Overview
The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role. Manchester City of Literature is looking for a Festival of Libraries Communications Support Officer. You will assist the Communications Manager during planning for Festival of Libraries. There is a specific production during the Festival of Libraries 2024 that requires a dedicated skill set to manage adequate communications and production. This will be of particular interest to those with an interest in local community engagement as well as international collaboration.
Responsibilities
* Creating rich and dynamic digital content for the Festival of Libraries website and social media platforms
* Researching and collating information on public and independent libraries
* Liaison with artists, archives & library staff
* Curating thematic content to attract new audiences
* Editing copy and preparing images as well as proofing and uploading to the Festival of Libraries page on the website and YouTube channel
* Preparing linked social media content
* Managing ticket reporting for events
* On site support during the festival
Qualifications / Skills
* Good writing and copy editing skills for a variety of channels and audiences
* Confident using a range of social media platforms
* Familiarity with communication tools and platforms (e.g., Canva, Photoshop, WordPress, video editing)
* Attention to detail with good organisational skills
* Ability to act on initiative and self-motivate to manage tasks effectively
* Experience working collaboratively as part of a broader team
* You will be working within a very small team and will need to be proactive and flexible to the working rhythm
About Manchester City of Literature
Manchester was successful in its bid to join UNESCO's worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of Literature in 2017. Joining 38 other Cities of Literature, a consortium including Manchester City Council, the Universities, Manchester Literature Festival plus a range of the city's writers, publishers and literary organisations has formed to enable this. Manchester City of Literature is here to celebrate all of the things that make our city a dynamic, diverse and inspiring place for the written and spoken word. It's a chance to think big and develop exciting, collaborative projects aimed at getting people reading, writing and enjoying literature in all its forms, not just books. Manchester's radical tradition means that free expression is central to civic identity. Find out more.
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