Cool Newcastle Jobs: Octapod Community Liaison Officer & TINA Festival Coordinator

by Helen Henry on February 8, 2012

Octapod have two paid positions up for grabs at the moment, offering two great opportunities to further your experience and share your expertise in Newcastle’s arts industry. Here are the details…

Community Liaison Officer

As Community Liaison Offer, you’ll use your media savvy to promote Octapod and raise its profile within the community. You will be responsible for producing media content such as a weekly blog, social media posts, and media releases as well as undertaking community liaison such as online surveys.

They’re looking for someone who is highly motivated, passionate and has previous communications and publicity experience within the arts. The ideal candidate will have a talent for producing engaging online media content as well as solid community consultation and organisational skills.

This is a part-time position, 6 hours per week. Here is the full job description. Applications close 5pm on Friday 17th of February.

This Is Not Art (TINA) Festival Coordinator

Octapod also needs a passionate and experienced event manager to coordinate the This Is Not Art Festival in 2012. This Is Not Art Festival has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading independent arts festivals. Since its inception 1998, This is Not Art festival has been dedicated to the development of experimental and emerging arts practice on a local and national level. The festival provides a platform for innovative and passionate culture makers to conceive, collaborate and present their ideas.

As Festival Coordinator, you will plan and manage the delivery of TINA festival. This includes project planning, implementation, evaluation and provision of ongoing support of TINA’s volunteers, contractors and TINA-Org in the delivery of the festival.

The successful candidate will have significant event management experience, including planning and organisational skills such as efficient and effective time management and the ability to prioritise tasks, managerial or supervisory experience, highly developed oral and written communication skills, experience in budget preparation and management and the ability to facilitate group decision-making between individuals who are geographically dispersed across Australia, both at face-to-face meetings and online. You’ll also need a good working knowledge of relevant computer applications.

It’d also be great if you had an understanding of the procedures and protocols of a not-for-profit organisation, Bachelor’s degree or other equivalent educational qualification or relevant industry experience in the Arts and previous experience of TINA Festival as a festival artist, volunteer or attendee.

This is a part-time contract position until 21 December 2012, paid at a fee of $27,000 for the period 5 March – 21 December 2012. Applications close on Tuesday 21 February, 2012, at 5pm. No late applications will be accepted. Interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 28 February. You’ll find more information here.