Production Assistant

Salary: £26,500 pro rata

Alchemy Film & Arts is seeking a Production Assistant.

Alchemy Film & Arts seeks a motivated, attentive and detail-oriented Production Assistant to support the production and delivery of the fifteenth edition of Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival (1 – 4 May 2025).

Working with Alchemy’s Directors, Producer, Project Coordinator, Engagement Coordinator and Technician, the Production Assistant will provide support towards all aspects of the festival’s production, including hospitality, marketing, access plans, evaluation and volunteer recruitment.

They will actively represent Alchemy, upholding its values, policies and frameworks in the delivery of the UK’s festival of experimental film and artists’ moving image.

This is a part-time, fixed term role for seven months (28 October 2024 to 29 May 2025), paid at £26,500 pro rata (£12,367 for seven months’ work, 32 hours per week).

Key responsibilities

• Provide key administrative and communications support on all aspects relating to hospitality, including liaising with local accommodation providers and catering suppliers
• Support with marketing, comms and PR, including the generation and execution of marketing plans, welcome packs and other key documents
• Liaise with and respond to enquiries from artist filmmakers and other delegates
• Data collation for EDI (Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion) monitoring
• Evaluation assistance; generating surveys for audience feedback
• Media assets collation for screenings, print, online and access-related materials, including Festival programme
• Attend regular team and production meetings
• Support with volunteer recruitment and retention
• Providing technical support on exhibition installations and de-install assistance
• Provide on-the-ground assistance during the festival, ensuring clarity of information across all aspects of the event
• Assist with web/CRM administration
• Work in line with Alchemy’s policies and values

Requirements

• Equivalent experience in a similar role
• Excellent communication skills
• Data collation and management skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Confidence using Office 365 and Adobe suite
• Understanding of Alchemy’s rural working context

Due to the collaborative and place-based nature of Alchemy’s operations, this role is required to be undertaken onsite in Alchemy’s Hawick-based offices. Where necessary, relocation support will be discussed with the successful applicant.

For the full job description, visit Alchemy’s website. 

Applications

To apply for the Production Assistant role, please email the following to Michael Pattison at michael@alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk by 5pm on Wednesday 2 October:

• A CV demonstrating your skills and experience suitable to the role (This can be submitted as a PDF (one side of A4 suggested) or an audio or video recording (no more than two minutes in length).
• A cover letter detailing who you are, what draws you to the role and how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate.
• Contact details of two referees

Please include ‘Production Assistant’ in your email subject and include your name in the title of all attached files.

Contact info@alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk with any queries about the role or your application.

The closing date for this position is 02/10/2024 at 17:00