21/10/2019
CAN YOU HELP? - Sponsors needed for Oxford Rabbit Hole Festival 2020.
We hope to be able to hold Rabbit Hole Festival 2020 but to do so we need to secure sponsorship. A staggering 900 people attended Rabbit Hole Festival 2018. The festival is growing and it is thanks to you for helping to make that happen.
If you work at or know of a local business that might be interested in getting involved with Rabbit Hole Festival, please send us a message or email: [email protected].
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WORK WITH US - Join the Rabbit Hole Festival team.
Help to plan and organise the festival.
We are looking for organised efficient individuals to help us plan the festival and make it the best ever yet! There are a number of activities that we need help with ranging from writing marketing copy, organising promotion and PR, to liaising with bands, sponsors, food vendors, planning rotas, and general project planning and coordinating.
Experience and skill set:
It is important that you are well organised, personable, a good communicator (written & verbal), can work effectively on a computer and have a good grasp of Google Sheets.
It is important that you understand what Rabbit Hole Festival is about and what it is trying to achieve.
It is not strictly necessary that you have experience of organising live events, but it would be useful.
JOB ROLES:
You would join a small team, so while you might officially have a specific role, it is important that you are happy to get stuck and in and be a little flexible. We will try to hone the roles to suit what you want to do and what you can help with.
To give you a rough idea 3 roles we are recruiting for are:
BAND LIAISON OFFICER
Getting details from the acts and helping to manage them; getting them to the site on time, with all that they need.
MARKETING/PROMOTIONS & PR OFFICER
Helping to write marketing copy, liaising with press and radio, updating website if you have the technical know-how, helping with poster planning and distribution, marketing strategy, developing the brand, liaising with the sponsors.
EVENTS COORDINATOR/PERSONAL ASSISTANT
You will work closely with Ed the founder, to organise the event: coordinate, prioritise, plan and communicate. A large part of this will involve working from a computer but also attending occasional face to face meetings when necessary. There is a whole gambit of different things that go in organising a festival - too long to write here - but the work would be varied and interesting, and you would be supported and guided by Ed all the way. 2020 would be the 5th year of Rabbit Hole Festival, so we have knowledge and experience in event planning - but simply need assistance doing it.
PAYMENT
All of those who work at the festival have full time jobs, so plan and work at the festival in our spare time. We don't ask anyone (musicians included) to work for free - we pay everyone. However, there is a general understanding that Rabbit Hole Festival is not out to make money and is a community focused event aimed at celebrating live music and bringing people together. To this end, we cannot pay 'industry wages'. With 2 or 3 people working with Ed, the work would consist of a couple of hours a week, and flexibility is there - do what you can, but do what you say you will do.
We would work as a small close-nit team; on some weeks there would be nothing for you to do and for others there might be a bit be more. Since we all work in our spare time, Ed the founder understands that RHF work comes second to family commitments and home life. Planning what we are able to do every two weeks helps to ensure no one becomes over-loaded.
Communication is key. Ed needs team members who are able to support each other, believe in the cause, willing to learn, and have a positive attitude. Let’s do something great.
Send us an email if you would like to know more.
[email protected]
