YOUR ROLE

Are you passionate about writing and performance with a keen interest in community and culture? Are you open and collaborative, well-organised, and a great communicator across multiple platforms? Do you have meticulous editing skills?

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

Word Travels is looking for a skilled Project Manager / Administrator to help us plan and deliver creative projects, generate income and develop new initiatives.

As a key member of the Word Travels team you will use your skills and knowledge in event logistics, reporting, data / task management, fundraising strategies and high-level communications. 

ABOUT WORD TRAVELS

Word Travels is a not-for-profit arts organisation with DGR status. We create and deliver literary and literacy programs with festivals, companies, schools, libraries, and cultural institutions around Australia and the Asia Pacific. We identify and pursue opportunities with young people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and regional 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 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.

Our programs focus on a wide range of participants including:

• First Nations
• Youth
• Culturally and linguistically diverse people
• Regional and remote areas
• Gender and sexual diversity
• Economic diversity
• Neurodiversity
• Disability

Learn more about the role and what we do at our website.

How to Apply

For a full position description send an email to Natasha Younger at [email protected] using the subject line: Project Manager / Administrator enquiry via EthicalJobs, letting us know how you heard about the role.

To apply, submit:

• Your current CV
• Your cover letter addressing why you would like to work at Word Travels and your response to the position description.