Capsule is looking to recruit two part time, freelance roles to support and deliver Supersonic Festival 2023.
Supersonic Festival which takes place 1-3 September in Digbeth, Birmingham will this year be celebrating 20 years since its inception. It has been named as the UK’s premier experimental music festival, with rave reviews from The Independent, Arts Desk and The Quietus to name but a few, and topping The Guardian’s Guide to the best experimental music festivals in Europe.
Supersonic Festival Marketing Assistant (Freelance)
This short-term, focused role is designed to assist the Festival Programme Coordinator, working across marketing and programme logistics support.
Deadline for application: Wednesday 14 June, 2023
Interview date: Tuesday 20 June, 2023
Start date: Tuesday 4 July, 2023
Fee: £2600 / 26 days @ £100 per day
| DOWNLOAD: Festival Marketing Assistant – Person Specification |
| DOWNLOAD: Equal Opportunities Form |
Supersonic Festival Operations Assistant (Freelance Position)
This short-term, focused role is designed to assist the Executive Producer, working across all festival operations.
Deadline for application: Wednesday 14 June, 2023
Interview date: Wednesday 21 June 2023
Start date: Tuesday 4 July, 2023
Fee: £2600 / 26 days @ £100 per day
| DOWNLOAD: Festival Operations Assistant – Person Specification |
| DOWNLOAD: Equal Opportunities Form |
Since 2003, we have been hosting superior weekends for the adventurous audience, taking care to present only the most artistically relevant and irreverent acts from the UK and across the globe, while simultaneously making sure to fill every moment with opportunities to let loose and party, or sit down at engaging talks, discussions and workshops, or take in exclusive screenings and exhibitions. Nowhere else will you find a festival experience quite like ours.
These freelance roles will work closely with Capsule’s Programme Coordinator & Executive Producer. Capsule’s office is in the Zellig building, Digbeth, and whilst some remote working may be required, predominantly these roles will be office-based.
We are a small but ambitious organisation. These roles would be ideal for emerging / early-career, freelance arts professionals, keen to expand their knowledge and enthusiasm and develop their skills in both the promotion and production of live events within a highly creative and dynamic organisation.
We actively encourage applications from practitioners who identify as at least one of the following under-represented in the music industries; Black, Asian or other underserved Ethnicity, female, LGBTQ+, from a low socio-economic background. Since its inception in 1999 Capsule has been female-led, uniquely championing female and Black, Asian or other culturally diverse artists.
Application process:
To apply for this opportunity please email the following to [email protected] by Wednesday 14 June 2023 with ‘Marketing Assistant application’ or ‘Operations Assistant application’ in the subject line:
- A completed equal opportunities form
- A letter of application outlining how you feel you would fulfil this role to (maximum of 2 sides of A4)
- Your CV + 2 named references
The deadline for applications is 5pm, Wednesday 14 June, interviews will be taking place on Tuesday 20 & Wednesday 21 June. We will notify candidates that we wish to interview by 5pm, Friday 16 June. If you haven’t heard from us by then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We cannot provide feedback on unsuccessful applications, but we will endeavour to provide feedback to those candidates we interview.