To support the Festival Team and assist with the running of the 2010 Summer Music Festival and Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival we are looking to recruit:
Festival Interns
Harrogate International Festival is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join the team for a 6-month full-time position working as event management assistants. This is an opportunity to gain work experience ideal for graduates interested in developing a career in event management or arts administration. Interns will support the Summer Music Festival and Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.
The Festival Interns will take on a wide range of duties, from office administration to practical event support on site. The successful candidate will gain experience in all aspects of running a Festival, including preparation necessary in advance, running the events themselves and evaluation post-festival.
To download the job description follow this link Festival Intern Job Description
To download an application form follow this link Festival Intern Application Form
For more information please contact erica@harrogate-festival.org.uk or call 01423 562 303
Dates and Deadlines!
Festival Intern Deadline for applications 26th March 2010, interviews to take place the week commencing 5th April 2010.
Past Applicants need not apply.
Additional Information
Since 2003, Harrogate International Festivals has attracted audiences in excess of 300,000 and brought over £14 million of spend into the local economy. Each of our festivals and events attract new audiences into the region year on year, providing world-class entertainment and innovative events that put Harrogate on the map as an international centre for arts and culture.
Music of all kinds remains at the heart of our activities with the Summer Music Festival. Since 2003, this calendar has been augmented by the critical successes of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, and our lead role in the North Yorkshire Youth Music Action Zone reaching out to over 5,000 young people across the county. Our strategic development is creating a portfolio of some of the country’s most prestigious arts events, featuring the biggest names in the arts world. In 2009 The Carnegie Sporting Words Festival in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University brought together journalists, reporters and sportsmen to celebrate the words of sport. Highlights included a live broadcast from BBC 5live’s Fighting Talk, and the presentation of the Carnegie Sporting Words Festival Outstanding Achievement Award to Harry Gration.
