Though it’s only the end of November and we still have the Winter Solstice and Imbolc to come, we need someone to step up now for the important role of producing Beltane 2011.
What does this role involve?
It involves dedicating several months of your life to organising one of the most unique and spectacular events in the world!
The key responsibilities of the Producer are as follows:
• To manage the event on the night
• To tame the event finances and administration
• To organise the event staff and subcontractors
• To negotiate with City of Edinburgh Council re licenses, lease of Calton Hill, road closures, public safety and clean-up
• To liaise with emergency services through City of Edinburgh Council’s EPOG (Event Planning & Operations Group) process
• To maintain good relations with local residents and businesses
• To keep the event on track by coordinating all the necessary meetings, rehearsals and walkthroughs.
Producing a Beltane Fire Society event is a challenging and thrilling experience, and you won’t be on your own; the Board of Directors and previous Producers will be on hand to offer help and advice.
If you are interested in this role, please send a short proposal covering one side of A4 answering each of the following areas:
• Your previous event management experience
• Your previous experience of the Beltane Fire Society or similar organisations
• Any specific ideas that you might have for the Beltane Fire Festival 2011
• Your previous experience of leading and inspiring volunteers.
Please note that this is a paid position and while we are very willing to be flexible about working arrangements we can only consider submissions from people who can make the Beltane Fire Festival their primary focus between the 15th January to the 16th May 2011.
If you are interested please contact chair@beltane.org for further details.
Please note that all submissions should be sent to chair@beltane.org by Friday 24th December 2010 at the very latest. The Board of Directors will be discussing the submissions at the end of December with interviews to be arranged in early January 2011.