About BlueFire
BlueFire is a free open-air intercultural arts festival that takes place in Dublin's historic Smithfield Square. The festival is a non-profit social enterprise with a mission to promote social integration and cohesion amongst Dubliners across all cultural backgrounds.
Mission: Building cohesive communities through the creative power, vision, and action of youth changemakers.
Vision: A vibrant city embracing intercultural community.
What's Involved
Are you an innovator? Entrepreneur? Ambitious? Willing to throw yourself in the deep end and really learn? Interested in Festivals, Events Management, The Arts, Community Engagement and PR, Sales & Marketing? Believe in integration and equality? Then you may be interested in joining our PR & Marketing Team!
We’re currently recruiting for our Marketing team which will oversee our Marketing & PR strategy for our annual festival ‘BlueFire Street Fest’, and our organisation. Open to people from all ages & backgrounds, we’re looking for a volunteer who can help us bring our strategy to fruition.
Responsibilities include:
- Developing a marketing & PR strategy.
- Communicating with target audiences and managing customer relationships.
- Promoting BlueFire through press releases and on TV/Radio.
- Increasing brand awareness.
- Content management.
- SEO (search engine optimization) and generation of inbound online traffic.
- Managing the production and distribution of marketing materials.
- Gaining in-kind marketing support, such as free online advertising/radio ads.
What's required for this position
Would you like to see a united, inclusive Ireland? Do you want to advance our mission by ensuring everyone knows about our services? Are you eager to collaborate radically and think outside of the box? Want to learn, grow, and empower yourself? Then you’re exactly who we’re looking for!
Skills required:
- 1-year PR & marketing experience, with social media experience a bonus.
- Ability to work both in a team & on your own initiative.
- Project planning.
- Creative, with ability to work on low budgets.
- Desire to get involved in all levels of marketing – from sending direct invite emails to local youth organisations, to planning paid radio campaigns.
- Arts/ Music/ Drama
- Business/ HR/ Management
- Community Development/ Social work
- Event management/ Fundraising
- General Admin/ Office Support
- Multi-lingual/ Multi-culturalism
- Personable Skills
- PR/ Marketing/ Market Research
- Research/ Journalism/ Media
Level of English required for this role:
Intermediate English
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Minimum time commitment: 6 months
Hours required: 4hrs Weekly
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
Dublin City Centre
Screening details for this role:
- Formal Interview
- Application Form
Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:
- Support/ advice/ recognition
- Supervision
- Initial induction and training
- Insurance cover
- Ongoing training opportunities
Volunteers with the following challenges will be supported in this role
- Physical Disability
- Learning Disability
Age restrictions:
Over 18
Benefits you will receive as a volunteer
●Training & mentorship opportunities to broaden & develop your skills
●Collaborate with a diverse team, where your ideas become reality
●Connect & network with people from the community & arts sector
●Certification
●Social nights out & regular meetups
