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Offer: Creative Development Opportunity ? Audience Development Specialist:Job description:Job detailsOrganisation Creative Waikato Toi Waikato Closes 10 Sep 2021 Posted on 27 Aug 2021 Region Waikato Work type Fixed Term Work classification Community & Access Arts, Culture & Heritage, Toi Maori ShareCreative Waikato is the arts development organisation for the Waikato Region. We're a high performing team who continue to achieve great things for the arts. We are navigators who lead the elevation of creativity in our region and collaborate to provide opportunities for cultural well-being.We're looking for a Audience Development specialist to join our team. You will work autonomously and as a part of our team, supporting creative people and arts groups with information, training, and development. this function is about building the capcapability within the Waikato from the perspective of Audience Development. Audience Development broadly defined as activity aimed at making the arts widely accessible. There can be several levels of audience development, for example: » Increasing audiences - attracting more people with the same profile as the current audience. » Deepening the relationship with the audiences - adding value to the audience practice by helping and encouraging an audience to explore related (and non-related) art forms. » Diversifying audiences - attracting people with a different profile to the current audiences, including people who have had no previous contact with the arts. The person in this function will be working to build regional expertise on what ?audience development' means and involves, and how Information technology can be implemented at different scales all over the Waikato. function Audience Development Specialist Purpose To support and strengthen the creative sector in the greater Waikato region with a focus on audience development Key relationships Internal: CEO, Team Manager, Creative Waikato staff, Board External: Arts organisations, emerging and developing individuals in the arts sector, local arts champions, key stakeholders, established and professional individuals in the arts, community organisations, arts facilitators working with communities, facilities serving the creative sector (galleries, theatres etc). Key Responsibilities Elevate » Identify areas of capcapability development and deliver resources and support accordingly » Walk-in meetings with artists and art groups » Be expertiseable of the sector and its needs/obstacles/strengths » Provide advice to artists and organisations around best practice » Lead and deliver Creative Waikato (CW) sector capcapability building projects in Audience Development » Help design projects (in collaboration with the CW team and sometimes other stakeholders) » Plan projects through to completion » Communicate regularly with the CW team and any other significant stakeholders to ensure great results » Deliver workshops and facilitate group sessions Connect » Be a go-to for information about creativity in the region. Be a connector and conduit - information gatherer and sharer. Not always have all the answers, but always ready to listen, connect and support. » Be present and accessible to the arts sector as a whole Amplify » Ensure the stories of arts excellence, growth and success are captured, documented and re-told though our marketing channels and mainstream media. » Be a strong advocate for arts development in the Waikato Collective » Work with the rest of the team on group projects or priorities as required. Have a collective and supportive approach to our challenges and successes » Share expertise and insights with the team as needed. Key Requirements: » practice in Audience Development for the Arts Sector » practice in communications/marketing » practice in arts, creative and culture-related areas » capability to develop connections to arts communities in the Waikato » Project management, time management and strong organisational expertise » Facilitation and training/teaching practice » capability to work with a high amount of autonomy and initiative (while also being able to ask for help) » Comfortable working independently or as part of a team » Excellent communication expertise and people expertise » A love of the arts and availability to be active in the community » Current drivers' license Preferably, the ideal candidate will also have: » Existing connections to arts communities in the Waikato » An active arts practice » Community development practice » An established expertise of a range of artforms, including Toi M?ori Links & Contact info: Creative Waikato vacanciesOnline Application Form How to submit the application: Complete theOnline Application Form Skills:
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