Breakthrough Traineeship – Gallery/Creative Engagement Assistant, Portsmouth

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!

The primary responsibility of this role is to offer visitors to the gallery awarm and informative welcome and to support the day-to-day operation of the organisation. You will also be working closely with the Creative Engagement Coordinator, freelance artists and volunteers to assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of workshops and events. During the placement you will gain experience of working across all aspects of our programme delivery, including abroad range of administrative and practical tasks.

This role will include assisting with:

• Front of house duties for the day-to-day operation of Aspex Portsmouth, its programme and events;
• Coordination of volunteers;
• Administration of the creative engagement programme;
• Developing and delivery of participatory workshops at the gallery, and externally in the community;
• Installation of exhibitions;
• Preparation of copy, images and video for the promotion of projects, events and interpretation materials;
• Development and publication of social media posts and other marketing materials for the promotion of the creative engagement programme;
• Documentation, evaluation and archiving of materials for projects.

About the employer

Aspex brings new art and ideas to Portsmouth. We believe that in bringing joy, art broadens minds, facilitates learning, connects and nurtures our communities and stimulates radical imagining. Located in the historic Vulcan Building on the waterfront at Gunwharf Quays, we create opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and life experience to engage with contemporary visual art – from looking and discussing, to making and curating.

Deadline for applications

The deadline is 11 : 45 pm, on 17 August

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