Freelance Technical Production Officer

As part of our ambitious plans for culture, creativity and regeneration we are seeking to recruit a Freelance Technical Production Officer to support the delivery of an ambitious Town of Culture Festival and Events Programme between 1st June and 30th August. These include:

• The Herds – a partnership project with Manchester International Festival in Heywood, Rochdale
• Shilpa Gupta Exhibition – a partnership project with Manchester International Festival in Rochdale
• The Feelgood Family Picnics a series of four community festival in each of the borough Townships
• Maharaba – a partnership project with Culture Co-op in Rochdale
• The Co-op UK international Conference Fringe cultural events Programme

The ideal candidate will have a significant technical background, project management and logistics experience in the festival sector, a strong understanding of the challenges faced by the sector and be well connected with excellent contacts within this area.

We are looking for someone that is energetic, organized and creative. A motivated, entrepreneurial self-starter that can confidently manage an exciting and varied workload incorporating multiple work streams. You will be a collaborator, committed to building effective working relationships with stakeholders and the festival and film sectors

Basic Objectives of the Role

• Work closely with the Festival and Film Development Manager, RDA and Rochdale Borough Council colleagues to support the delivery of a range of small to large scale, indoor and outdoor strategic festival and events, delivered directly by the team or by our community and commercial partners.