At Sparks we're passionate about potential. Through innovative workshops, courses and events, we help children and teenagers to develop creativity, gain in confidence, and to fall in love with film and animation. We are looking to meet new workshop leaders to help deliver our range of Saturday sessions, after school clubs, holiday projects and ad hoc birthday party projects. Successful candidates will be offered a range of freelance dates and projects with offers for 10-15 days over the summer holiday, and 0.5-1 days per week during term-time. Holiday days run 8am-4pm, and weekend days during term time run approx 10am-1.30pm. Job Requirements Job Responsibilities Apply at www.sparksarts.co.uk/jobs by 11pm 14 June 2026Job Summary
Job Description
Workshop leaders have the confidence and charisma to lead engaging workshops, they are responsible for planning, delivery and evaluation of Sparks workshops, as well as editing of the films made by our participants.
We would like to meet with people with good availability for freelance projects that take place at weekends, weekday evenings and school holidays. Job Requirements
Candidates should demonstrate a passion for film or animation, creativity, confidence, intuition, good communication skills, team working skills and an aptitude for technical operation.
The ideal candidate will be:
Great with children
Able to demonstrate experience of planning and delivering creative workshop activities for children
Able to represent Sparks and its brand values of fun, fairness, inspiration and a hands on approach
Able to demonstrate a passion and active interest in film and short film
Confident, creative, organised and a great team player
Desirable but not essential:
Experience of film production
Experience of video editing
As this is a self-employment role, candidates will be responsible for their own NI and tax obligations.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure, and attend at least one day of compulsory induction training.Job Responsibilities
Planning, delivering and evaluating a range of fun, creative and practical workshops for 4-19 year olds
Editing exciting, compelling and creative video projects
Meeting, reporting to and reflecting on practise with Sparks management team
Friendly and responsible care for children during workshops
Workshop delivery support tasks as requiredUseful Links
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