Job Description
The Beyond 1932 ERC/UKRI project under the lead of Professor Martin Stokes and the curatorial direction of Dr Rim Irscheid for the project’s artist residencies is looking for a student with experience in filming and recording live events and sufficient experience in social media engagement. The Beyond 1932 project is based at King’s Music Department, looking at the sonic legacy of Cairo’s 1932 Congress and contemporary artists’ engagement with archives, music pedagogy and other aspects of musical and knowledge production in the Middle East and North Africa.
As part of the Artist Residency Series that will take place across Café OTO (Hackney) and the British Library, the successful candidate will be equipped with a video camera and record parts of the event for archival and social media purposes.
The tasks involve the following:
- Attending the events on 2 days in May (11 May, other day tbc) to film sound installation and talk using equipment provided by the research team. Each event will last approx. 6 hours)
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Filming the sound check and live event
- Given full control over the projects Instagram account in this period, the student will upload stories on the Beyond 1932 social media and create 1-2 posts about the events. This includes selecting pictures and writing captions for the post.
- Liaising with the AV team on site (Cafe OTO/BL) to arrange for external sound recorder to be connected to main A/V system.
Payment is 13.92 per hour and timesheets will be submitted via King’s Talent Bank. Registration to King’s Talent bank is necessary to apply for this role.
QualificationsUndergoing BA at King's.
SkillsExperience in filming and recording live events.
sufficient experience in social media engagement, knowledge of Instagram.
An interest in experimental music and/or cultures from Middle East and North Africa is not required but desirable.
If you are interested in the role, please email Rim Irscheid at rim.j.irscheid@kcl.ac.uk with a paragraph outlining your experience and motivation to get involved as Social Media & A/V Support Assistant.
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