After two years of running its Edinburgh Young Critics' Scheme, A Younger Theatre is now looking for an assigning editor to co-ordinate this year's budding press pack.
Six young critics have been chosen to receive free travel, free accommodation, a small fee and expert mentoring as part of the Edinburgh Young Critics Scheme. Your job will be to co-ordinate AYT's reviewing team in Edinburgh, which will include the six winners, plus any regular AYT reviewers who make their own way to Edinburgh.
The role will include:
- Helping the managing editor to shape our editorial coverage of the Edinburgh Fringe.
- Scheduling and organising the shows we are invited to review.
- Allocating reviewers to shows.
- Uploading reviews and images as they are filed, and chasing late reviews.
- Ensuring that the AYT flat is treated properly.
- Maintaining relationships with media partners.
- Being the main AYT contact for press officers, PRs, reviewers and companies during the Fringe.
To be in with a chance of winning this brief, you should…
- Be available between Friday 25 – Thursday 31July remote work and Friday 1 – Monday 25 August in Edinburgh.
- Have extremely strong administrative and organisation skills – this is a big and complex job!
- Recognise that this is primarily an administrative role, assisting in shaping the editorial content of A Younger Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe.
- Be mature and responsible, as you will be the first point of call for any problems the young reviewers encounter.
- Be very diplomatic and able to deal with stressful situations when they arise.
Experience of working at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival would be desirable.
The winner of this brief will receive:
- Two mentoring sessions with James Hopkirk, editor of IdeasTap.
- Training and guidance from A Younger Theatre’s managing editor.
- The chance to see shows as part of the Fringe
- a fee of £800.
- Travel expenses from within the UK (train/coach travel only).
- Your own room in the A Younger Theatre flat for the whole of the festival.
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This brief closes on Monday 7 July 2014 at 5pm BST and is open to IdeasTap members aged 18 and over. Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances, including technical issues – so make sure you don’t leave your application to the last minute.
