This is Not Art – Independent, Emerging + Experimental Arts Festival – Newscastle, Australia

This Is Not Art Media Coordinator Wanted!

Applications are now open for a skilled arts marketer to coordinate publicity for one of Australia’s most prominent and diverse annual media and arts festivals. Held in Newcastle, Australia from 30 September – 4 October 2010, This Is Not Art (TINA) is an annual national festival of emerging and independent arts and new media practitioners.

Dedicated to the showcase and exploration of the more niche, unusual and unpredictable concepts, This Is Not Art is a performance space, and a convergence point for communities of creative people from Australia and abroad. 

The Media Coordinator will work with TINA festival directors to develop and deliver the festival marketing plan, securing media coverage and raising awareness of the festival across Australia. The Media Coordinator will also seek out and negotiate partnerships with festivals, arts organisations and sponsors to extend the festival’s reach into new communities and demographics. It’s an amazing opportunity for you to get involved in a vibrant, independent national festival, meet amazing people, develop your skills – everything except get paid!

Applicants must demonstrate excellent communications skills, an ability to self-motivate, plan and achieve tasks within a set timeframe, the ability to establish and sustain successful relationships, experience working with festivals/arts organisations and in promotion/publicity.

This position attracts a contractor’s fee of $1000, including a negotiable stipend to cover expenses over the long weekend of the festival.

Applications close: 5pm Monday 24th May 2010

For further information and an information package on how to apply, download the pdf or email admin@thisisnotart.org.