An Lanntair is offering the opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to undertake a Gaelic language creative traineeship within our Performing Arts Programming Team.
Job Title: Trainee Gaelic Performing Arts Programmer
Accountable to: Head of Performing Arts and Cultural Projects
Hours of work: Full time, 35 hours / week
Rate of pay: £8.75 per hour
Base: An Lanntair, Stornoway
Contract: Fixed term, 1 year
This will be a transformational opportunity for a Gaelic speaker aged between 20 and 24, who is keen to learn the practical skills necessary to develop a successful career in this aspect of our work. The role is aimed at a recent graduate from an arts or Gaelic based discipline and will be for an initial period of one year.
About An Lanntair
An Lanntair is a multi arts venue – at one and the same time a contemporary art gallery, a theatre, a cinema, a concert hall, a platform for poetry and literature, a studio – every space is stretched to showcase the arts in multiple forms. Our work stretches across a national and indeed international platform, yet our distinctiveness lies in being ‘of the place’, rooted in who we are, and the creativity of Gaelic and the Outer Hebrides takes centre stage. Our facility includes a 220 seat auditorium, gallery space, office space, shop, bar and restaurant facilities. The building was one of the largest ever arts developments in the Highlands and Islands and is of key strategic importance nationally for the arts and culture of the Outer Hebrides.
How to apply
The job description and person specification for this role are attached. Applicants are invited to review these carefully and submit a detailed letter of application, setting out the ways in which they meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification, and their Curriculum Vitae by post or email to:
Alex Macdonald, Head of Performing Arts
An Lanntair, Kenneth Street, Stornoway, HS1 2DS
• To support the Head of Performing Arts in the delivery of a high quality programme, with a strong focus on the Gaelic and traditional arts.
• To undertake tasks which further strengthen their training in the development, planning, promotion and marketing necessary in the delivery of our programme.
• To liaise with technicians, marketing and the wider team to ensure the smooth running of events.
• To support the creative development and delivery of Performing Arts specific projects.
• To support the creative development and delivery of An Lanntair’s Year of Young People Festival in October 2018: ‘Las / Ignite’.
Location: Na h-Eileanan Siar
For further information, please contact alex@lanntair.com (alex@lanntair.com), or call 01851708480, or visit http://lanntair.com/about-us/work-with-us/
The deadline is Monday 09 April 2018 at 09:00.