Creative Technologist

This year The Egg, Bear Trap Theatre, Oxford Playhouse and Wales Millennium Centre are premiering a new show, Josephine, for young audiences (aged 8 to 12), based on the life of African-American activist and entertainer Josephine Baker, written by Leona Allen and Jesse Briton.

Around this, we are also creating a prototype Creative Learning Portal, which will exist as an online resource to support and enhance the experience of the show within schools. This Portal will be a new digital experience for schools, teachers and learners.

We are looking for a Creative Technologist to inspire, support, guide and project manage the development of the Portal.

Ideally, we are looking for someone who has:

• Experience of developing new projects on digital platforms, particularly online and with web builds
• An interest in and experience of working between the digital technologies and theatre worlds
• Extensive knowledge of digital industries and a strong knowledge of the field
• A curious and creative eye for possibilities
• Strong project management experience
• An interest in developing pioneering digital platforms for children and young people and within the schools and education sector
• A shared passion with us for creating new tools which have the potential to pique and enhance interest in live work, particularly for children and young people
• A desire for collaboration, exploring possibilities and creating positive change

It is our expectation that this person would:

• Inspire, guide and signpost creative and technical possibilities as the Portal is developed. Mentor the team in the development of the Portal.
• Input alongside other team members into the vision and creative direction of the Portal
• Project manage the development of the Portal and liaise with all key project partners to ensure successful delivery. Be the main point of contact in this regard.
• Understand the different terminology and lexicons that may exist between industries and translate accordingly to ensure clarity between partners
• Signpost challenges and opportunities as the development progresses
• Ensure the Portal has been tested appropriately and is fully functional on launch and delivered within budget
• Understand and be sympathetic to the conditions of the theatre and creative industries at present
• Be a collaborative team-player, who believes in the value and potential of the project

The Portal will be developed between February and August, with a number of test phases built in during this period. We will be launching it in September alongside the tour of the show.

This will be a paid position in line with industry norms. Exact fee to be determined once recruitment has been made and time commitment agreed upon. At this stage, we are interested in hearing from and holding discovery meetings with Creative Technologists who are interested.

With the Josephine creative team we are committed to recruiting in ways that reflect a range of lived experiences, particularly with relevance to People of African or Caribbean heritage. We are conscious of building creative teams that reflect the diversity of our society and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups. Please share these details as far as you can.

To apply please send no more than one A4 side or a short video no longer than 3 minutes explaining what about this opportunity interests you and in what ways you feel this would be good fit with your practice, in addition to your CV, any relevant links to previous work and a completed equal opportunities form to nik.partridge@theatreroyal.org.uk

Your application and any associated personal information will be stored and processed in accordance with our Data Policy and destroyed after six months. We will keep your equal opportunities form for a period of 6 months, after which point the data will be anonymised and aggregated for monitoring purposes. If you are employed by us, the information you supply will be kept securely for the duration of your engagement and destroyed six months thereafter.

The deadline for expressions of interest is 5pm, 22^nd January 2021

We anticipate to hold discovery meetings w/c 25^th January 2021.

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