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SalaryCommunity Coordinator: Engagement and Participation. Earth StoriesFilm Festival.
We are seeking a dynamic and passionate Community Coordinator to join our team. The Community Coordinator will play a crucial role in establishing and nurturing relationships with diverse community groups, organisations, and individuals to promote and enhance the festival's presence and impact within the local community. In this role, you will support the Earth Stories Film Festival team in coordinating a range of engagement opportunities. This will include inspiring the next generation of local film makers in the City, encouraging participation and engagement in film and the connection to sustainability. Your primary goal will be to engage more people with the Earth Stories Film Festival, raise its profile in the City of Stoke-on-Trent and to support the project team to contribute to the growth and success of the Festival between March 2024 and May 2025.
This role would be key in supporting the development of and coordinating several key initiatives to take place throughout the year:
- Film Screenings and sharing opportunities throughout the year following on from the 2024 festival and beyond into the lead-up to the next festival in 2025.
- Exploring opportunities for young people in the City to engage in the festival, this could be by the creation of a Youth Panel or Youth Forum that may have an input in decision-making and judging or it could be via more practical hands-on sessions for instance the creation of a weekend film club or participatory workshops during the year.
- Schools outreach: supporting the festival team in coordinating and playing a part in the development of schools / 6th Form college engagement with the festival.
- Make sure the film festival is networked into both the local cultural scene and connected to regional and national platforms.
Applications are open now, closing date 5pm, 20th February 2023.
https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/artskeele/ournews/2024/february/joinearthstories-communitycoordinator/earth-stories-community-coordinator-role.php - FULL JOB DESCRIPTION.
