The once quiet Hoipolloi office has
been somewhat busy of late as Bianca and I joined the team last month. We’ve
had a lovely time meeting the rest of the team and bonding with the office yak
and the Doubtful Guest. Having joined Hoipolloi from the exotic locations of
Nottingham and Toronto, respectively, we have been exploring our new stomping
ground here in Cambridge and getting acquainted with the Mill Road Massive. As
the new company Administrator, I have spent the last few weeks investigating
the deepest darkest depths of the office filing cabinets and Bianca is
currently developing a dynamic new online space where Hugh Hughes can share
his family’s memories. But more exciting than all of that, we have spent much
of our time focusing on the important task of convincing Simon to let us get an
office dog. Watch this space people; we think we are winning. Woof Woof!
The gorgeous pictured dog, Tisbe, is courtesy of Olof Werngren from Flickr under a Creative Commons license.
Just a few days remaining before the application deadline for our Administrator and Digital Associate posts. We've had a really enthusiastic response so far but we are happy to continue to receive further applications right up until 5pm on Monday (12 March).
The Digital Associate post is probably a bit of a unique role even though it's becoming much more common for arts organisations to take on staff whose main function is to support the development of activity in this area.
For us here at Hoipolloi this is a key appointment, particularly in the development of our new Hugh Hughes project, Stories from an Invisible Town, and there is plenty of online activity as part of this project for the Digital Associate to get their teeth into.
We're currently in the process of developing an exciting new online space where Hugh Hughes can share the stories of his memories of his childhood. There will be audio, video, photos, illustrations and text and we need someone to to help us turn these individual elements into an imaginative audience experience. And, most importantly, to help us find an audience to experience it!
Alongside this, the Digital Associate will take the lead on running our ongoing social media presence and help us think about how we can use all of our digital activity to generate new income.
The most common question I've received about this post is whether we are looking for the Digital Associate to spend all their time at the Hoipolloi office or if the successful applicant could work more flexibly away from Cambridge. We are very open to this possibility because a great deal of the Digital Associate's time will be spent working with various applications and CRM systems online anyway. Although I would say that I imagine around one day a week would be worked here in Cambridge, something we'd negotiate the detail of with the successful applicant.
You can find the full details of the Digital Associate role here, alongside information about our Administrator position. And a quick reminder that applications need to be received by 5pm on Monday 12 March.
Good luck!
Posted by Simon Bedford, Hoipolloi's Executive Producer
EDIT: I spotted yesterday on Twitter that someone thought the job required coding skills. Just to say this isn't the case! Some basic knowledge of code might be useful but is not essential - the job instead involves the use of content management systems such as Wordpress. Hope that also helps make things clearer!
Wanted: two amazing folk to join the Hoipolloi team. We're on the lookout for an Administrator and a Digital Associate to help us deliver our creative projects over the next year!
I'm particularly excited that we're able to start recruiting for these new posts. They're going to make a huge difference to my day-to-day working life and, I hope, help me transform how Hoipolloi functions.
You can find the full details about the jobs on the website so I wanted to use this blog as a way of sharing a bit more about what it's actually like working here.
I've been here since 2005, working my way up from Marketing & Touring Officer to become Hoipolloi's Executive Producer last April. When I arrived Hugh Hughes was only just starting to emerge as an Emerging Artist and now he's adored by people right across the world, He's also spread his work beyond theatre into film and radio.
Achieving that has involved hard work from everyone who has, in one form or another, been part of the Hoipolloi team over the past seven years. And there's no let up in our creative ambitions over the next few years either so I can definitely promise that there will be plenty for the new Administrator and Digital Associate to get their teeth into.
That kind of variety also spreads into the projects we do and the people we work with. We have some great partners within the theatre sector but it's also been a real pleasure to see Hugh working with Radio 4 to produce an afternoon play version of Floating. One of my recent proudest moments is finding out that he'd won Best Scripted Comedy Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards.
Finally, working for Hoipolloi is never dull. I like to think we're a relaxed bunch of people, working hard but having plenty of fun too. Perhaps this little video will help prove that...
I hope that this blog might act as an enticement to encourage you to apply for one of these two posts. And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us here in the office on 01223 322748.
Posted by Simon Bedford (Marketing & Touring Manager, Hoipolloi)
Happy New Year!
We're gearing up for a fantastic 2009 here at Hoipolloi and although today is allegedly the most stressful day of the year, we're attempting to help blow away any new year blues with news that we're recruiting for a brand new position within our admin team:
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Salary: £45k to £50k pa.
We are looking for a highly motivated experienced senior executive to fill the new position of Business Development Director. Accountable to the Board, you will provide financial and commercial leadership. Working in close partnership with the Artistic Director, you will be responsible for ensuring the development and implementation of an ambitious, sound and sustainable vision and strategy.
The post-holder will assume overall responsibility for the growth of the company, generating new income streams, developing our brand, brokering, developing and maintaining key partnerships and overseeing the distribution of creative content online, on television, radio and film, and on the stage.
Full details of the job, including an information pack, can be found here on the main Hoipolloi website.
The deadline for applications is Friday 23 January and interviews will take place Monday 2 February.
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