Level 3

The Hotwalls Studios are 13 working artists'' studios housed in the heritage location known as Point Battery in Old Portsmouth. Portsmouth City Council provides the studios to artists that need the space to grow their creative business in an environment of mutual support, creativity and innovation.

The Service

The Hotwalls Studios are managed by the Culture and City Development Directorate. The apprentice will work both at the Hotwalls Studio site and at the Civic Offices.

We work with the artists to give them the usable space and business support to start and build their business and to be able to work as a professional artist/designer maker.

The Hotwalls Studios is a unique location that requires working with the creative businesses, the local residents, the on-site brasserie, other studios and galleries across the region as well as the elected members to deliver a high quality cultural addition to the city.

What is the role?

Within this role you will be reporting to and managed day to day by the Hotwalls Development Manager working alongside the Business Support Team to develop a wide and varied cultural events program for the Hotwalls Studios to gain regional and national recognition as a creative visitor destination; The role will include promotion of the site through our website and social media accounts.
You will also have the opportunity to work alongside the PCC Events Team to assist delivery of larger events across the city and gain important skill and experience in large scale events and assessing risk.

This will require ad hoc working over weekends.

You need to have:

• A professional but friendly demeanour when working within the team and external customers.
• An interest in the working in the cultural sector.
• The ability to work well within in a team and use your initiative when working alone.
• The confidence to forge new relationships with other arts and cultural organisations across the region.
• Good computer skills, including the use of social media and digital marketing.
• Good English and maths skills.

How to apply: Please see the application attached at the bottom of the job page and email your application to recruitment@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or by post to Recruitment, Portsmouth City Council, Floor 1, Core 5, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2EP ensuring the reference number and the Post Title are in the subject box - this will ensure your application is sent to the correct manager as quickly as possible. We receive 1000''s of applications and do not always have the resource to investigate an application that is not clearly marked. If you do not receive an automated reply then we have not received your application.

If you have any queries, contact us on 023 9284 1191 (8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday, 8:30am to 4:00pm Friday).

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Closing: 1st January 2018
Applications received after this may not be considered.
Assessments & interviews: 10th & 11th January 2018

After the closing date all applications will be sifted for suitable candidates by Portsmouth City Council manager and the training provider.

Once the selection has taken place, if successful you will be asked to attend an assessment centre, which will hopefully lead to an interview.