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Film Brief: River of Hope

River of Hope is an international art and education project which aims to inspire young people through creativity whilst addressing key Climate Change and environmental issues.

Over the period 2023-25 the project will be delivered in 6 UK regions and 2 overseas countries, linking with key cultural events such as Leeds 2023 and international festivals such as the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

River of Hope encourages young people to explore and reflect on local and global issues. Using the local river as a starting point for the work, young people are guided by an artist to respond to particular environmental themes. The final product will be the creation of a series of flags (or similar) for public installation and a short film in each location which tells the story of the river.

River of Hope is managed by the Thames Festival Trust in partnership with the British Council.

Project overview

We are looking for a filmmaker to create a film which showcases River of Hope in Devon. This will principally include filming the young people involved on their journey to the river, recording their poetry and thoughts about Climate Change and filming the final flag installation in Calstock as part of the Tamar Festival.

Person specification

Filmmakers applying should have

• Experience of working with young people.
• An inspiring creative portfolio showing film and editing experience.
• A current DBS certificate.
• Good availability during May-July 2024 (+Oct 2024).

Fees

• Total: £4,500

Timeline

• April 24: Project briefing
• May-July 24: Filming
• Oct 24: Filming install
• Oct/Nov 24: Editing
• Nov 24: Submit final film

How to apply

Please provide a statement (max 500 words) outlining your relevant experience and what you feel you could bring to the project, including how you might interpret the brief. You will need to attach your CV and up to 5 clips of your work.

Please send this information to Kate Forde below by Friday 26 April 2024.

Marketing Intern: Recruitment Pack  

Thames Festival Trust is looking for a marketing Intern to help deliver the strategic and creative objectives of the organisation’s marketing team. Thames Festival Trust is an arts organisation delivering festivals, stand-alone commissions, river-based events, heritage projects and education programmes. 

We have a twenty-eight-year track record of using learning, culture, and creativity to amaze, excite and inform. Our work helps bring communities together, originally around the River Thames, and now in cities across the UK and the world. 

The Trust is committed to producing excellent work and we strive to improve access and increase diversity across the Arts and Culture sector. The marketing intern will work alongside the Head of Marketing, Digital & Communications to build and schedule all creative content that is delivered to our platforms and channels, as well as tracking and reporting the statistical success of this work. 50% of the role (one day per week) will be spent on statistical and administration work; with the remaining 50% (one day per week) devoted to creative development and scheduling.

More information on Totally Thames here.

Job Description

Responsible to: Head of Digital, Marketing & Communications.

Role & Responsibilities  

Administration

• Support to produce and deliver production schedules for projects and events.
• Support to write copy for strategic documents.
• Work with the Head of Marketing, Digital & Communications to collect data across all tools and platforms, compiling this into a digestible format to analyse.
• Label and file marketing content and documents.

Content & Digital 

• Work with the Head of Marketing, Digital & Communications to create and deliver digital content to our channels.
• Content creator focusing on marketing upcoming events.
• Capturing events for social media content.
• Schedule production and delivery of social media content across all networks with support from the Head of Marketing, Digital & Communications. 
• Website maintenance, content pages updates and social platforms.

Evaluation 

• Contribute to the project evaluation process by gathering and processing feedback data from audiences, artists, and stakeholders. 
• Collect accurate qualitative and quantitative data collection for projects. 
• Write and submit project evaluation reports.

Other 

• Undertaking other duties as may be reasonably required. 
• This role requires some weekend and evening work.
• Person Specification 

Essential Skills 

• Experience building video and photo content for social media channels and websites.
• Experience writing copy for digital content and how to optimise it for different channels and platforms.
• Design Software: Basic understanding of design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Understanding of digital platforms: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
• IT literate: Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Confident communicator at all levels (email, face to face and telephone) and to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Problem solving skills with a proactive approach.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as within team.
• Ability to work flexibly, independently, and resourcefully.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, while paying close attention to detail.
• Ability to research and collate information.

Desirable Skills

• Experience delivering a marketing schedule for an artistic or charitable enterprise.
• Experience in using analytic tools such as Google analytics and Sprout Social.
• Knowledge of and interest in the Thames.  

Terms & Conditions  

• Salary/Fee: £13.15 per hour (London Living Wage)  
• Contract period: Part time internship, two days a week July to October (inclusive). 
• Working hours: 14 hours including a half-day team meeting in London. 

Location

• Thames Festival Trust is based in London.
• Thames Festival Trust operates a hybrid working pattern and the employee will be expected to work from home and the company office in London. 
   

How to Apply  

• Deadline for applications: 20th May 2024 
• Interview date: 3rd June 2024 
• Start date: 15th July 2024 
• End Date: 27th October 2024

To Apply

• Download the full job description as a PDF.
• Please email a covering letter (no more than one page) setting out how your experience and skills match the requirements of this role.
• Please enclose your CV.
• Please complete our equal opportunities monitoring form online.  
• Submit documents to Darren Smallman (Head of Digital, Marketing and Communications) below.
• For more information or questions, contact Darren Smallman (Head of Digital, Marketing and Communications) below.

Thames Festival Trust is an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to working towards a more diverse cultural sector. Our recruitment process is open to all, but we are particularly keen to hear from those from ethnic minorities, those who self-identify as LGBTQIA+, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those who self-identify as disabled, as these groups are currently underrepresented in our teams.  

Recruitment equal ops data is anonymised and used internally to identify ways to improve our process and reach the widest possible pool of candidates.