Are you passionate about writing and performance with a keen interest in community, culture and creativity? Are you really well connected and love bringing the arts to a wide range of communities?

If you said, “Yup, that’s me,” twice, Word Travels needs you.

Word Travels is looking for an enthusiastic Creative Producer – First Nations and Community Programs to help us bring programs like Australian Poetry Slam to the world.

This role has been created to boost engagement with First Nations writers and First Nations youth communities. This role contributes to the conception, development, programming, implementation and delivery of an inspiring community arts program.

YOU WILL:

• Engage with First Nations communities including Indigenous Land Councils, Elders and Indigenous youth groups in collaborative arts projects that contribute to improved community life and inclusion.
• Initiate and maintain new and existing relationships and programs with First Nations, youth and diverse communities and organisations, particularly in regional and remote areas.
• Work with the Creative Director and Word Travels core and project staff to ensure the smooth delivery of projects and events.
• Lead Word Travels creative projects from concept to scheduling to completion.
• Work collaboratively with artists, other staff and communities.
• Coordinate technical requirements of events/tours in conjunction with venues.
• Coordinate event scheduling, working with partners and funders, in line with budgets

Please email us at [email protected], using the subject line: Creative Producer - First Nations and Community Programs enquiry via EthicalJobs, for a full position description.

Word Travels is a not-for-profit arts organisation with DGR status. We create literary and literacy programs with festivals, companies, schools, libraries, and cultural institutions around Australia and the Asia Pacific. We identify and pursue opportunities for young people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and marginalised communities to develop their skills, and to create and express themselves by performing their work. Our largest program is the international Australian Poetry Slam.

We work with emerging and established spoken-word artists, poets, lyricists, story-tellers and monologists to develop an industry that merges with actors, musicians and writers.

We empower marginalised communities through programs that amplify diverse narratives. We do this with performances, videos, podcasts, albums and publications.

Working with us you will achieve impact in community development, education and artistic excellence.

You will help us inspire people to tell their stories in creative ways.