History is a collection of stories. But not all stories are always represented. How do we make all these stories visible? By changing who tells these stories! This is why Don’t Settle, along with Roundhouse Birmingham are collaborating to give you a unique new programme! The programme aims to offer a perspective shift into Birmingham’s rich history of public services, architecture and communities by recruiting 6 passionate young People of Colour to form an activator group that will work together to create an accessible Black Heritage Audio Tour for Roundhouse. You will be supported by Roundhouse staff & external facilitators to build an understanding of the significance of the building, its surrounding area and about black history in Birmingham.
Black Heritage Walks Network will be providing the young activators with key black heritage training and supporting the development and curation on a new virtual black heritage tour at Roundhouse.
THE ROLES
2x Audience and Outreach Activators - community relationships and research, liaising with community and engagement staff, continuous consultation as a process, visitor experience, evaluation processes of audiences, ground marketing, engagement throughout, liaising with the learning team, exhibition programming planning.
1xMarketing and Communications Activator - manages social media, creating content plans, liaising with marketing staff, digital comms, production of content throughout, campaign for launch, design and production of assets, copywriting.
1x Producing Activator - lead on the launch event between all group roles, responsible for project management, liaison with DS, risk assessment in line with BMT, support marketing officer and content production/capture throughout, project and task management, creative thinking, stakeholder management.
2x Curator & Tour Guide Activators - settings & locations research, creative dissemination & tour guides,
WHAT YOU GET
- A bursary of £500 to be paid in instalments throughout the programme.
~ A commitment of Don't Settle and Roundhouse staff to provide professional references throughout and after the programme.
~ An expansion of your professional network through partner staff, Beatfreeks, guest speakers and external contacts.
~ Develop skills in your specific role, as well as collaborative working, scriptwriting design and planning, community consultation, budget management, project management, marketing, brief writing, production of a launch event.
~ Experience managing a budget.
~ Experience in event planning.
~ Regular sharing of professional opportunities
~ Travel expenses paid for.
~ Meet like-minded young people who share similar passions of inclusivity and representation, therefore broadening your social network.
~ Trips, snacks and many laughs (these will be in line with government guidelines, but the laughs are possible anywhere).
WHAT YOU GIVE
~ A commitment to this project to be spread throughout the year in the form of workshop attendance and self-guided work outside of workshops.
~ To regularly attend weekly 2 hour workshops online and in-person (in line with government guidelines).
~ Enthusiasm for sharing local and community-based stories that have been neglected in typical heritage spaces.
~ Respect for people’s different experiences, cultures, and backgrounds.
~ A passion for unearthing forgotten and untold narratives.
WHERE & WHEN
The programme will consist of weekly 2 hour workshops to be delivered remotely on Zoom and run from June 2021 to March 2022. Depending on government guidelines, we will eventually have to visit the site on numerous occasions based at the Birmingham roundhouse site, 1 Sheepcote St, Birmingham B16 8AE.
To apply - Applications due 5 pm Saturday 20th June 2021. Please fill in the following application form to submit your application. If you would prefer, you can answer the questions in a video format and send a video to eugene@beatfreeks.com. Due to the nature of the project, we strongly encourage applications from those who face and experience racism and belong to communities that are broadly excluded or misrepresented in heritage spaces. Interviews will take place in the week beginning 21st of June. If you are invited for an interview, you will be provided with interview questions beforehand.
