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Role ProfileRole Title:Creative AssociateNumber of roles available:6 full time equivalent rolesHours of Work:35 hours per week full time or 17 hours per week part time.Contract type:Freelance or PAYE fixed term for 2 years. Salary:?25,000 per annum pro rata.Wales Millennium Centre has been significantly impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic, having to shut its doors in March 2020.? Our building remains shut, but we are hopeful that we will reopen in the not too distant future and be able to generate commercial revenues once more.? We have received emergency funding to help us survive this crisis, and help us to deliver on our objectives, despite the lack of any commercial revenue.?? This funding includes the funding of this role for 24 months.Whilst the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the closure of our theatre and building, we are working hard behind closed doors to keep the arts alive.WMC is a home for the arts in Wales, and a cauldron of creativity for the nation. We fire imaginations by curating world-class, critically-acclaimed touring productions, from musical theatre and comedy to dance, cabaret and an international festival. We kindle emerging talents with fresh, provocative and popular pieces of our own, rooted in Welsh culture. And we ignite a passion for the arts in young people with life-changing learning experiences and chances to shine in the spotlight.We are Wales Millennium Centre. Fire for the imaginationPrimary Purpose:To embed creative thinking and energy into Wales Millennium Centre’s systems and processes. To help us rebuild and shape the future of organization and to have the opportunity to invest in your own creative practice. SpecialistAccountabilities:We will work with each individual to create a bespoke role tailored to their strengths, recognizing and utilizing each Creative Associate’s unique experience and skills. We anticipate the building blocks of each role may include:Working with the Senior Producers across all disciplines to develop and deliver creative work. Attending meetings and contributing to organizational thinking and decision making.Experiencing and contributing to the working processes of a large-scale organizationTaking time to invest in your own creative practiceFinding opportunities for professional developmentGenericAccountabilities:Each Creative Associate will be a member of the Arts and Creative team.Gain a full understanding of how your role and department relate to the Centre objectives; working collaboratively with the Leadership Team, team members, and other colleagues to meet the Centre’s aims and objectives.To actively engage with the wider team on developing ideas for producing projects and events;To represent the Centre at relevant forums; conferences and other events as appropriate;To take on any additional responsibilities as reasonably requested by your line managerSuccess Measures:We are working with a consortium of organizations including Strike A Light to support research into working in this way. There will be regular opportunities to evaluate, share insights and update throughout the 2 years to help us shape the next set of roles in the future. There will be regular opportunities for reviewing expectations and exchanging feedback with the line manager in line with WMC’s performance management systems. We will also agree a set of objectives with each Creative Associate against which we can measure success and impact as part of the ongoing management of the role. Some key reflections and points of evaluation may include: What happens when you invest in artists?What got made?Who participated?What was the impact on the people involved?Did we reach new audiences?Did it shake up the status quo?Should it be a regular way of working for Wales Millennium Centre?What We Are Looking For…Creative AssociateThis information provides clear guidance for what we are looking for and you should consider this when submitting your application. If you are shortlisted for the second stage of the application process you will need to provide further evidence for the following essential and desirable competencies. In considering each, please use an example of where you have done this previously, either in a work or other situation.A.Responsibility Please refer to how you meet these essential requirements in your application.NoEssentialDesirable1.Managing or leading groups of people to facilitate or deliver projects, performances, training or other creative workX2.Managing budgets, no matter how big or smallX3.Understanding of safe working practices and well beingX4.Leading your own professional developmentXB.Knowledge Please refer to how you meet these essential requirements in your application.NoEssentialDesirable1.Professional experience of making and creating engaging creative experiences for audiences, participants, clients or othersX3.Some understanding of Wales Millennium Centre and its workXC.Values Please refer to how you meet these essential requirements in your application.NoEssentialDesirable1.A commitment to Co-design and co-creationX2.Openness to new ideas and different points of viewX3.An awareness of and commitment to overcoming barriers to AccessibilityX4. Excellent Listening and reflection munication Please refer to how you meet these essential requirements in your application.NoEssentialDesirable1.Working with a diverse range of mitment to accessibilityX3.Ability to communicate about your creative practiceXE.Environment Please refer to how you meet these essential requirements in your application.NoEssentialDesirable1.A commitment to sustainabilityX2.Embedding well-being into your practiceXF.Welsh Language It will be essential to have Welsh Language Skills in some of the roles but not all.NoEssentialDesirable1.The ability to speak Welsh2.The ability to listen and understand conversations in Welsh3.The ability to write in Welsh4.The ability to read Welsh language materialContractWe are looking for up to 6 full time equivalent roles. We will be flexible in our approach to contracting. We envisage these roles being PAYE but the specifics of the contract will be created with each Creative Associate and tailored to them. There are possibilities for part time roles and other types of contracts. Creative Associates will be expected to work within WMC for a minimum of half of the contracted time and the other half will be for their own creative work the exact balance of this work will be agreed by the Senior Producer.Flexibility to make this work for each individual is important, but this is not a standard bursary or residency. This is about what happens if creative practitioners and artists are embedded in organisations and have enough paid time and brain space to work on their own practice. As part of the role you will have access to the human and physical resources available at WMC such as space, technical team, producing team and equipment as it is available. Each Creative Associate will create their own job description with their line manager. Job descriptions are not prescriptive, or task orientated but will be about creating the parameters within which the Associates will work and highlighting any areas of focus or development. All Creative Associates will be line managed by the Senior Producer: Productions. The line manager’s role is one of support and facilitation for the associates to be able to deliver their job description. Like good line management should be, this is not about checking up or micro-management. The line manager’s role is to work with the associates to create and deliver their support structure and to be a sounding board for them to interrogate, explore, and create their best work. What We Are Looking For…Who are these roles for?These roles are for individuals who recognise that the industry needs to change and are excited and interested about the possibility of working with WMC to influence this. Individuals whose practice lends itself to collaboration and participation and have an idea of who their work speaks to, is created for or is created with.Individuals who work in a self-directed way, create their own projects and have a clear vision and practice. Individuals who want to use this time to build things which can support the sustainability of their career in the future.Individuals who are willing to work at Wales Millennium Centre and be base in Cardiff for at least half the time. What does WMC want to get out of it?These roles are part of a new proposal for Wales Millennium Centre to build a new normal, with artists and communities at its heart. It is, in part, a response to discussions that we have had with artists and freelancers throughout 2020 and also the wider conversation happening across the sector about how we can build an arts sector that is fairer, more adventurous and inclusive. We are interested in working with as wide a range of creative associates as possible from across the creative industries; visual artists, digital artists, game makers, theatre makers, choreographers, performers, composers, writers, these roles are about applying creativity in new ways and broadening the scope of skills, knowledge and experience of WMC.Wales Millennium Centre is determined to put the voices of young people, communities, and artists at the heart of the work, to be a home where everyone can be creative, where everyone can belong. You must have an interest in contributing to our strategy and helping us imagine new possibilities.Working with our producers we are interested in how your creative practice, knowledge, experience and skills can shape the development and delivery programmes and activities across all of our Arts and Creative work. Creative Voice and Makerspace development; creating spaces designed, developed and run by young people. Creating content, experiences and amplifying voices all centered around storytelling. Community Engagement work, led by the people we work with creating opportunities for performances, creativity, making and being together.Festival of Voice bringing artists and audiences together through live music, performance and events. FOV is an exploration of what the voice can do and how important it is to have one. Producing and Programming working with Artists and Organizations to create experiences for a wide range of audiences. Providing Artist development support and contributing to the wider arts ecology. We are looking for ways to improve the systems, processes and culture of our organisation beyond the creative activity that we do. You should be interested in participating in and influencing decision making beyond the Arts and Creative team engaging with finance, operations, HR, Customer Service and other departments. The ProcessThis is a two-stage application process: We want this process to involve a two-way dialogue that is about relationship building. Together we need to establish if this is the right opportunity for each individual and WMC.We are asking interested individuals to submit a short application – 1 side of A4 or a short film or audio file. You will need to tell us about your creative practice and why you are interested in this role at Wales Millennium Centre.You will also need to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring online form. We are committed to diversifying our organisation and to do this we need to have clear data. Collecting this data helps us know if we are improving our communications, working culture and reach and improving the diversity of our workforce. Wales Millennium Centre also normally operates a blind recruitment policy. However, due to the nature of this role, and in response to feedback from freelance artists we are creating an application process that includes different methods of submission. By enabling applications to be made in both audio and visual forms as well as written documentation we are unable to make this a blind recruitment process. From these initial expressions of interest, we will shortlist to 25 individuals all of whom will be paid ?100.00 for their time to submit a fuller application. At this point individuals will have to provide more details and information about their skills and experience as detailed above. We will then shortlist and interview individuals to reach our final group of creative associates. Each successful associate will create a unique role across the two-year contract in conversation with the producing team managed by the Senior Producer. At each stage of shortlisting and interview we will work with an external critical friend to support the process, and we will include community members and young people on our panels. We are committed to providing feedback to each applicant that submits a full application. Timeline:Thursday 21 January 2021 – advertisement goes live and first stage applications openThursday 4 February 2021 - first round applications closeFriday 12 February 2021 - Applicants informed of decisions second stage applications openMonday 1 March 2021 – Second round applications closeMonday 8 March 2021 – Applicants informed of decisions Week commencing 15 March 2021 – InterviewsMonday 22 March 2021 - interviewees informed of decisionsWeek commencing 5 April 2021 - contracts commenceHow to apply…First stage applications are now open. Please use the information in this pack to help inform your application. At this stage you need to submit either 1 A4 side or a short film or audio clip – maximum 5 minutes. You will need to tell us about your creative practice and why you are interested in this role at Wales Millennium Centre. You can submit your application in Welsh, English or BSL. If you have any access requirements, please let us know and we will find a way to support and facilitate your application. You must submit your first stage application to wmchrsupport@.uk by 5pm on Thursday 4 February 2021We are committed to providing as much support as possible to individuals if you have any questions or have any access requirements or concerns please contact us via artists@.uk and we will respond within 24 hours. center272011 ................
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