Vacancy Details
Job title / Events and Festival Apprentice
Employer Name / Punch Records
Vacancy Location: / 104 The Zellig Building,
The Custard Factory
Gibb Street, Digbeth
Birmingham B9 4AT
About the Apprenticeship / The events and festival apprentice will work alongside the creative and production teams, helping bridge the gap between ideas and practice through research. The apprentice will have the opportunity to participate in the whole process of staging an artist performance, from initial discussions through to audience evaluation.
  • The apprentice will take part in creative decisions on which artists to present, what format events should take and which locations should be visited.
  • The apprentice will support the production team in making sure that they have access to practical information to book artists, venues, hotels and transport.
  • The apprentice will ensure that our social media team, and any external PR agency, has the correct briefs and timetable, etc.
  • The apprentice will have opportunities to take part in theevent and festival delivery, as well as gathering audience feedback, press coverage and statistic.
Scope of Role
The events and festival apprentice will work on Punch's upcoming 2017/8 BASS festival,
themed around Africa and set to run over Black History Month. They will also be involved at various
levels in planning for all of our upcoming tours and artist showcases, including our international work.
  • The apprentice will have access to trade publications, statistics and the media to gain knowledge which will support the punch team's understanding of the artists and genres we are working with.
  • The apprentice will use social media and peer networks to build and expand the punch team's knowledge of young and emerging artists to enable us tokeep targeting growth areas and the local artistic community.
  • The apprentice will have access and training to use punch and industry standard databases and systems to explore and evaluate the impact of these events on audiences.
Benefits for Apprentice
● Professional mentoring from team who have devised and delivered award-winning creative
sector training programmes
● Full 360-degree view of tour/festival work; from inception to delivery.
● Opportunity to expand own professional and peer network using punch as a platform
● Access to punch CPD opportunities - we are an arts council national portfolio organisation
Weekly Wage: / £288 Per week
15,000 Per Annum
Working Week: / Monday – Friday with some evening and weekend work as necessary to fulfil the job role.
Future prospects: / Upon completion of the Apprenticeship and evaluation by the company’s supervisors, the successful candidate may be offered a job at the end of the Apprenticeship.
Employer Details
Employer Description: / Founded in Birmingham in 2002, PUNCH is the UK's leading music development agency rooted outside London. Our experience is in producing major events & national touring, and our expertise is in global black music genres. PUNCH is equally effective working with both emerging artists and established icons, reaching a world-wide, in-venue audience of 50k people last year. Additionally, over three thousand hours of music content was viewed online thanks to our global platform partnerships, including the UK's GRM DAILY, Africa's TFM (YOUSSOU N’DOUR’s TV network) - and others.
PUNCH regularly programmes up to six major UK tours and our own festival every year; artists we've brought to the stage recently include JULIAN MARLEY, KRS ONE, ANGIE STONE, TARUS RILEY, AMERIE
And much more. Globally PUNCH has worked in countries as diverse as Morocco, Jamaica, Canada, Suriname and Senegal over the last eighteen months. Musicians we've staged internationally include SHAKKA, NITT DOFF, SASKILLA and TERRI WALKER. Punch partners and investors include GLOBAL RADIO, the BRITISH COUNCIL, UKTI and the PRS Foundation.
Employer website /
About the Candidate
Skills required: / Administration, Organisation, use of own initiative, problem solving and able to provide solutions, ability to present and report i.e. ideas/concepts, ability to multi-task, work on own and as part of a team. Communication and Interpersonal skills. Some sales and marketing experience would be an added bonus.
Personal Qualities: / Energy, self-motivation, positive, able to network and enthusiasm.
Qualifications Required: / Minimum qualifications are English, Maths and ICT GSCE’s level A-C or equivalent.
Graduates can apply but a degree is not necessary nor will it give you an advantage. Common sense, a good attitude, and a demonstrable passion for building a career in the music industry are important.
Additional Detail
Important Other Information. / Candidates must be available from27th– 29thNovember 2017
for 1st stage of interview screening via Skype or Facetime.
Reality Check: / Applicants must be fully committed and ready to complete this apprenticeship.
How to Apply
To apply for this vacancy you must complete an application form and return this to . CVs will not be accepted.
You can find an application form on our website at
Do not contact the employer directly; failing to adhere to this will see your application automatically withdrawn.
Supplementary Application Form Questions
Two Vacancy Specific Questions: / 1.Have you organised any events? If so, what has been the most successful event you have planned in the past and why?
2.What’s your connection to the audiences we work with? How would you influence this audience?
Key Dates
Closing date / 17/11/2017
Interview start date / 5/12/2017
Possible start date / 08/01/2018
About the training
You will be working towards a Level 4 Diploma in Business and Professional Administration. In addition to crucial ‘on the job training’ depending on the qualification selected you may also study the following units:
  • Principles of Quality Management
  • Analyse and Present Business Data
  • Project Management
  • Managing Information and Knowledge
  • Manage Information systems
  • Principles of Marketing

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