Bristol Photo Festival is offering 4 paid positions to help us run some of the exhibition venues across the city. Please find the application with all the details below.

Application Pack: Venue Coordinator

Bristol Photo Festival is an international biennial of contemporary photography, shaped by the movements of the city. The second edition, entitled The World a Wave, will open in Autumn 2024:

–          Opening week: Wednesday 16th October – Sunday 20th October. The opening week will include late openings, talks and other events.

–          Full exhibition programme: Wednesday 16th October – Sunday 17th November. While venue opening days and times vary, all exhibitions will be open for one month, Thursday – Sunday, 12-5pm. Some exhibitions at major venues will stay open across the week, while also continuing until the new year.

The festival programme focuses upon a world in constant motion; where the social, political and environmental conditions of shared life are always changing and becoming otherwise. Exhibiting artists include: Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah, Ariella Azoulay, Ritual Inhabitual, Andrew Jackson, Rinko Kawauchi, Billy H.C Kwok, Jay Lau, Kirsty Mackay, Amak Mahmoodian, Trent Parke, Nigel Poor, Sarker Protick, Bandia Ribeira, Hashem Shakeri, Herbert Shergold and Inuuteq Storch.

Venues include: Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Georgian House Museum, M Shed, Martin Parr Foundation, Royal Photographic Society, IC Visual Lab, 17 Midland Road, Bricks St. Anne’s House, The Laundrette, Centrespace & St Paul’s Crypt, with others still to be confirmed.

About the Role

We are looking to appoint 4 x Venue Coordinators. As a Venue Coordinator you will play an essential role, supporting the daily operations of our festival venues. A typical day could include the following:

  • Opening a festival venue in the morning, including unlocking the doors, turning on the lights and making sure the exhibition is ready for the public.
  • Welcoming volunteers who will be supporting the invigilation of the exhibition.
  • Welcoming members of the public to the exhibition, providing them with information on the artist.
  • Creating social media posts about the exhibition, to be shared by the festival team.
  • Taking donations using the festival’s digital payment system.
  • Recording visitor numbers to be sent to the wider festival team.
  • Supporting visitors to complete evaluation and feedback forms.

About You

We’re looking for enthusiastic, well-organised and sociable individuals to join our team. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t worked for a festival before, we’re interested in hearing how your experience will help you to fulfil the role. We are particularly looking for the following skills and experience:

  • Reliable and well-organised, including an ability to work independently.
  • Excellent communication skills and an ability to talk to any member of the public.
  • An ability to problem-solve and find solutions to everyday work problems.
  • A keen interest in photography, visual culture and contemporary social issues.

If you believe that you are the right person for this role, we want to hear from you.

Job Details

The job is a fixed-term contract for the duration of the festival which is from Wednesday 16th October – Sunday 17th November. You will be scheduled to work 4 x days a week (Thursday-Sunday), from 11.45am – 17.15pm. You will be paid £11.44 an hour, with an estimated 26 hours a week.

  • Salary: £11.44 per hour
  • Contract: fixed term (16th October – 17th November)
  • Location: venues across Bristol

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter and CV to info@bristolphotofestival.org Subject: VENUE COORDINATOR 

Please use the cover letter to outline how your experience to date enables you to meet the 4 bullet points listed under ‘About You’ above. The cover letter should be no more than one side of A4 in length  and the CV should be no more than 2 sides (both at size 12 font).

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 17th September at 5pm.

Interview Process

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 25th September. Each interview will be approximately 30 minutes in length. Further details will be sent to all interviewees beforehand.