Work Experience & Opportunities

You will be working with the team to support ceramics workshops with a range of different groups. This placement is available Tuesday & Friday throughout the year.

Who will the placement be with?

Eastbourne Studio Pottery

Where will the placement be?

Eastbourne

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You will be working with us to get the information about what we have to offer to a wider community – including young people. This will focus on social media but will have some other marketing elements. This placement is available throughout the year (Days to be agreed to fit around your schedule)

Who will the placement be with?

Eastbourne Studio Pottery

Where will the placement be?

Eastbourne

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You will be working across gallery set up, invigilation and support in preparing the space for workshops. We will also be able to help support you to develop your skills in the art areas that interest you. This placement is available until December (Days to be agreed to fit around your schedule)

Who will the placement be with?

Compass Arts

Where will the placement be?

Eastbourne

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Gallery support

You will be preparing the gallery for the public, answering questions and supporting sales. This placement is available throughout the year (Days to be agreed to fit around your schedule)

Who will the placement be with?

Black Shed Gallery

Where will the placement be?

Robertsbridge

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You will be preparing the exhibition which is part of Arts on Prescription activity for the public, answering questions and helping visitors explore the exhibition. This placement is available from October (Days to be agreed to fit around your schedule)

Who will the placement be with?

Arts on Prescription

Where will the placement be?

Hastings

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You will be working with the team to support a range of workshops with a range of different groups. This placement is available from October (Days to be agreed to fit around your schedule)

Who will the placement be with?

Arts on Prescription

Where will the placement be?

Hastings

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You will be working with the team get the information about Arts on Prescription activity out to the community it serves. This will focus on social media but will have some other marketing elements. This placement is available from October (Days to be agreed to fit around your schedule)

Who will the placement be with?

Arts on Prescription

Where will the placement be?

Hastings & remote

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Working alongside the Executive Director, taking on marketing and administration tasks to ensure the smooth running of the company, our venue and our projects. Tasks might include research, print distribution, social media content creation and admin. Would suit an organised and self motivated individual interested in telling a story online and ensuring projects are well run. Thursdays term time, starting November

Who will the placement be with?

Spunglass Theatre

Where will the placement be?

Miniplayhouse Hastings/Remote

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Our event volunteers support the events at Mini Playhouse for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and parents. Volunteers will help with front of house tasks, welcoming visitors, setting out toys and craft activities, serving teas and coffees, restocking snacks and keeping the venue tidy. You will be friendly and good with small children as well as interested in learning about staging live theatre and events. Times available Mondays, Saturdays, Sundays

Who will the placement be with?

Spunglass Theatre

Where will the placement be?

Miniplayhouse Hastings/Remote

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We’re pleased to offer the following to each volunteer:

• A full festival pass, providing access to all screenings and events.
• Refreshments throughout the festival (food and water).
• A complimentary “Crossing The Screen” sweat shirt , to wear during the event and keep as a souvenir.
• Free entry to the Film Festival Launch Party at the Belgian Café in Eastbourne on Friday, 15th March.

In addition, we are offering the above plus  travelling expensive paid for the following key roles:

• Volunteer Coordinator
• Event Coordinator

These roles, will be compensated for their contributions, recognizing the essential responsibility they carry during the event.

They will need to be locally based due to budget restrictions to cover the extra costs.

Location:

The festival will take place at:
The Cavendish Hotel, 38 Grand Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 4DH

Dates and Times:
From Wednesday, 26th March, to Sunday, 30th March 2025, with daily hours as follows:

• Wednesday to Saturday: 10 AM – 10 PM
• Sunday: 10 AM – 9 PM

Volunteer Roles Needed:
We’re seeking enthusiastic individuals for the following roles, with flexibility to adapt as needed. While we do not require volunteers to be available every day, it is important for us to know their availability early in the process to create an effective schedule:

• Front Desk: Welcoming attendees, distributing tickets and programs, and offering guidance.

• Digital Projectionist: Operating digital projectors and systems for screenings.
• Photographer: Capturing event moments (mobile photography welcome).
• Guest Liaison: Assisting VIPs, artists, and special guests.
• Social Media Specialist: Managing live updates and content creation for festival platforms.
• Event Support: Helping with setup, teardown, ushering, and crowd management.
• Camera Operator/Interviewer: Filming interviews and content throughout the event.
• Volunteers Coordinator & Event Coordinator as mentioned before.

Pre-Festival Opportunities (Jan–March 2025):
In the months leading up to the festival, we also need help with:

• Distributing flyers and posters in the community.
• Managing and posting updates on social media.
• Designing promotional materials and updating the website.
• Reaching out to sponsors and partners.
• Reviewing and evaluating film submissions.
• Coordinating travel and accommodations for key guests.
• Assisting with equipment setup and general office tasks.

For more information, and to get involved, email: dom@crossingthescreen.com.

Towner is seeking two trustees aged 18-30 years to broaden the board’s diversity in relation to age and bring new voices to Towner’s decision-making. You will join the board led by its chair Stephen Welton CBE as the gallery enters a new phase in its history and prepares to create a second site at Black Robin Farm which will connect art, heritage and nature.

With an interest in arts and culture and a connection to Sussex, you may have skills and experience as a practising artist, a curator or in areas such as community development, education, finance, business, law, environment, property or organisational sustainability.

Full details can be found in the recruitment pack here.

Application deadline: 10am on Tuesday 22 April 2025.

Please send your application, by CV and a covering letter, by a voice recording or video, outlining how your skills, knowledge and experience link to the areas highlighted and how they will strengthen Towner’s board, to michele.monteith@townereastbourne.org.uk.

If you need this information in a different format, or need help with the application, please get in touch by email or call 01323 434667.

Gain valuable work experience in an art gallery as part of the Exhibitions Team at De La Warr Pavilion. You’ll be helping by monitoring exhibition spaces, talking to visitors about the artists on display and answering their questions, and generally assisting in the gallery spaces.

Details: 

• Tuesday 25 Feb – Zoom with introduction to the role and Q&A.
• Tuesday 4 March – Induction to the role and building health and safety.
• Based at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
• Required to work a maximum of one shift a week on the new exhibitions, shifts are 4 hours.
• Exhibitions open Saturday 22 February – Sunday 1 June 2025.
• Open to young people in Year 12 and above.

Interested? Email Maddie with a bit of information about yourself and why you want to get involved: maddie.lock@dlwp.com.

We know first-hand the two-way impact of having an apprentice join your team and we were delighted to appoint our own Talent Accelerator Apprentice Mehrin Miah who joined the team in February. You can find out more about Mehrin on the blog she wrote for DLWP here.

The South East  region has a real and current problem with recruiting and retaining high quality venue technical support staff.  We have creation a solution with our Creative Venue Production Technician Apprenticeship which we have developed with East Sussex College Group. This innovation puts the technical skill of our existing workforce at the heart of developing the next generation. If we can’t find the tech staff, we need we will grow our own!

Alex has joined the DLWP Tech team as part of this programme, find out more about his role here

Through Artswork Breakthrough programme Elliott joined us for a six month paid placement as a Creative Admin Assistant.

Read more about his experience here 

Read about life after Breakthrough here

Daisy joined the Marketing team here at the De La Warr Pavilion in Autumn 2023. Lack of entry level positions for creative industries is one of the research findings that lead to the funding of Talent Accelerator. Supporting organisations to consider using apprenticeships to fill vacancies has been key to this. The marketing team at DLWP challenged themselves to add a level 4 apprenticeship using nationwide provider Gingernut for the training elements. Daisy works in the marketing team 4 days a week with 1 day a week dedicated to her online learning.

Find out more about Daisy’s role here