Category: Work Experience Opportunities

how to find work experience from the national careers service

15/4/2015

Getting work experience is probably one of the most useful actions you can take to help you in your career. It helps you:
- reality check ideas
- practise networking in a career area that interests you
- gain new skills and experiences
- demonstrate initiative and enthusiasm for a career
But getting it can be tricky! Have a read of this to get started https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/getajob/workexperience/Pages/find.aspx

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tips on How to get work experience in photography

14/4/2015

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Interested in working your way up from the bottom in photography? Good for you, this is the best way to create your own inroad into a very competitive industry.

So I'm guessing that you are not that photographer and that you are reading this because you already know that getting experience is the most practical route to go down. So how can you go about getting some?

Here are some tips:

Be selective about who you target. It should be someone who's work you genuinely admire as then you will be able to display your knowledge of their images and why you think you might be a good fit.
Time it well. Don't contact anyone first thing on a Monday morning or last thing on a Friday afternoon. Nobody really wants to deal with anything above and beyond what needs to happen at either of these times and you will be far down anyone's priority list. If the person you approaching is successful then they will be busy.
Put yourself in the other person's shoes. Think what's in it for them? They won't be sitting there thinking I wish there was someone here asking me loads of questions and learning how I do everything so that they can set up in competition against me.What do you really have to offer? What skill sets do you bring that will actually improve that photographer's life? You need to sell yourself as someone that will benefit them. I'm sorry to tell you that most photographers don't need help with the shooting side of things as much as the admin side. It's more likely that you will be filing and making tea rather than getting your hands on all their expensive gear.
Show your personality. Don't be afraid to show your character traits. You can assume that if someone is a level where you want to approach them, then so will several others, so aim to stand out. When people write I have a GSOH in dating profiles it doesn't mean anything but the person who shows wit in how they word their biography will be more appealing.
Think creatively. This is a creative industry, so it amazes me how people approach so much of it in uncreative ways. Everyone else is sending a lazy cut and paste email? Then send your communication some other way. Show how creative you are by posting them something lovely, show how brave you are by actually picking up the phone and talking to the person you are asking to train you.
Be realistic. Aim not to land a full time job but aim to get your foot in the door. You are highly unlikely to contact someone sitting there with a full time job to give you. Aim instead to get a day or a week's work experience and then make yourself utterly indispensable.

For more information visit:

http://www.photographyfarm.co.uk/blog/how-to-get-work-experience-in-photography/

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Volunteer opportunities with the great escape - europe's leading festival for new music

14/4/2015

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VOLUNTEER APPLICATION IS OPEN!

Each year we offer 300 volunteers the chance to gain first hand experience of life working in the music industry with a variety of roles over the course of The Great Escape. We recruit in many different areas including Venue Representative Assistants, Technical Production Support, Convention Support, Festival Runners, Delegate Registration, Artist Registration, Wristband Exchange, and more…

If you would like to apply to volunteer at The Great Escape, please fill in the online form by CLICKING HERE

To get the latest information on volunteering at TGE, join our volunteer Facebook page by CLICKING HERE
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If you have any queries about volunteering at TGE, you can email volunteer@greatescapefestival.com and one of our team will get back to you.

Thanks for your interest! Our amazing volunteers are the reason that The Great Escape continues to grow and is Europe’s leading festival for new music.

“I have no words to describe the week I had in Brighton, it felt surreal and timeless. I am happy I decided to give it a go. Thank you for everything, thanks to the TGE team. It was a unique experience that has taught me so much” Hind, Delegate Registration Volunteer.

“Thank you to The Great Escape. Thank you for making sure everything went well, it was an awesome experience. The Great Escape will be something to remember and hopefully to renew next year!” Iris, Venue Rep Assistant.

“Thanks for a brilliant Great Escape festival, had so much fun. I really enjoyed it and everyone I worked with so thank you! Look forward to next year!” Sophie, Artist Accreditation Volunteer.

“Great isn’t a word good enough to describe how I felt“, TGE Volunteer.

‘I had wicked time as usual I shall be coming back every year until whenever.’ Stuart, Volunteer Team Leader.

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Performance opportunities with brighton fringe

14/4/2015

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Do you want to be part of the biggest annual mixed arts festival in England?

Volunteering with Brighton Festival 2015 is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in developing their skills and knowledge within a busy arts organisation, whilst joining the festivities and helping to make this year's event happen. We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable people who have a keen interest in the arts. Please get in touch at volunteers@brightonfestival.org for more info.

We still have many chances for you to get involved with this year’s festival including three exciting high profile outdoor shows. We’re looking for lots of people to be a part of a performance piece to celebrate the end of the festival! To find out more about Fleeting click here, or email fleeting@brightonfestival.org.

We are also looking for volunteers to take part Periplum’s 451 and Burn the Curtain’s Company of Wolves performances. Find out more here for 451 and here for Company of Wolves.

Please note that all the performances listed take place at outdoors and at night which can be physically demanding

To sign up or find out more information please email your name, mobile telephone number, confirmation you are over 16 years old (or 18yrs + for 451) and any special needs you might have.

Contact Natasha Padbury: fleeting@brightonfestival.org or call: 07966 880 290

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Volunteer opportunities with brighton fringe festival

14/4/2015

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Volunteering at Brighton Fringe is a great way to gain valuable festival experience, meet new people, develop new skills and help contribute to England’s largest arts festival. Brighton Fringe will require a wide range of volunteers as the festival approaches:

Information Hub and Participants Services Assistants:

Brighton Fringe need Information and Participants Services Assistant volunteers to help give out information to the general public, answer general enquiries and assist with participant services. We will have several Brighton Fringe Information hubs located throughout Brighton including our Information hub on New Road, another at Brighton Train Station and our Participant Services hub at the Mesmerist. We will need people on weekdays or weekends to help us fulfil these roles.

Fringe City Volunteer Roles

Fringe City is our outdoor public event with two stages which showcase free performances from Brighton Fringe events; this takes place on New Road Brighton. Fringe City takes place every Saturday in May, and the Brighton Fringe Family Picnic happens in Pavilion Gardens on Sundays 2 and 23 May. We need volunteers every weekend in May to help us produce these events.

Event Stewards:

We will need Fringe City Stewards to help us with the stewarding and general liaison with public or performers who are performing at Fringe City. Stewards may also be asked to help by handing out flyers, brochures or giving out general information. Stewards will be fully briefed and trained before they assist at Fringe City.

Event Assistants:

We will need Event Assistants to help us to set up and take down the Fringe City kit before and after shows, provide assistance to our sound engineers during shows, help keep show times to schedule and liaise between performers and the event management team.

How to get involved!

Go along to a volunteering event at the Mesmerist on Thursday 9 April, 6 - 7pm, to find out more about volunteering at Brighton Fringe. Please RSVP to volunteering@brightonfringe.org and find out more information on Brighton Fringe Facebook event.

To find out more, please email: volunteering@brightonfringe.org

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