Flatpack 6 is approaching fast, and the team just keeps on growing. We’re now looking for two interns to join us between January and early April – one Festival Assistant and one Marketing Assistant. If you think you’d benefit from the experience have a look at the information below, and then get in touch with your CV and a brief idea of why you’d like to be involved in this year’s festival. Please state clearly in the email which role interests you.
Festival Assistant internship [PDF, 156 KB]
Marketing Assistant internship [PDF, 148 KB]
Update – the deadline has been extended to 13th January.
Flatpack Festival are once again seeking enthusiastic and proactive volunteers to join their team. Taking place from the 23-27 March, the 2011 festival will feature a colourful mix of independent film, live scores, installations, animation and performance all served up in a variety of usual and unusual spaces. As a volunteer, you will be an essential part of Team Flatpack, gaining experience in all aspects of making a festival happen and meeting some interesting people along the way.
If you’re interested, please email the Festival Co-ordinator, Selina Hewlett selina[at]7inch.org.uk with your contact details by Monday 7 February and have a look at the website for more information.
Please also note that volunteers need to be available for the whole festival period- 23-27 March.
Flatpack Festival are seeking a Festival Assistant, to work full-time on the festival from November to April. Piano-playing and clam-opening are not essential skills, but versatility and enthusiasm will definitely come in useful. A full job description can be downloaded here:
Festival Assistant job spec (PDF)
This is a Future Jobs Fund Opportunity, and so the successful applicant will need to be aged between 18 and 25 and must have been registered unemployed for at least six months. Deadline for applications is Friday 29 October, and if you have any queries about the role please get in touch with Pip McKnight via pip[at]7inch.org.uk.
Fancy helping out at Flatpack? This year’s festival runs from 23-28 March in venues all over Birmingham, and the whole thing wouldn’t be possible without hordes of dedicated volunteers. (See a nice writeup from one of last year’s team here.) Responsibilities will include front-of-house, venue installation, technical support, marketing and bar work, and all volunteers will have the opportunity to make good use of their festival passes. If you’d like to get involved, please drop us a line at info@7inch.org.uk with your contact details before 15th February.
**Update**
Deadline extended to 22nd Feb — eager volunteers have another week to sign up. And keep in mind that our briefing meetup will be on Weds 3rd March, from 6:30pm.
Flatpack are seeking a Festival Coordinator to work on the next festival in March 2010. The deadline for applications is 28 September. Here’s a pdf of the job specification:
Flatpack Coordinator Spec [.pdf]
Please do pass it on. Info on film submissions coming soon…
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