Arts Project Assistant

Arts Project Assistant

Youthsayers CIO Closing date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026

Artform: Music
Role: Marketing & Digital
Contract: Temporary
London

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

Assisting in a variety of music and other arts related activities including marketing and promotion and a variety of practical tasks.

Job Description

15 hours per week , for 6 months , it pays the London Living wage and the following criteria and would suit a person who is aiming to get valuable new experiences at the beginning of their working life.

You must be :

  • Lambeth resident

  • Not in Employment, Education or Training

And fall into one or more of the categories below:

  • Homeless or at risk of homelessness

  • Care experienced

  • Ex-offender Carer/ex-carer

  • Refugee

  • Involved in Substance Misuse

  • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

  • Childcare responsibilities

We will structure our interns roles in a way that allows you to try out a variety of tasks and activities.

After 8 weeks of working with us we will review the content and structure of the internships and assess your interests and skills which will enable us to focus the roles more effectively and provide training and experience in a specific area that suits you . For example this could be content creation and social media, event management , technical support , marketing , creative leadership .

Job Requirements

Tuesdays 2pm to 6pm

  • Supporting Youthsayers and Portico Gallery with practical tasks which will range from preparing the venue for events, helping out with technical issues which maybe related to sound or lighting, helping with set building content creation , social media .

Weds 4pm to 11pm

  • Setting up the equipment for the sessions as well as support during the sessions which will involve filming , collecting data , content creation .

  • Support our live music night in the centre of Brixton . Here you will assist with management and production of a weekly live music event .

  • Thursday 10pm to 3pm (See Tuesday )

Job Responsibilities

Events - you may be required to assist at events or activities that are out of the above times . For example gigs and performances, If this is the case, we will account for the hours you work and you will get time off to make up for it.
You will be trained in all the tasks we require you to do . The training will be related to each task and will be designed to increase and develop your skill set as well as satisfying the needs or organisation .

We would like our interns to be flexible people and have a will to learn new skills .

We want you to be reliable and a good timekeeper who can respond well to instructions and messages with the ability to ' think on your feet'

We want you to show attention to detail and be a good listener and communicator .

It would be preferable if you have an interest in some of the following areas : live music , recorded music , event production , digital promotion, sound engineering

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Arts Project Assistant
  • Salary: £25k-£30k (pro-rata)
  • Hours: Part time
  • Artform: Music
  • Role: Marketing & Digital
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026
  • Location:
    London
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Job: Arts Project Assistant

Job: Arts Project Assistant

Organisation: Youthsayers CIO

Postcode: SE270HS

How to Apply

To apply email [email protected] or click on the 'apply now ' link