Love our town? Be a Town Ambassador and help spread that love!

Marketing / PR volunteers needed for Reading Year Of Culture in RG1

Due to the high level of interest in this role recruitment has been suspended. If you would like to be added to a reserve list please complete the form found at the link below. You can also use this form to sign-up to be part of Team Reading! and find out about more ways to get involved in local events. 

Team Reading & Ambassador Reserve List 

Could you be an ambassador for our wonderful town?

During September and October, international art organisation Art Angel will be opening Reading Prison for a unique art event.  Art Angel specialise in presenting extraordinary art in unexpected places.

For ‘INSIDE’, leading artists, performers and writers will be responding to the work of Reading Prison’s most famous inmate, Oscar Wilde, as well as the architecture of the prison and the themes of imprisonment and enforced separation. INSIDE will form part of Reading 2016, Reading’s Year of Culture.

Art Angel expects to attract visitors from throughout the UK and from overseas.

As a Town Ambassador, you will help run a unique mobile ‘Welcome to Reading’ arts installation based on the forecourt at Reading Station.  Armed with information provided by Reading UK CIC about Reading Year of Culture and Reading town centre, added to your own knowledge of Reading, you will welcome visitors to Reading, direct people to the prison and advise them on what else they can make the most of their time in Reading.

What you will bring:

  • A lively and outgoing manner.
  • The ability to engage with a wide range of members of the public.
  • Sound knowledge of Reading, supplemented by information provided by Reading UK CIC.
  • A desire to help people discover the many attractions Reading has to offer.

What we can offer:

  • The chance to join together with a troupe of like minded people.
  • A t-shirt to promote your ambassadorial role.
  • A chance to learn more about the art scene in Reading.
  • Free entry for you and a friend to the Prison Exhibition.

Don’t delay, sign-up to one of our selection and briefing days NOW by completing the form found HERE!

Organisation
Reading Year Of Culture
Contact person firstname
Alex
Lastname
Brannen
Contact instructions?
To sign up to be a town ambassador, please complete the short form found by following the link in the task description
Postcode
RG1 1NF

Map
Location description
Station Area
Wheelchair accessible?
Yes
Car parking for the volunteer?
No
Secure bicycle parking?
Yes
Near public transport?
Yes
How much time?
For a one off event
What times and days of the week?
Sat AMSat PMSun AMSun PM
Availability required
Any of these times
Additional timing details
We are looking for volunteers for Saturdays and Sundays from September 10 2016 for 8 weeks and we are seeking volunteers who are able to cover a minimum of 2 half day shifts during this period.

Saturday shifts run 9:45am-2pm and 1:45-5pm
Sunday shifts run 9:45am-1pm and 12:45-4pm
Task type?
Marketing / PR
Will suit someone like this:
Enjoys variety and changeSelf organised/motivatedPublic speakerGood sense of humourSociableCommunicatorEnjoys working outsidePhysically fit
Post suitable for supported volunteering?
No
Is training given?
Yes
Training description
Induction session covering purpose of role and information about the exhibition delivered briefing sessions during August and September (dates TBC)
Is support given?
Yes
Description of support
From fellow volunteers and dedicated telephone contact on the day.
Are expenses paid?
Yes
Description of expenses
Reasonable travel expenses can be claimed.
Lunch to the value of £3.50 if working a full days shift.
Will I need my own transportation?
No
Will the volunteer be CRB or DBS checked?
No
Are references required?
Yes
Will there be an interview?
Yes
Are they properly insured?
Yes
Minimum age
18
Do they need a specific gender?
No
How many volunteers needed?
30
Opportunity added on
21 July 2016