Mif23 - Festival Roles

We want to bring together a pool of people from multiple different communities, backgrounds and life experiences to join the team at Factory International and help deliver MIF23 this summer. Please send in your expressions of interest for the following roles:

- **Show/Event/Production Roles**: Artist Liaison teams, Technical Staff, Stage and Event Management, Site Staff, Stage Crew, Wardrobe, Runners
- **Visitor Experience & Events**: Ticketing, Front of House, Event Assistants
- **Administrative Assistants**: Various coordinator, and assistant roles including on-site event roles

**Meet members of the team and ask your questions about the roles available by joining our** **online Q&A session 15 Feb, 12-1pm**:

- **CLICK HERE.** You'll be able to watch online and ask your questions anonymously.**

Contracts vary in length, some with core hours and some on a shift basis. Most roles will involve out of office hours working - this could include evenings and weekends for support across the festival events. Different roles will have different contract lengths and salaries based on the descriptions, we are committed to paying Manchester Living Wage at minimum. As a rough guide;
- Casual roles - £10.90ph
- Assistant roles - circa £23k per annum
- Coordinator roles - £25-28k per annum (dependent on role)
- Skilled/senior roles - Fees vary based on project/role

**Meet members of the team and ask your questions about the roles available by joining our** **online Q&A session 15 Feb, 12-1pm**:

- **CLICK HERE.** You'll be able to watch online and ask your questions anonymously.**

**MIF23 Various roles Call Out - Job Pack - download here**:

- Please note these are all fixed term or freelance roles_

It would be great to hear from anyone who has skills & experience in the following areas;
- working in public and customer facing roles with a friendly and approachable manner
- being organised with a good eye for detail and ability to take direction
- assisting with and/or managing events across various formats
- project coordination, time management and proactively communicating with others
- assisting productions, artists and creative teams across a variety of art forms including music, theatre, visual arts
- Technical roles including
- lighting and sound/ site management/ stage and event management / casual crew / wardrobe, costume, make up and wig staff
- Artist Liaison & Events Roles
- Travel, logistics and accommodation research, booking and management

All roles require;
- Positivity and enthusiasm with a hands-on attitude, including a flexible approach to developing and delivering the job
- Commitment to championing diversity and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds

Please note that these roles will be on site and in person the majority of the time, so being based in Manchester or within a reasonable commuting distance is helpful.

**Role breakdown**

Admin Skills

Coordination
Skills for these roles will be very similar to the admin skills but some work experience will be needed so that you can work under your own direction on occasion and be confident to use your initiative. You’ll be dealing with wider teams in these roles so it is important you’re comfortable communicating with a wide range of people and are able to keep different types of information in order. The hours for this role will include day time, evenings and weekends on a shift basis.

Visitor Experience

Events
These roles will need to be able to understand instruction quickly and pass on information to lots of people in a clear and accurate way. You will need to move from place to place and possibly carry items such as posters, documents, small bits of equipment. You will enjoy carrying out physical tasks and being at an event, where you could be setting up tables and chairs, making sure the space looks good and has everything that’s needed. You’ll be in spaces with lots of people - artists, participants, volunteers - so you’ll need to be comfortable with a noisy and busy environment and being around people you may not have met before. The hours for this role will include day time, evenings and weekends on a shift basis.
- We can give support and training for the skills needed above, what we need from you is commitment, be determined to do your best, passion and enthusiasm for what we do, curiosity and a willingness to learn and ask questions. You should be open, inclusive and welcoming to others at all times._

**WHAT’S NEXT**
We will contact you as and when we have a project or role that we feel is a good match for you. We will inform you of the timescale, compensation and other details and invite you to meet the team in a group activity session or to have an informal phonecall to find out more.