Post: Freelance Live Music Programmer

Full- or part-time: 20 days over a 1 year period (April 2024 - March 2025)

Location: East Quay, Watchet, Somerset

Salary: £250 per day

Deadline for applications: Monday 4thMarch 2024, 5pm

Interviews: Week commencing Monday 11th March 2024

Start date:  Start April. Work alongside:

Delivery, production, events, communications, administration, and colleagues across East Quay and wider Contains Art and Onion Collective projects

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Please send a CV including two referees and a letter of application (maximum 2 sides) detailing:

• Your suitability for the position;

• Relevant experience;

• Why you want to work at East Quay.

Please apply to miriam@containsart.co.uk by 5pm on Monday 4th March 2024.

Interviews will take place on Monday 11th March 2024 and the appointed postholder will preferably commence duties in April 2024.

This job description is a guide to the nature of the work. It is not wholly comprehensive or restrictive and may be reviewed as required; other responsibilities may be added depending on experience and need.

• Work closely with the General Manager, Directors and team at East Quay to develop and manage a strong, diverse and balanced music repertoire as part of East Quay’s events programme;
• Curate the music events programme to align with the overall objectives of East Quay, considering factors such as venue, audience demographics and event schedule;
• Support with monitoring and evaluation processes in support of the programme of events at East Quay;
• Establish relationships with local, emerging and established artists to feature in live performances at events at East Quay and maintain a database of such;
• Coordinate with external event production teams/musicians and the team at East Quay to integrate music events into the wider East Quay events programme;
• Collaborate with programmed artists to curate relevant music programming on specific themes;
• Assist with training East Quay staff in music technical support and music events programming.
• Support the organisation and delivery of events at East Quay;
• Facilitate positive and effective communication with the whole team including Front of House, the Kitchen team, and wider East Quay team, attending staff meetings and hosting training when required;
• Ensure standards of health and safety, complying with risk assessments, maintaining
• compliance with all relevant legislation and standards including Safeguarding, Health and Safety, First Aid, COSHH, safe working practices and fire safety.
• Complying with Contains Art policies and procedures and supporting the team to do the same.

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Person Specification

*Any bullet points marked as (D) are desirable.

• Previous experience as an Events Music Curator, Programmer, or similar role in the live entertainment or arts and culture industry;
• In-depth knowledge of various music genres;
• Strong organisational skills with ability to coordinate and execute a curated music events plan;
• A dedication for broadening scope of an events programme, with diverse and dynamic musicians;
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with artists, producers, and the wider team at East Quay;
• Experience working with audio equipment, sound systems, and other technical equipment;
• Previous/current experience as a Musician or has a love for music (D);
• Experience promoting events on social media (D);
• Experience with music production administration, such as creating contracts and contact databases (D);