We are looking for two Sound Artists to co-create the sound world for our two new stories with local young people aged 7-11 - one story being created with a group at Wigan Youth Zone and one with schools at Leigh Library.

Fee: £3,000 per Sound Artist (plus expenses)
[based on 12 days @ £250/day]
Start date: November 2026
Recording: mid-February 2027

The Sound Artists will be creating the sound design, working with one Lead Author, our Co-Creation Facilitator and one group each of young people to record the story and then complete post-production to create a high-quality audio story (that will be experienced through headphones).

The audio stories will be around 12 minutes long and have a focus on the climate crisis, nature and British wildlife.

As this role involves working directly with young people, the Sound Artists will have an Enhanced DBS check or be willing to get one.

Responsibilities include:
- Designing the sound world for the audio story; full sound design, any recording and production through to a completed audio file.
- Engaging with the climate focussed themes of the project both in creative content and ways of working
- Lead the recording sessions with young people aged 7-11, supported by the wider team.
- Ensuring all safeguarding measures are adhered to during the session, in collaboration with our partners

We would love to hear from local artists as we are a new organisation to Wigan and the North West and aim to build our network locally to ensure we can work sustainably now and moving forward.

We would love to hear from people who:
- Have a developed practice and strong track record of working of creating sound design and production for audio experiences
- Value young people's creativity and ensure their ideas, imagination and perspectives are carried through into the final artistic outputs
- Are interested in climate action and climate art