Freelance Workshop Leader
At Sparks we're passionate about potential. Through innovative workshops, courses and events, we help children and teenagers to develop creativity, gain in confidence, and to fall in love with film.
We are looking to meet new workshop leaders to help deliver our range of Saturday sessions, after school clubs and holiday projects.
Workshop leaders have the confidence and charisma to lead engaging workshops, they are responsible for planning, delivery and evaluation of Sparks workshops, as well as editing of the films made by our participants.
We would like to meet with people with good availability for freelance projects that take place at weekends.
Duties include:
Planning, delivering and evaluating a range of fun, creative and practical workshops for 5-18 year olds
Editing exciting, compelling and creative video projects
Meeting, reporting to and reflecting on practise with Sparks management team
Friendly and responsible care for children during workshops
Workshop delivery support tasks as required
The ideal candidate will be
Great with children
Able to demonstrate experience of planning and delivering creative workshop activities for children
Able to represent Sparks and its brand values of fun, fairness, inspiration and a hands on approach
Able to demonstrate a passion and active interest in film and short film
Confident, creative, organised and a great team player
Desirable but not essential:
Experience of film production
Experience of video editing
Candidates should demonstrate a passion for film, creativity, confidence, intuition, good communication skills, team working skills and an aptitude for technical operation.
The role is a freelance one, and successful candidates will be invited to join our workshop pool, and then offered specific projects that are the best match for them.
As this is a self-employment role, candidates will be responsible for their own NI and tax obligations.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure, and attend at least one day of compulsory induction training.
At Sparks we're passionate about potential. Through innovative workshops, courses and events, we help children and teenagers to develop creativity, gain in confidence, and to fall in love with film.
We are looking to meet new workshop leaders to help deliver our range of Saturday sessions, after school clubs and holiday projects.
Workshop leaders have the confidence and charisma to lead engaging workshops, they are responsible for planning, delivery and evaluation of Sparks workshops, as well as editing of the films made by our participants.
We would like to meet with people with good availability for freelance projects that take place at weekends.
Duties include:
Planning, delivering and evaluating a range of fun, creative and practical workshops for 5-18 year olds
Editing exciting, compelling and creative video projects
Meeting, reporting to and reflecting on practise with Sparks management team
Friendly and responsible care for children during workshops
Workshop delivery support tasks as required
The ideal candidate will be
Great with children
Able to demonstrate experience of planning and delivering creative workshop activities for children
Able to represent Sparks and its brand values of fun, fairness, inspiration and a hands on approach
Able to demonstrate a passion and active interest in film and short film
Confident, creative, organised and a great team player
Desirable but not essential:
Experience of film production
Experience of video editing
Candidates should demonstrate a passion for film, creativity, confidence, intuition, good communication skills, team working skills and an aptitude for technical operation.
The role is a freelance one, and successful candidates will be invited to join our workshop pool, and then offered specific projects that are the best match for them.
As this is a self-employment role, candidates will be responsible for their own NI and tax obligations.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure, and attend at least one day of compulsory induction training.
- Experience
- Required
- Languages
- English – Advanced
- Employment
- Part-time
- Schedule
- Holiday Workshops
- Salary
- £20 – £21 hourly
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Filmmaking Camps for children • 1-10 Employees
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Inspire the next generation of storytellers! At our filmmaking school for kids, you’ll teach creativity, teamwork, and camera skills—while making a real impact. Join us and help young voices bring their ideas to life through film.
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