be occasional travel involved in the North and Central London areas. This can be discussed)

Purpose of the role:

Executing and overseeing administration, publicity and marketing duties involved in the day to day smooth running of the organisation. Working with team members to meet goals by assigned deadlines. Keeping up to date on all aspects of projects running. Assisting and co-ordinating respective teams dealing with projects, seeing them through to completion in an orderly and timely manner. Some research will be involved for projects at the conception stage. Using expertise to solve unexpected problems.

Accountabilities

• Project co-ordination.
• Support for budget management.
• Publicity and marketing
• Responsibility for the smooth and efficient running of all administrative and coordination aspects.

Main Duties and Responsibilities- Publicity & Marketing

• Plan, prepare and manage the publication and distribution of publicity materials
• Design marketing campaigns on social media
• Organise a calendar of marketing events, such as promotions, exhibitions, product launches, workshops, open days, fundraising activities and student internship programmes.
• Represent the company at events
• Write, edit and proofread marketing material for use in different channels
• Oversee and update the website(s)
• Line manage website manager and partners.
• Analyse the impact of marketing campaigns and prepare measurement reports
• Write press releases and communicate with the media

Main Duties and Responsibilities- Operations

• Hands-on with the day to day running of the projects to make sure that all members of the project team adhere to set schedules and activities. Keep up with any changes in the overall project plan
• Co-ordinates the exhibitions, showcases, and dissemination sessions by providing back-office support.
• Co-ordinates the volunteer selection process and ensure job and volunteer profiles to the standards required.
• Liaises with all team members, external partners and collaborators  to accomplish respective projects and goals.
• Looks for ways to cut back on project expenses and increase the potential for output
• Supports project director in executing publicity and marketing campaigns.
• Provides administrative support to project director in all aspects of the projects running. Keeps upper management in the loop by preparing project updates and reports.
• Ensures effective development and administration of IT systems, such as database, email, cloud filing, back-up and online communication tools including teams, Skype, Zoom as well as web/video/audio conferencing systems. Buying and maintaining online contracts, tools and subscriptions.

Person Specifications: (competencies, qualifications & experience)

• Experience of working in the creative eco-system in the UK.
• Experience of project co-ordination in the performing arts sector
• Experience of working closely with the community, students, creative artists and volunteers.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Experience of financial management and budget preparation of comparable scale.
• Excellent creative sense of publicity/marketing and social media is highly desired.
• Demonstrable knowledge of effective decision-making and problem-solving.
• Excellent IT skills, including Word and Excel.
• Good standard of education and a good command of written and spoken English skills.
• understanding of the aims and objectives of the creative and cultural community in the UK.

 To apply please submit your CV with a covering letter (no more than 600 words) which sets out your relevant skills and experience to date will enable you to deliver each of the keys areas of the role at info@abundantart.net. If you have any queries about this application please feel free to email us at info@abundantart.net

Closing date of application: 5th March. 6 pm
Interview (via zoom): 12th March (Time to be advised)

Start date – The role will start as soon as possible to be decided with the successful candidate.

About Abundant Art:

Abundant Art is focused on delivering art and cultural heritage projects in addition to running an art zine. Our art and culture heritage projects aim to rediscover and preserve artistic heritage which is at risk and reconnect people with lost or forgotten heritage. Our projects aim to transform heritage into a living experience through active participation of the members of the community, particularly our younger generation. We strive to make artistic heritage accessible and relevant to people in the most suitable way. We continue to bring a thriving multi-faceted cultural and entertainment scene to our audience through our e-mag. In a short space of 3 years+ we have delivered culturally significant work and also opened up previously unavailable opportunities to learn and create for young people.

About Abundant Art Gallery (www.abundantartgallery.com)

Abundant Art gallery is an online curated art gallery focusing on promoting contemporary art. We produce original artworks (paintings and sculptures) through art camps and promote them through our online gallery to collectors and art lovers. We also curate physical exhibitions.

Through our social media channels, we look at bringing fine artists from all styles to share their work and initiate discussions about the art world collectively.

We aim to focus on artists from diverse communities, backgrounds, and demographics to create new opportunities. We identify, inspire and support them with required resources to produce artworks. We have a unique model where following selections we commission the artworks through art camps organised by Abundant Art.

The gallery had started off with Indian Art working across borders creating a link between Indian artists and international audience. Our strategy was to focus on one area to begin with as a learning pad. We now have a planned strategy to extend to the UK artist base.

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Job Code: AAJ-HP1-B

Inspiring cultural collaboration among diverse communities: The heritage of Uday Shankar and Anna Pavlova

Project Background

Investigating the impact of collaboration between Uday Shankar and Anna Pavlova on dance heritage. Memories, oral histories, cultural expressions, artistic creations born out of the iconic collaboration and cultural exchange between dance pioneer Uday Shankar and Prima Ballerina Anna Pavlova will be researched for documentation.

This project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Job Description:

We are pleased to announce that we are offering a training course for archival research, oral history interviewing and video recording as part of our heritage project. The training will be delivered by the Oral History Society. This is a free training and will also offer practical experience based on the training, while the project runs until mid-2019.

Person Specification: (competencies, qualifications & experience)

• Experience of working in the performing arts, film and media or graduate students in these fields.
• Experience of working closely with creative artists desirable.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• A creative sense of publicity/marketing and social media
• Good command of spoken English skills.
• Empathy with the aims and objectives of a heritage programme and an understanding of the importance of preserving heritage of diverse cultures.
  

Point of contact: Project Director

Training date: 17th November 10.00am – 4.00pm Venue: The British Library 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB

To apply please submit your CV with a covering letter which sets out your relevant skills and experience and why you are interested in the role to info@abundantart.net

Closing date of application: 7th November 6pm

Successful candidates will be advised by email on 9th November and a running order of the training day will be provided prior to the day.

Participants are expected to volunteer in some of the oral history recording sessions on need basis after the training. This will give participants some practical experience and will also provide the opportunity to get involved in the heritage project. Details can be discussed before or after the training session by email.

Inspiring cultural collaboration among diverse communities: The heritage of Uday Shankar and Anna Pavlova

Project Background

Investigating the impact of collaboration between Uday Shankar and Anna Pavlova on dance heritage. Memories, oral histories, cultural expressions, artistic creations born out of the iconic collaboration and cultural exchange between dance pioneer Uday Shankar and Prima Ballerina Anna Pavlova will be researched for documentation.

This project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Job Code: AAJ-HP1-A

Job Description

Purpose: To direct and manage project including coordination of all activities and interaction with all participants internal and external and HLF.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Responsibilities

• Manage the project end to end including preparation of a detailed project programme plan
• Manage and coordinate experts and specialists in partnership and consultation with the mentors and advisor panel
• Manage and coordinate the Produce and disseminate project reports for funders, stakeholders and the advisor panel.
• Coordinate the production of the recreated choreographies, oral histories and documentary film
• Lead the volunteer selection process and ensure job and volunteer profiles to the standards required for HLF
• Coordinate and prepare agendas and papers from project meetings including advisory panel and working groups.
• Establish effective organisation and communication structures for the delivery of the project
• Manage the Risk Register and ensure all contractors, staff and volunteers engage and comply with the register
• Lead on communications with HLF including monitoring meetings, monthly reports and grants requests.

Accountabilities

• Project management.
• Budget management.
• Responsibility for the project management

Working Relationships

• Regular contact with specialists, experts, choreographers and designated staff leads.
• Regular contact with advisor panel and Leadership Team.
• Regular contact with HLF, including Project Monitor and Case Officer.
• Liaison with the Communications & Marketing Team to receive and provide information.

Person Specification:

(competencies, qualifications & experience)

• Project management in the performing arts sector
• Experience of managing creative artists, choreographer, staff and volunteers.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Experience of financial management and budget preparation of comparable scale.
• Demonstrable evidence of effective decision-making and problem-solving.
• Excellent IT skills, including Word and Excel.
• Good standard of education ideally educated to degree level or equivalent.

• Top class content writing skill in relation to arts and heritage projects.

• Knowledge and in depth understanding of the aims and objectives of heritage work with particular relevance to the heritage of Uday Shankar and Anna Pavlova.

• Understanding of how heritage work can be made relevant to younger generation in across schools, colleges and universities.
• Knowledge of archival research and documentation
• Creative ideas of short documentary film making and managing all elements necessary for the finished product.

• High level fundraising and fund management.
• Proficient with social media marketing ideas and implementation.

• Working to strict deadlines and expansive multi-tasking skill is a must

Reports to:  Project Steering Group

Direct reports: Specialists in the art and heritage sector, dance and academic experts, Choreographers, film maker

Hours: 3 days a week for 26 weeks (1 day of voluntary work is required with 2 days paid)

For immediate start, start date to be confirmed

To apply please submit your CV with a covering letter to info@abundantart.net

Closing date of application: 1 June 6pm

Interview date: 5 June 5pm (Venue in London, to be confirmed)