MetTemps Assistant

Are you passionate about producing live events, gaining hands-on experience, and working alongside industry professionals? Queen Mary's Centre for Creative Collaboration is offering an exciting Assistant Producer role for Spring 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain real-world experience in event production and make meaningful contributions to campus based cultural events at Queen Mary University of London.

No prior experience is needed, and this opportunity welcomes people from all subject disciplines at Queen Mary.

The Assistant Producer role provides a unique opportunity to work on the production of a co-created arts and culture festival in BLOC in Arts One. You'll gain direct experience in project management, event coordination, and creative production, all while collaborating with experienced arts and cultural producers from local community organisations.

This year Assistant Producers will be involved in co-creating a short film festival with UK Asian Film Festival, producing a mini-Mela with local Bengali heritage organisation for Swadhinata Trust and in curating an evening of music and poetry inspired by the history of the People's Palace at QMUL.

You'll be involved in all stages of event production, from planning and logistics to delivery and evaluation. The role offers a great opportunity to develop skills in creative collaboration, problem solving, communication and event production.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Event Planning & Coordination:

• Support the preparation and logistics for live events, ensuring effective communication between internal teams, artists, and external partners.
• Assist with event documentation, project timelines, and risk management strategies to ensure smooth event execution.

 2. Creative Development:

• Contribute to the creative programming of the festival, helping curate performances, workshops, and public engagements.
• Provide input on how events can foster audience engagement and reflect the cultural and creative goals of the QM Centre for Creative Collaboration.

3. Logistics & Venue Management:

• Work on the logistics of venue setup, technical requirements, and coordination with suppliers and vendors.
• Manage rehearsal schedules and support artists and/or performers during events.

4. Marketing & Audience Engagement:

• Collaborate with the marketing team to create promotional material, engage audiences on social media, and boost event visibility.
• Assist with audience services, including registration, inquiries, and ticketing on event day.

5. Post-Event Evaluation:

• Help gather and analyse feedback from attendees, artists, and team members to improve future events.
• Contribute to reports on event outcomes, lessons learned, and any improvements for the next production cycle.

Whats on offer?

As an Assistant Producer, you will have the chance to:

• Work closely with professionals across various departments in the creative and cultural sector.
• Develop practical skills in event production, including creative programming, project management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Enhance your CV with real-world experience from a recognised academic and cultural institution.

This role will provide you with insight into the world of cultural event production and allow you to contribute to projects that have a meaningful impact on both the Queen Mary community and its wider public audience.

Details of the Work:

• You'll be part of the production team responsible for delivering a festival at Queen Mary University.
• The role will involve collaborating with internal teams and external artists, ensuring smooth event delivery.

Important Dates:

You must be available for the following workshop times to apply:

Monday Jan 13th 4.30pm-6.30pm

Monday Jan 20th 4.30pm-6.30pm

Monday Jan 27th 4.30pm-6.30pm

Monday Feb 3rd  4.30pm-6.30pm

Monday Feb 10th  4.30pm-6.30pm

Monday Feb 17th  4.30pm-6.30pm

Monday Feb 24th  4.30pm-6.30pm

Monday March 3rd 4.30pm-6.30pm

Weds March 5th 2pm-6pm

• This opportunity is open to 2nd-year students, 3rd-year students, and graduates within 12 months of study at Queen Mary University.
• Unfortunately, 1st-year and postgraduate students are not eligible for this position.

Questions for supporting letter:

• What course you are studying? What year are you in? If recent grad, how many months since you left QM?
• Why are you interested in applying for Assistant Producers?
• What skills and experience are you hoping to gain?
• Which of the three projects this year are you most interested in being a part of, and why? (UK Asian Film Festival, Swadinata Trust mini-Mela or People's Palace poetry and music)
• Do you have any questions for us, or is there anything else you'd like us to know?

A Multi Media Assistant and VO Artist is required to support the work of a new health project titled 'Medication brand changes in hormone therapy for breast cancer. A community pharmacy intervention development to improve patients' adherence and quality of life. ENABLE'. The project is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) through its Research for Patient Benefit programme. 

The Multi Media Assistant will play a vital role in this project by contributing to the designing of an e-learning resource for training pharmacists with support from the research team and the project managers.

The Multi Media Assistant will support the web development and be involved in technical tasks, content uploading, assisting with UX improvements, wireframing, and user journey optimizations. Also, they will be responsible for recording clear audio by reading the script.

Hours: The total hours of work allocated to this job is 100 hrs, and the post holder won't exceed these hours. The hours per week will be agreed with your project manager.

Please provide your CV, and an example of your work with your application.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview at the beginning of November. A short test to assess the required skills will be conducted during the interview. 

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Social Media Student with relevant experience.

• Experience of web design/development for educational purposes
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload to meet required deadlines 

A VO Artist for a female character is required to support the animation work of a new health project titled 'Medication brand changes in hormone therapy for breast cancer. A community pharmacy intervention development to improve patients' adherence and quality of life. ENABLE'. The project is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) through its Research for Patient Benefit programme. 

The VO Artist will contribute to the designing process of an e-learning resource for training pharmacists with support from the research team and the project managers. 

Hours: The total hours of work allocated to this job is 10 hrs, and the post holder won't exceed these hours. The hours per week will be agreed with your project manager.

Please provide your CV, and an example of your work with your application. 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview at the beginning of November. A short test to assess the required skills will be conducted during the interview. 

Undergraduate, Postgraduate Social Media student.

The artist is responsible for recording the clear voice-over by reading the script. 

Clear voice and strong pronunciation skills 

English native speaker