Paid Creative Placement Opportunity - Community Arts Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Travel bursary

Job summary

Beamish-Museum, in partnership with CYAN CIC, is offering a paid placement for a Community Arts Projects Assistant as part of the Into the Light programme. The role supports community arts and public art projects across County Durham, with hybrid working across the North East and some home-based days.

You will work 20 hours per week over 8 weeks, with a weekly pay of £254.20 plus a travel bursary of £25. Travel bursary added to pay, statutory deductions apply.

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)