Breakthrough is a 6 ‑month employability programme designed as astepping stone to get you workplace experience and all-important employment skills. This short placement gives you insight into afuture career in the Creative Industry, supporting your confidence and professionalism in the workplace, and helping you to break through into acareer that matters toyou!
This is aunique role for someone looking to build hands-on experience in cultural programming, youth engagement, artist support, and operational gallery management. As Programme Assistant, you will be aproactive and essential member of Flatland’s small team, supporting both our internal activities and our role as akey delivery partner for Talent Accelerator (infobelow).
You will gain broad skills across public programming, communications, event delivery, project research, artist development, gallery operations, and community engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Talent Accelerator (Wed–Thurs):
* Support Talent Accelerator’s team, working closely with partners at De La Warr Pavilion and other regional collaborators.
* Assist in the coordination of work experience, workshops, mentoring sessions, and engagement activities for 14 – 25 -year-olds.
* Support communications and relationship building with young people, schools, and creative industry partners.
* Conduct research on regional creative opportunities and help map career pathways for young people in the localarea.
* Provide administrative and logistical support for Talent Accelerator’s regional activity and reporting processes.
Flatland Projects (Fri–Sat):
* Support the planning, production, and installation of exhibitions and public programmes.
* Work closely with Flatland’s Director and Artist Development Lead to deliver artist residencies, civic programming, and community-facing activity.
* Assist with day-to-day administration, including meeting support, budget tracking, and coordination of Flatland’s programme schedule.
* Contribute to the running of the Bexhill Cultural Network, liaising with local stakeholders and helping organise network meetings and events.
* Ensure the smooth operation of the gallery and shared spaces, working collaboratively with the Gallery Assistant and studio tenants.
* Act as akeyholder, welcoming visitors and supporting open hours and events on Saturdays.
About the employer
Flatland Projects is an artist-focused organisation committed to commissioning and supporting artists at critical points in their careers. Located at Beeching Road Studios in Bexhill-on-Sea, our work includes exhibitions, artist development opportunities, and community engagement initiatives. Since 2021, Flatland has been leading the development of Beeching Road Studios into adynamic hub for creative practice, housing 27 artist studios, arts organisations, and small creative businesses.
Our mission is rooted in challenging the socio-economic imbalance of the coastal art scene and championing the sustainability of artist-led practice in East Sussex. We create meaningful, progressive support systems for artists from underrepresented backgrounds and advocate for equitable cultural infrastructure across our region.
Flatland is also acore delivery partner for several regional and local initiatives, including:
-Talent Accelerator – acreative careers programme led by the De La Warr Pavilion, designed to support young people aged 14 – 25 into sustainable, fulfilling employment in the creative industries. (More about this in the full job description you can download below)
-Coastal Catalyst – aregional programme strengthening cultural infrastructure across Sussex’s coastal towns.
-Bexhill Cultural Network – alocal platform for collaboration between cultural and community stakeholders in Bexhill.
Deadline for applications
The deadline is 11 : 45 pm, on 17 August
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