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Description
The development of young artists and widening access to creative careers is central to the NCEM’s mission, and we're looking for a highly motivated individual with experience of project management in the arts and working with early career musicians.
In this role as Artist Development Manager you will manage our key artist development projects - the NCEM Young Composers Award (annual), the International Young Artists Competition (run biennially during the York Early Music Festival) and the New Generation Baroque Ensemble. You will work closely with the Artistic Director to ensure our work with young artists and participants is of the highest quality and links into our overall artistic vision. As the International Young Artists Competition is biennial, this offers time and opportunity to create and develop relationships with musicians, Conservatoires, Universities and Festivals across the UK and beyond. You will be supported by the NCEM Directors, project delivery teams, and a highly engaged Board of Trustees.
Key Elements of the Role:
- Delivering the NCEM Composers Award from design stage to premiere
- Delivering the International Young Artists Competition from design stage to competition week
- Liaison for New Generation Baroque Ensemble with the ensemble and our partners at BBC Radio 3 and Royal College of Music
- Liaison for Collaborative PhD with academic colleagues at the University of York
- Manage new commission opportunities for alumni of the NCEM Young Composers Award
- Liaison for The Minster Minstrels, the NCEM's early music performance ensemble for school-aged children, run in association with York Music Centre
- Build and develop relationships with musicians, conservatoires, universities and festivals across the UK and beyond, sharing NCEM's development opportunities, advocating for the NCEM and identifying and exploring new opportunities for emerging young early music ensembles and composers.
- Continually develop our projects and increase communication with wider communities to ensure that NCEM engages with a wider range of voices, ensuring that our work is inclusive and relevant for the cultural industry and those seeking to engage with it.
- Work collaboratively with all members of the NCEM team
Essential Skills & Experience
- Educated to degree-level or equivalent experience
- Passion for improving access to careers in the creative sector
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Organisational skills, with a good eye for detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and a clear and confident communicator
- Ability to work well in collaboration with the NCEM team, as well as the ability to work independently
- Curiosity and drive to expand the reach and scope of the NCEM's current work in collaboration with the NCEM Directors
- Authorised to live and work in the UK
Desirable Qualities & Experience
- An understanding of historically informed performance practice/early music
- Experience working with early career musicians
- Experience of, and success in, writing funding applications
- Experience running or participating in projects that aim to develop young people's skills and practices, and that seek to break down barriers to access
- A clean UK driving licence
- Delivering the NCEM Composers Award from design stage to premiere
- Delivering the International Young Artists Competition from design stage to competition week
- Liaison for New Generation Baroque Ensemble with the ensemble and our partners at BBC Radio 3 and Royal College of Music
- Liaison for Collaborative PhD with academic colleagues at the University of York
- Manage new commission opportunities for alumni of the NCEM Young Composers Award
- Liaison for The Minster Minstrels, the NCEM's early music performance ensemble for school-aged children, run in association with York Music Centre
- Build and develop relationships with musicians, conservatoires, universities and festivals across the UK and beyond, sharing NCEM's development opportunities and advocating for the NCEM
- Continually develop our projects and increase communication with wider communities
- Work collaboratively with the NCEM team
Read the full job description available to download on our website. If you have any questions on the role or your suitability, please get in touch with Cherry Fricker.
Then either send a copy of your CV and a covering letter (including details of two referees) to NCEM Executive Director [email protected], or submit a video/audio recording explaining how you meet the personal specification, including relevant experience and details of two referees.
Deadline for applications is Thursday 28th August
First interviews will be held on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th September
Second interviews will be held on Friday 12th September (provisional date)