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Name Fiona Cole
Job Title Arts Ambassador Officer Company Cumbernauld Theatre When did you start your job? December 2007
What does your job actually involve?
| work with a team of volunteers to build relationships with individuals and communities from all walks of life, and to break down any barriers that impede attendance. We attend local community events such as premieres
to promote the theatre to the public. I also run a team of young ambassadors who chose our Youth Arts Month event Locked In by Half Moon Theatre Company, a hip hop theatre production coming on October 25th.
Best/worst aspects?
It can be tricky keeping track of all the different things ambassadors are doing, but seeing their enjoyment at special events is tremendous. It’s also exciting to see bigger, more diverse audiences trying out works by interesting new artists.
What did you do before you started this job?
I trained as a theatre director at RSAMD, freelanced
in professional and community arts and then took
some time out to travel. Career highlights include a professional development trip to Namibia and South Africa and winning the Arches Award for Stage Directors in 2003.
What’s the host way to get a job like yours?
Have a passion for the arts and get out there and live
it - see shows, volunteer for organisations whose work you admire, and above all, keep seeking out different opportunities. I don’t think many careers officers have “Arts Ambassador" in their books, but you never know what’s out there!
If you could, what advice would you give to a young Fiona at the start. of her career?
Hang in there... the people who make it in the arts have stamina!
And finally . . _.
What’s the: mos-ii original idea you’ve used to get people: through the (ioor zit Cuirihernaulrl Theatre? Free Fererro Rocher for ambassadors’ guests! Though our Christmas production of Aladdin is looking so good, l don’t think we’ll need to tempt audiences in with ambassadors’ chocolates!
Website www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk
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We're busy preparing for the 2009 edition of The List's annual Eating & Drinking Guide and we'd like to hear from anyone with suitable research and writing skills who would be interested in being part of the team working on the guide.
We are looking for reliable contributors capable of composing sharp, concise and original reviews of eating establishments to tight publishing deadlines. You will need to display thoroughness and accuracy in gathering information, and we would expect to see evidence of your knowledge of food and drink in general, as well as your familiarity with the eating out scene in Glasgow and/or Edinburgh. You will also need to have reliable access to email and the web and be computer literate.
All work is on a part-time, freelance basis in January, February and March 2009. The work is generally conducted in the evenings and at weekends.
To apply. please write to us, including the following: ° a covering letter explaining your suitability as part of the Eating & Drinking Guide team. ' a one-page CV. with relevant experience highlighted. ° two samples of your work: I) a ZOO-word write-up of a restaurant. cafe or bar you have visited recently in a private capacity, written in a style similar to the entries found in The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008; 2) a second write-up, or another example of your writing, preferably published.
Applications should be sent to:
Personnel,
Eating & Drinking Guide 2009
The List. I4 High Street, Edinburgh EHI ITE
email personnel@list.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Monday 3rd November 2008
The List is an equal opportunities employer
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