Creative Writing & Spoken Word Officer

KOESTLER ARTS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK arts charity seeks a Creative Writing & Spoken Word Officer to enhance their outreach and engagement. The role involves supporting the annual Koestler Awards, providing feedback on entries, and showcasing creative works. The ideal candidate has significant experience with poetry and creative writing, along with innovative ideas to engage new audiences. This impactful position aims to drive forward the charity's mission and leave a lasting legacy in the realm of art within the criminal justice system.

Qualifications

• Significant previous experience working with poetry, spoken word, and creative writing organisations/professionals.
• Innovative showcasing ideas that highlight participants' voices.
• Experience in engaging people who are new to poetry and spoken word activities.

Responsibilities

• Drive writing-focused outreach work for the Koestler Awards.
• Provide judging and feedback on written entries.
• Showcase creative writing and spoken word to audiences.

Skills

Experience with poetry

Creative writing expertise

Engagement with new audiences

Job description

Koestler Arts is an arts charity that works with every prison in the UK. We are looking for a Creative Writing & Spoken Word Officer who'll bring their expertise to our team to champion the many written entries to the Koestler Awards. The post-holder will help drive forward writing-focused outreach work, judging, feedback, partnerships and showcasing.

The charity receives thousands of entries to its annual Koestler Awards for people in the criminal justice system, across poetry, poetry collection, spoken word, stage play, fiction and more. Each piece receives a tailored response. Koestler Arts exhibitions and events feature hundreds of pieces of creative writing and spoken word that engage audiences across the UK. This new post will build on this work, leaving a lasting legacy and enhancing our impact.

The successful applicant will have:

• Significant previous experience working with poetry, spoken word and creative writing organisations/professionals.
• Innovative showcasing ideas that put our participants’ voices at the heart of communicating to audiences — and the practical skills to make them happen.
• Experience of engaging people who are new to poetry, writing and spoken word activities.