The Cultural Spring
Job Summary
Job Description
Sunderland’s Community Cohesion Steering Group, in partnership with The Cultural Spring, is seeking a creative or organisation to collaborate on a commission exploring storytelling as a means to both celebrate and challenge communities. This exciting opportunity involves engaging with a diverse range of individuals from across Sunderland, focusing on building stronger communities through creativity, expression and connection.
This project aims to strengthen communities affected by the public disorder in Summer 2024, using diverse art forms to co-create and engage local people, highlighting narratives surrounding immigration and lived experiences, and addressing misinformation both online and offline.
The commission welcomes proposals across all art-forms and joint submissions are encouraged.
While preference will be given to creatives based in Sunderland, those from the North East are also welcome to apply.
There is an expectation that the appointed creative will work with a minimum of 200 participants and 1500 audiences (including 1000 digital audiences).
Deadline for applications: 12 noon Monday 6th October 2025
Job Requirements
- Experience of engaging with people from a wide range of backgrounds, ages and those with differing opinions
- Experience of delivering or facilitating creative sessions with a range of community groups in a range of community settings
- Facilitation of community empowerment and shared decision-making
- Experience in handling sensitive and confidential information shared about participants’ lived experiences and ensure that privacy and confidentiality are respected throughout this project
- Experience of working with artists, the community decision making panel may opt to invite creatives who have submitted individual applications to work in partnership on this project with other creatives.
- A creative and imaginative approach
- Project and Budget management experience
- Experience of administration duties
- Good problem solving skills
- Excellent organisational skills, including time management.
- Ability to work as work as part of a team and ensure good, clear communication throughout
Job Overview
- Job Title: Sunderland Community Cohesion Storytelling Commission
- Salary: £10k-£15k
- Hours:
Part time - Artform: Combined arts
- Role: Creative
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Mon, 06 Oct 2025
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Location:
North East
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