Posted on Thu 28 Feb 2013
Opportunity: REACT freelance producer
The REACT team are looking for a sparky, independent and experienced producer to manage and support a dynamic portfolio of collaborative digital projects. REACT currently runs three funding programmes, and are looking for additional producer support for two of these - the development (up to £15k)…
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The REACT team are looking for a sparky, independent and experienced producer to manage and support a dynamic portfolio of collaborative digital projects. REACT currently runs three funding programmes, and are looking for additional producer support for two of these - the development (up to £15k) and prototyping (up to £30k) funds.
The successful applicant will join the team to manage a number of these projects (the portfolio is expected to be up to 10 projects) – working with the funding recipients to ensure they are as innovative and well produced as they can be. The work is 2.5 days a week for a 6-month period. There is a fee of £10,000 (inclusive of VAT if applicable), with additional travel budget.
The work will involve:
- Identifying University Academics and Creative Companies who might want to apply to REACT
- Brokering partnerships and helping develop brilliant scale-able ideas for the development and prototype funds
- Production support for funded projects; this includes working with recipients on creative direction, user experience, business development, the formulation of milestones and outputs, contracts, deadlines, project budgets, monitoring and evaluation
- Working with REACT Partners communications departments to manage the production and publishing of project marketing and publicity online and for PR purposes
- Working with the REACT Research Fellow to develop and deliver evaluation, case studies and impact measurement
- An understanding of planning, producing/ project managing digital media projects
- A good network of contacts in the creative industries
- An enthusiastic and persuasive outlook
- Experience of pitching/communicating projects to a wide range of audiences
- A willingness and ability to travel across the REACT region (Exeter, Bath, Cardiff, Bristol)
- To be highly organised, self-motivated and self-administering
- The ability to work as part of a team
- An understanding of the potential for Knowledge Exchange between Universities and Creative Economy businesses
You can download and read the full brief for this producer opportunity here. This document contains more information about the kinds of project the successful applicant will support.
If you have any questions about the post please contact REACT administrator Alison Davis (contact details below).
To apply: Send a letter of application & CV to Alison Davis, by email or post:
Alison2.Davis@uwe.ac.uk
Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed,
1 Canons Rd,
Harbourside
Bristol BS1 5TX
Deadline: 5pm on 14th March 2013
Start date: April 2013