From time to time, Aunty offers paid, volunteer and work experience opportunities where you can work with our team on a variety of exciting projects.
- We are a Living Wage employer: we will pay the National Living Wage as a minimum in our PAYE posts.
- When advertising freelance opportunities, we will base payments to freelancers on the Artists Union rates of pay.
- As we are a voluntary organisation, artists may want to volunteer their time. In these cases, we will (as a minimum) offer to cover materials and expenses.
We update this page regularly so do make sure that you check back.
2024
Job Vacancy: Seasonal Sales Assistant
Aunty Social is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Sales Assistant to join our small team over the Christmas period.
We’re offering a role that will allow you to use your own initiative, interact with art lovers and promote local talent in a fun and creative environment. You’ll carry out retail and customer service activities through December 2024, selling high quality, design led products and artworks.
You’ll be welcoming a variety of people into our venue and will most likely be the first person that our visitors, customers and volunteers will meet when they arrive. So it’s important that you are personable and chatty and not afraid to strike up a conversation. Providing a warm welcome to all our visitors is central to what we do and a key part of our values. Please make sure that you read about them so that you have a good idea of who we are.
This role is based at our Blackpool town centre retail store, an independent shop that specialises in artworks, homeware and gift products made by artists and makers based in the North West.
Key info
Hourly Rate £12, PAYE, paid monthly16 hours – 4 per weekContract Length – 1 month from 5 December 2024 
Aunty Social is looking for a Festival Development Coordinator to support the work of Blackpool Film Festival.
This role is an entry-level position for a Fylde Coast-based aspiring film exhibition professional.
You’ll carry out a variety of programme, audience development and film exhibition activities from May 2024, supporting Blackpool Film Festival as it transitions from the Winter Gardens Film Festival.
Please make sure that you read about our organisation’s values so that you have a good idea of who we are.
This role is primarily based at our Blackpool town centre venue at 28 Topping St, Blackpool, FY1 3AQ.
Key info
- Expected time commitment:
- 2 days per week (15 hours) on Wednesdays and Thursdays with some flexibility.
- 25 weeks, between w/c 13 May 2024 and end on 6 November 2024.
- Includes 30 min lunch break
- 5.5 days annual leave
- Up to 15 additional hours are offered during the festival week (October 2024).
- Pay
- £14.00 per hour – Salary equivalent £26,936
- PAYE, paid monthly
- Location
- Working from Aunty Social, 28 Topping St, Blackpool
- Some work from home.
The role will start during the week commencing 13 May and finish on Wednesday 6 November 2024.
Closing date: 12pm Friday 3 May 2024
We want to recruit an administrator to join our small team.
- an independent shop that specialises in artworks, homeware and gift products made by artists and makers based in the North West.
- Workshop spaces for art, craft, heritage and community activities.
- Blackpool Community Darkroom – for film photographers.
Key infoHourly Rate £13, PAYE, paid monthlyWeekly Hours 7.5 hoursContract Length – 27 weeks from Weds 7 February to Weds 7 August 20242023
We want to recruit an enthusiastic Sales Supervisor to join our small team.
Key infoHourly Rate £10.90, PAYE, paid monthlyWeekly Hours 22.5 hoursContract Length – 3 months from Thursday 26 October 2023*
Aunty Social is seeking staff to support their upcoming BFI-supported Film Club.
This summer, we’re bringing back our film club that will support 15 budding filmmakers aged 12-15 yrs. They’ll learn how films are made and try out lots of different skills including scriptwriting, model-making, filming on location, cinematography and video editing. Their final film will be shown at a big showcase event for friends and family.
We’re recruiting the following roles:
- Film Club Assistant x 2
- Film Club Coordinator
- Film Club Session Leader
2022
Seasonal Sales Supervisor
Aunty Social is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Seasonal Sales Supervisor to join our small team.
We’re offering a role that will allow you to use your own initiative, interact with art lovers and promote local talent in a fun and creative environment. You’ll carry out retail and customer service activities throughout December 2022, selling high quality, design led products and artworks.
This role is based at our Blackpool town centre retail store, an independent shop that specialises in artworks, homeware and gift products made by artists and makers based in the North West.
Hourly Rate | £10.90, PAYE, paid weekly (The UK Real Living Wage) |
Weekly Hours | 22.5 hours
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Contract Length | Fixed term: 15 days during December 2022*.
*Potential for contract extension into 2023, subject to end of contract review. |
Please send your application email to [email protected] by Monday 21 November 2022.Zoom interviews will be conducted on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 November 2022.
Blackpool Heritage Action Zone
Open Call: Proposals for funded Workshop Sessions – 27 August 2022
The brief: We’re offering 3 x opportunities for local creatives. We would like to hear from artists who can run bookable or drop-in activities for families at Blackpool Winter Gardens in August 2022
- Theme: High Street Heritage/our town.
- You will ideally have experience of working with the public on community art projects, especially families and children aged (approx.) from toddlers to 12 years. (You don’t need to be DBS checked – as parents/chaperones and staff will be present during the activities.)
- You will need to attend from 10am to 3pm plus set up/packing away time.
- The activity should last approx 1 hour with 1 session starting in the morning and a second in the early afternoon
- You should consider how the sessions can be delivered safely in a post-Covid environment.We can provide trestle tables/chairs/sanitiser, as required.
- Activity can take place outside the venue (e.g. outdoor photography) but must start/finish at the venue.
The fee is £260 for each opportunity.
This will include planning and preparation, and delivery of the activity on 27 August 2022. We pay artists based on rates advised by the Artists’ Union England and Arts Council England.
More info
2021
November 2021: Film writers needed for the new festival website
Closing date: 26 November 2021
Value: £100 per article
After 6 fabulous years of screenings and events, we are re-launching our film festival website in December 2021! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your work published and accessible to a diverse North West audience.
What are we looking for?
We’re searching for writers to submit a piece that explores any of the following themes:
🎬 A black and white film
🎬 Blackpool’s film heritage or its current scene
🎬 The work of an actor, director, filmmaker
🎬 An artist working with moving image
🎬 A film genre or movement
🎬 An aspect of filmmaking
🎬 Your personal film story/practice
Your piece can be in the form of a review, a short critique essay, a photo essay, a top 5 (or top 10) or a similar piece of text that you think could be suited to our website and audience.
If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, you can find more information here.
July 2021: Open Call
Web design brief for the Winter Gardens Film Festival
Closing date: Friday 13 August 2021
Value £2000
Objectives
We need a new website that helps us to showcase this unique festival by:
🎬 Increasing awareness of the festival,
🎬 Generating more online ticket sales; and
🎬 Boosting engagement with our blog posts and social media accounts.
If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, you can find more information here.
Blackpool Young Filmmakers
We’re looking for 2 film assistants and a project coordinator.
Closing date 12 March 2021.
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2020
OPEN CALL: Blackpool Social Club zine #1
Everything not saved will be lost
Submissions are open for the first issue of the Blackpool Social Club Zine. We welcome contributions from artists and creatives of all backgrounds and all experience levels who live in an FY postcode area. DEADLINE Friday 25 September 2020
Find out more
2019
Big Pier Day – Saturday 13 July 2019, 11am – 3:30pm.
We are currently looking for artists and performers to add to our event programme.
What We Are Looking For
We have 3 opportunities for artists/designers/creative organisations/storytellers/performers to deliver interactive installations, practical workshops or immersive performances.
Theme: Seaside Holiday, 1950s.
Download Big Pier Day Artist Brief 2019
Deadline for applications 5pm Monday 17 June 2019
There are lots of opportunities to get involved with the Winter Gardens Film Festival 2019. Take a look!
2017
Artist Led Activities and Performances for Retroscope Family Archive Film Day
Saturday 29 July 2017, 11am – 4:30pm
We are currently looking for artists and performers to add to our event programme.
We have 2 opportunities for artists/designers/creative organisations/storytellers/performers to deliver interactive installations, practical workshops or immersive performances.
Download the Artist Brief
Closing date for applications: Friday 16 June 2017