At a Glance… Fee: £13.00 an hour - totalling £104/day 26 day (8hrs)s over 1 year (June 2025-May 2026). Total contract fee - £2,704 on a freelance basis. Hours: Working half a day per week (4 hours). Location: Mixture of Remote and In-person (York and surrounding towns). Reports to: Associate Director. If you have any questions after reading this job description, or would like to discuss more about applying, please email Jules at mailto:[email protected] - [email protected] About the Role: Trainees will document their learning in a creative medium, a journal, video, scrapbook, etc. This traineeship will work closely with opportunities for early career and emerging artists to learn, practise and develop alongside highly experienced participatory artists. As the programme progresses, trainees will be supported to design and deliver the marketing for a large scale community project. The trainees will have a training budget to put towards further training, qualifications and learning opportunities. What are the advantages of doing a Traineeship? You will be paid as a freelancer whilst training and developing your network and skills. During the traineeship you will have access to our resources, training opportunities, and be supported to learn about freelancer practice. This traineeship is part time and can be fit around individuals needs. This allows for flexibility around parenting, other studying or caring responsibilities. Will there be a job at the end of it? There are no guarantees of paid employment at the end of the traineeship. We would be open to the possibility of a job share set up. Essential: Desirable: We are looking for individuals who are local to East Yorkshire and or York and who are interested in developing their skills in community arts practice and marketing for theatre. We are an inclusive and welcoming organisation. We strongly encourage applications from all interested people with related experience or interest in the role, regardless of age, ethnicity and gender and we welcome candidates from under-represented groups in the sector. We are looking for reliable, committed, and passionate candidates who can demonstrate Thunk-It's values and can quickly get stuck into working within our team. You will be friendly, open, and willing to learn as well as being able to communicate effectively with a broad range of people. Additionally, we are looking for people who are: How to apply: • Please send your Covering Letter, CV to Jules at [email protected]Job Summary
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Closing date: 16th May 2025
Application process:
To apply for either role please provide a:
CV (which should include your preferred pronouns and contact details of two referees),
Completed Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form
Covering Letter (this could be a word document, video, sound clip etc) of no more than two pages equivalent describing:
o Which Traineeship you are applying for.
o Your reasons for applying – why you are interested in doing a Traineeship with us.
o What inspires you about a career in participatory or community arts?
o How your skills and experiences demonstrate that you meet the requirements of the selected Traineeship, as described in the ‘Essentials’ and ‘Desirables’ below.
o Any other commitments we would need to take into consideration.
o Any other information that you feel is relevant.