Paid Creative Placement Opportunity - Community Arts Assistant

Beamish Museum; North East; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 13,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay £254.20

Travel bursary £25 per week

Job summary

Beamish Museum is offering a paid placement for a Community Arts Projects Assistant as part of the CYAN CIC’s Into the Light programme. The role involves supporting artists, developing projects and engaging communities across County Durham. Hybrid working across the county with some work from home is expected.

The 8‑week placement is 20 hours per week, with a weekly pay of £254.20 plus a £25 travel bursary. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are desirable but not essential.

Job description

Paid Creative Placement Opportunity – Community Arts Project Assistant, Call Yourself An Artist (CYAN) CIC

Into the Light: Creative & Cultural Skills Hub

Are you interested in community arts, public art and creative projects that connect people with the places they live? Would you like to gain paid, hands‑on experience supporting artists, developing creative projects and working with communities across the North East?

We’re excited to launch a paid placement with the Call Yourself An Artist (CYAN) CIC as part of the Into the Light programme, designed to support people of all ages into meaningful, paid work experience across County Durham’s creative and cultural sector.

Job Title Community Arts Projects Assistant

Location: Hybrid, working across the county and some working from home (a full driving licence and access to a vehicle are desirable, but not essential, for this role)

Duration: 8 weeks

Hours: 20 hours per week (comprising 2 x 9am-5pm days and 1x 9am-1pm day per week, to be discussed and agreed with the participant around existing commitments)

Pay: £254.20/week (subject to statutory deductions)

Travel Bursary: £25 per week (added to weekly pay, subject to statutory deductions)