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ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company Freelance Digital Communications Officer Maternity Cover

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Digital Communications Officer Maternity Cover Brief Spring 2019 This role has been created to provide dedicated effort, expertise and time to make sure our channels and communication reflect where ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company is, what we are and who we are for. This is a maternity cover position for 6 months (initially) covering June – November 2019. This is an intense activity period for ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company. The Digital Communications Officer will manage both company communications needs and oversee Some Like it Hip Hop marketing. Below is a summary of key activity occurring during this 6 month period: Productions

- Tales of the Turntable is a brand new show commissioned by Southbank centre and created by ZooNation Youth Company that plays 15-26th August at Queen Elizabeth Hall.

- Some Like It Hip Hop is being remounted and will tour nationally in Autumn 2019 (playing at Orchard Theatre, The Lowry, Mayflower Theatre, Hippodrome Theatre, Peacock Theatre)

- Research and development of Message in a Bottle, Sadlers Wells and Universal Music co production.

Engagement

- Auditions and recruitment for ZooNation Youth Company (London and Birmingham) - Open call for new recruits for Mayflower ZooNation Academy of Dance

We require a Digital Communications Officer to galvanise, co-ordinate, plan and deliver our digital communications strategy with a focus on our social media channels output. Our Digital Communications Officer will have the opportunity to actively steer the profile of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company with a view to increasing our engagement. You will be a creative, driven and resourceful individual who is excited by the prospect of creating a tone and digital personality for ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company. You will be an excellent multi tasker and know how to manage your own time to deliver the brief effectively. You will have an up to date knowledge and interest in best practice in digital communications across sectors and platforms but a keen interest in the performing arts, ideally with knowledge of Hip Hop. How to respond Reviewing the outline of responsibilities (outlined below), our current social media channels and website please send an up to date CV and a personal statement (no more than 1 side of A4) outlining your skills, experience and knowledge and how you would deliver the maternity cover contract for the Digital Communications Officer role.

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Whilst this is a maternity cover contract we are open to hearing your ideas on how to improve our current social media profiles and output. Please also detail how you would manage your time to deliver this brief and provide weekly contact points and updates for the ZooNation team. Please return your response by 29th April to info@zoonation.co.uk with the subject title Digital Communications Officer Maternity Cover. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Friday 3rd May and should be available Tuesday 7th May for a phone or in person meeting. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications that reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from individuals currently under represented in the arts. ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company Privacy Statement We do not, and will never, shared your data with any third party, unless required to do so by law. All information provided on your application and equal opportunities monitoring form is securely stored, both digitally and any hard copies will only accessible by a small number of necessary staff. You are entitled to see what personal data we hold and update it at any time by contacting dpo@zoonation.co.uk. If you would to give us permission to securely hold your CV and contact details for any future opportunities, please confirm below, otherwise all records will be destroyed eight weeks after the post has been filled. I give permission for ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company permission to hold my CV and contact details for the sole purpose of future roles and positions at the company. NAME: DATE:

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ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company Key Details of Role Maternity Cover – Freelance Digital Communications Officer Fee: £6,200 for six months (flexible working pattern but with at least one day a week dedicated to ZooNation work) to cover general ZooNation communication and oversee marketing for Some Like It Hip Hop production/tour. Location: Preferably London based Purpose of the post

• To ensure strong and effective digital communication that increases engagement with ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company,

• To plan and deliver all digital communications for ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company

Responsibilities

• manage all social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google + and Instagram

• provide a weekly communications plan and review • schedule social media content (tweet deck, schedugram, Facebook) • manage all website updates, word press • create monthly newsletters via mailchimp • co-ordinate/produce new assets with freelancers and regional partners • create, edit and commission engaging multimedia content ensuring consistency in

tone across channels (youtube) • manage and facilitate social media communities by responding to social media posts

and developing discussions • monitor and report on performance on social media platforms using tools such as

Google Analytics • educate other staff on the use of social media and promote its use within your

company (in-house roles) • manage social media data for funder reporting • act as main contact point for all communication enquiries

Some Like it Hip Hop specific tasks:

- Oversee in-house digital campaign of the tour - Collaborate with tour venues in-house marketing teams to ensure consistency across all assets and platforms - Oversee any marketing budgets for advertising opportunities

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Digital Communications Officer reports to Executive Director but work most closely with Engagement Producer, Agency Manager and General Manager.

We expect our staff to carry out all duties with an understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities.

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About ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company creates narrative work with original music, writing and dance informed by Hip Hop culture which we tour nationally. We fortify this work with an extensive programme of engagement and talent development, working with different communities and young artists to increase their skills, knowledge and confidence in our styles of dance theatre. Our work challenges preconceptions about musical theatre, dance and Hip Hop culture. We seek to inspire a generation of theatre makers and goers through the creation of enchanting and powerful stories that do not exclude, patronise, or intimidate. Artistic Director Kate Prince founded ZooNation in 2002 with a vision to create innovative, entertaining and accessible pieces of narrative Hip Hop dance theatre that provide a platform for dance artists from non-conventional dance backgrounds. Surrounded by ballet, contemporary, jazz and musical theatre dancers, she found there was a distinct lack of opportunity for ‘street’ dancers to take to the stage. ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company enjoys numerous supportive and creative associateships including Associate Artist (Kate Prince) and Resident Company at Sadler’s Wells, Resident Company (ZooNation Youth Company) at Southbank Centre and Associate Artist (Kate Prince) at Old Vic Artistic programme Our portfolio of productions includes:

- Into the Hoods Into the Hoods was the first ever Hip Hop dance show and the longest running dance show in the West End’s history at its time. It re-tells classic fairy tales in our trademark innovative style – combining comedy with Hip Hop dance, physical theatre and a strong narrative. It opened in 2008 at London’s Novello Theatre and has since toured nationally.

- Some Like it Hip Hop Some Like it Hip Hop is a story of love, mistaken identity and female revolution. Influenced by the themes from classic movie Some Like it Hot, US hit show Mad Men and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Some Like it Hip Hop is a complicated comical tale that has entertained audiences across the country.

- Groove on Down the Road This production, initially performed at Southbank Centre by ZooNation Youth Company, puts our unique twist on the well-known tale of The Wizard of Oz, with the underlying theme being the importance of creative subjects in the classroom. This production has been successfully remounted in Wales, Wolverhampton and Birmingham with a cast of young people from the region.

- The Mad Hatters Tea Party The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, had a sell-out premiere run at the Royal Opera House in 2014 and was reimagined for the unique space of the Roundhouse. True to form, this dance adventure uses our energetic and accessible style to reinvent Lewis Carroll’s

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original story in an imaginative, 21st-century way, exploring perceptions of mental illness and what counts as ‘normal’.

- SYLVIA An Old Vic, Sadlers Wells and ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company production, co-commissioned by NOW 14-18, SYLVIA is a modern musical celebrating the life of Sylvia Pankhurst. Combining Hip Hop, soul and funk, SYLVIA sheds a new light on the fascinating story of the lesser known Pankhurst. SYLVIA ran at Old Vic in Autumn 2018 and plans to return to the stage in the next few years.