All applications must come through the Breakthrough website - please follow the link: https://artswork.org.uk/opportunities/breakthrough-project-assistant-slough
Company Overview
Resource Productions are a film and arts production company and training provider. We enable social change through arts and film whilst diversifying the creative industries.
We work by identifying and nurturing non-traditional artists and filmmakers through outreach and engagement by working with local organisations, providing weekly workshops for young people and providing free quarterly events for aspiring amateur or professional artists, arts leaders across Berkshire and youth and community groups. This then leads to training and development though training workshops, bootcamps and one-to-one support. We’re then able to produce and showcase projects and talent and enable a pipeline into the industry and employment.
Job Description
You will provide support for all teams across the company, but primarily, you will be working alongside the Arts and Training team where the focus will be wider Creative Arts in Digital Media, Training for young people, workshops, events, outreach and engagement.
This role will include assisting with the:
1. Workshop & Event Delivery: Act as a Workshop Assistant to Resource Productions. Work with the Youth Engagement Slough and Resource Productions teams to plan and deliver Creative Arts and Film based workshops. Be a peer mentor in these settings where young people are the target audience.
Support co-ordination of all ticketed events and sessions, supporting the Youth and Community Worker and Marketing and Communications Officer.
2. Administration: It is your responsibility to ensure all registers and registrations forms are completed on GoodCRM in a timely manner. You will support Event and workshop correspondence with participants before and after. You will support the Production and Training teams to carry out a wide range of business admin tasks across the company areas. You will also support with any Production Admin concerning any projects and shoots.
3. Marketing: Assist in the promotion of Resource Productions, Youth Engagement Slough, Screen Berkshire and Berkshire Film Office activities through the physical distribution of flyers, attendance at youth, careers and job events and online promotion through social media.
Manage the collation of job and experience opportunities in the Film and wider Creative Industries.
4. Resources: Keep the office in good working order and ensure all materials and refreshments are tidy, organised, well stocked, operational, and safe. Manage stationary orders and unique workshop resources.
5. General: In addition, you will be required to undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required.
The role will be based at Resource Productions Main Office in Slough with opportunities to work at other locations in the local area.
Future Prospects
This is a 6-month placement and during the placement, you will meet and network with other creative organisations which might present future opportunities.
We will also provide a workplace mentor who can offer career advice and guidance, helping you to develop your CV and offer support with job applications and interviews.
After your placement, while we cannot offer continued employment, we can ensure you still have access to support from us and our partners, and you will be eligible for any further paid opportunities we have in the future.
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Work Location: In person
