Vacancy overview

Van Gogh House is the Georgian terraced house in which Vincent once lived, now an artist residency and space for exhibitions, events and performances.

The Festival Assistant roles are aimed at people who aspire to work in or are in their first professional role in the arts. You might be in your first role or have had a little experience already but we’re keen to hear from you if you are motivated to take on a new challenge, and especially if you’ve faced barriers to accessing paid roles in the creative industries so far.

• Approaching and onboarding host venues
• Booking and liaising with event speakers
• Writing risk assessments and collating compliance information from host venues
• Acting as the main point of contact for host venues’ enquiries and correspondence
• Organising AV hire and other logistics
• Setting up and acting as front of house for events
• Administering evaluation forms from audiences and host venues

• Enthusiasm for arts in the community, and in a variety of art forms
• Approachable and diplomatic, able to communicate with a diverse range of people
• Detail-oriented and capable of multitasking
• Experience of organising events (in a professional, voluntary or personal capacity)
• Basic administrative & IT skills, inc. calendar management, word processing, spreadsheets
• Willingness to work flexible hours during the festival in September and October, including evenings and weekends

• Desirable: Knowledge of setting up AV equipment

The Festival Assistant (Programme) will support the programming, organisation and administration of the festival. They will support the Festival Director in:

£27,000 pro rata 0.4 FTE (2 days a week), Fixed term contract June-Nov 2025