freelance gallery manager

6 - 10 hours per event, we are currently have at least 2 - 3 events a month.
£10.50 p/h
Contracted three months from January - March 2022

Overview
We are looking for one or two team member(s) who are able to manage events in our gallery space. We frequently run projects in dai hall and sho hall situated in Huddersfield town centre. The right person will have organisational skills, strong interest in working in a small DIY organisation, and enjoy liaising with artists and audiences. We want to work with someone who has
- understanding the DIY culture and its mission and the context in which it operates.
- passion to work with and manage small teams of people.
- experience of hospitality and live events.
- ability to work calmly under pressure.
- fairness and equality, and ability to understand a good social structure welcoming diversity of people.
- flexibility in working on varying days of the weeks and different times in the day and evenings.
- interest in underground and experimental music and art.

This role has been administered on rotation within ame staff. We now would like to develop this position as a dedicated role. Although this is a short-term contract, there are opportunities for the role to be developed and extended, depending on future fundings.

About ame CIC :
ame (art music experiment) is an artist-collective organisation supporting contemporary music and art in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Since 2016, we have commissioned national and international artists for concerts, installations, exhibitions and artist-in-residence programs. ame became Charity Interest Company in 2017.

Core Tasks :
- Managing and liaising artists and team members to organise events.
- Communicating with ame’s curator, programmer, web developer, designer, and sound engineer.
- Supporting social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, twitter).
- Participating relevant meetings with other organisations / collectives / groups.
- Gallery administration and housekeeping duties.
- Ability to maintain Fire, Health and Safety standards at all times.
- Cash, key and credit control, including reporting to management.

How to apply
Please send a CV, your relevant experience and why you would be best suited to the role to : info@amespace.uk by 18th December. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by the end of December 2021 with an interview at the beginning of January. 
If you’d like to discuss the position or application procedure please feel free to email us in advance of your application.

Equal opportunities
We welcome applications from diversity of people, individuals from ethnic minority or various backgrounds, and those who are currently underrepresented in creative scenes.

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