Creativity Works: Festival Makers

Learn what it takes to make a festival happen and be in with the chance to go and work at Glastonbury with Block9

The UK is famous for its festivals. From Camp Bestival on the Isle of Wight to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, no one does it better.

But, the world's largest and most famous festival has to Glastonbury which is now in its 50th year and will host over 250,000 people this year alone.

So we partnered with Block9, the team behind the jaw-dropping artworks, underground music and extremely alternative performance that occupies five stages of Glastonbury's nighttime and club area, to give 20 young Londoners the chance to learn from them and other pros from across the festival scene.

Creativity Works

Employer

Create Jobs

Location

Shoreditch

Hours

Tue-Thu

Number of Positions

25

Creativity Works: Festival Makers is a seven-week training and development programme for 25 young Londoners to hear from industry experts on what it takes to put on a festival.

A chance to develop skills, learn something new, network with likeminded creatives and meet with industry experts, the programme will consist of talks, workshops and interactive sessions to help you get a job in the creative industries.

Over seven weeks, the programme will cover topics like festival design, programming, sponsorship, infrastructure, sustainability, accessibility and infrastructure as well as brand marketing and live event management.

Plus, at the end of the programme participants will be able to apply to join the Block9 team at Glastonbury Festival on one of several paid work placement opportunities.

  • 18-24 year old Londoners who are interested in building a career in the creative industries
  • Curious creatives, passionate about learning and able to build skills independently
  • Unemployed and not in full-time education

We encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the industry including disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people, LGBTQ+ people, people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds. We also welcome applicants from a range of educational backgrounds.

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Meet Block9

Hear about some of the incredible projects Block9 have created which makes them the best at what they do (and the best to learn from)

READ HERE

past Creativity Works

Supported by

Creativity Works is a Mayor’s Fund for London programme, supported by Berkeley Foundation and Citi Foundation, and delivered by Create Jobs at A New Direction.

©Eric Aydin-Barberini

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