Position Title:
Conference Assistant
Organization:
The mission of the Vancouver-based frank theatre company is to produce and promote
queer and sex positive performance, facilitating a stronger Queer community by creating
and encouraging the performing arts and artists. The company strives to create greater
positive public awareness and acceptance, through the performing arts, of individuals and
groups outside of sexual and gender norms. Committed to the development of sexual
and/or gender queer artists, and actively inclusive of all gender identities, sexualities and
ethnicities, the frank's 2015/16 season includes the world premiere of Antonette Rea's Miss
Understood at the 2016 PuSh Festival and Minh Ly's Ga Ting, which runs at The Cultch March
8-19.
In July 2016 the frank is partnering with SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts to host "Q2Q:
A Symposium on Queer Theatre & Performance in Canada." This four day conference will
bring together leading academics and artists from across the country to discuss the
historical lineages, current challenges, and future directions of this country's LGBT2Q live arts
scenes and cultures. Daytime panel presentations and roundtables will be complemented
by evening performance programming, featuring workshops and staged readings of new
work. The event will be documented on video and will additionally give rise to two edited
volumes to be published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2018: one a collection of new plays
and the other a collection of original essays.
We are seeking a dynamic individual (or individuals) with an interest in the topic,
administrative and production experience, and web skills to assist in the organization of this
event.
Description:
- setting up and maintaining the conference website
- researching content for the conference website
- assisting conference participants with travel and accommodation
- liaising with SFU staff and external contractors
- coordinating the conference's print and social media publicity campaigns
- leading public outreach to local constituencies and organizations
- overseeing event-related hospitality
- documenting and archiving symposium-related activities
- providing production assistance as needed
- writing a final conference report
Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of and interest in the subject matter of the conference
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- A proven record of administrative and organizational experience
- Advanced web design skills
- Production experience in theatre and performance
- Videography skills would be an asset
- Creativity and enthusiasm
Dates:
May - August
Organization contact:
Peter Dickinson / Chris Gatchalian
Deadline to apply:
Apply via Symplicity by March 21, 2016.
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