Opportunity information
Salary £13416 per year
Duration 21 months
Advert closing date 31/03/2025
Description
Escape Arts has developed grassroots creative heritage work celebrating people and place. We want to create a People’s Archive to tell the stories of our community, to ensure our participant's work has a legacy and demonstrates the transformative power creative heritage has on individuals, supporting wellbeing and creating a sense of belonging.
Job Context: Stratford-upon-Avon has an expansive cultural history centred around Shakespeare but no formal archive celebrating the richness of local people’s stories. Escape Arts will address this by creating a People’s Archive: a social history of Stratford-upon-Avon embedded in community celebration and civic pride. For 27 years, Escape Arts has developed grassroots creative heritage work celebrating people and place. We want to create a People’s Archive to tell the stories of our community, to ensure our participant's work has a legacy and demonstrates the transformative power creative heritage has on individuals, supporting wellbeing and creating a sense of belonging. The People’s Archive will research, archive, digitally capture and exhibit the social and local history of Stratford-upon-Avon over three years, creating a digital platform of local stories that can continue to be developed by Escape Arts, local individuals and community groups after the project has ended to ensure lasting legacy.
Job Purpose: To lead the digital documentation and cataloguing process of Escape Arts heritage both past and present (including exhibitions, artefacts, oral histories and films) and support the development of a digital platform, the People’s Archive, an accessible, permanent home for local stories that can continue to be developed after the project has ended. Apprenticeships with Escape Arts offer a unique opportunity to gain a wide range of transferable skills and a strong foundation of experience working within the cultural, heritage and media sectors.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
- To work with the Heritage Programme Coordinator to support volunteers at the weekly Heritage Hub, including capturing oral histories and providing digital training on oral history recording where needed.
- Work with Web Developer to create a platform for the People’s Archive and its content, ensuring that content is accessible and can be added to for years to come.
- Work with Heritage Champion Volunteers to create a digital record/catalogue of Escape Arts heritage.
- Develop a campaign to engage the local community with the People’s Archive and work with the Digital Media Coordinator to promote this locally.
- Digitally capture social history, local stories and heritage using different forms of media, such as through film, oral history and podcast recording.
- Work with Escape Arts Digital Media Coordinator to curate digital promotional material for the People’s Archive project.
- Assist the Digital Media Coordinator with social media promotion for the People’s Archive, including creating social media posts and promotional posters.
- Prepare content and copy about the People’s Archive for the Escape Arts website, including a People’s Archive page and monthly blog posts and newsletter features capturing the project as it progresses.
- Support Graphic Designer with the preparation of digital content for exhibitions showcasing local people and local stories.
- Support and host Escape Arts heritage exhibitions and events when open to the public, promoting the local heritage and culture of Stratford-upon-Avon and the richness of local stories to visitors.
- Work with the Heritage Programme Coordinator to develop effective procedures for digital data back-up and recovery.
- Any other tasks as required by apprenticeship provider Creative Alliance as evidence for the qualification.
Other Duties:
- To work in a flexible manner to meet the needs of the Charity.
- To undertake training as required and complete a DBS check.
- To attend regular meetings and supervisions with your Line Manager as required.
- Be aware of and adhere to the Escape Arts policies and procedures (training to be delivered as part of the induction).
- Observe procedures and codes of conduct as defined.
- Such other duties and responsibilities as may be required within the context of a post of this nature.
Entry requirements
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- Computer literate with experience in digital work.
- Good communicator and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Experience of working with the general public.
- Experience of working with a diverse range of people with different needs and abilities.
- Sound understanding of social media promotion.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Experience of working in a cultural, digital or heritage setting.
- Creative skills such as animation and filmmaking.
- Sound understanding of effective marketing.
- Sound understanding of working within the charity sector.
Personal Specification:
- Be prepared to attend training including first aid, mental health awareness and complete DBS checks.
- An ability to organise, keep records and report back.
- Enthusiastic and committed
- Keen to learn and develop skills, and willingness to embrace change
- Proactive and positive with a can-do attitude
- A flexible approach to working hours to include evenings and weekends
- Punctual and reliable
Training to be provided
Content Creator
Level 3 Standard
Apprentices learn the skills they need on the job with the guidance of a development coach who is an expert from industry. You will finish your apprenticeship with a recognised qualification, valuable industry experience and the opportunity for continued career progression.
Training is a blended learning delivery model: online learning, classroom sessions, work-based training, independent research, workplace projects, one-to-one support and training. Your training will include:
- Brand & Brand Awareness
- Content Planning & Pitching
- Content Development
- Principles of Graphic Design
- Image Editing & Manipulation
- Illustration & Vectors
- Video Capture & Editing
- Desktop Publishing
- Web Design & User Experience
- Coding
- SEO & Blog Writing
- Budgeting
- Content Distribution & social media
- Analytics & Feedback
For a full overview of the Content Creator Apprenticeship standard please see: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/content-creator-v1-1
Things to consider
Escape Arts retains the right as a condition of your employment to require you to undertake such other duties as may be expected of you in the post mentioned above, or in a similar post within the organisation. This job description was prepared in August 2024 and may be amended in light of changing circumstances following discussion with the post holder.
Skills required
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Future prospects
After successful completion of the apprenticeship, this role will progress to a two-year Digital Heritage Coordinator post, to continue the development of the People’s Archive
Hours per week 30
Working week Monday to Friday
Apprenticeship standard Content creator (Level 3)
Stratford-Upon-Avon, West Midlands, England, CV37 6EE
