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LIFT Opportunities Bulletin

Your local fortnightly update on the latest jobs, training, and support to start your business in tech, digital, creative and science sectors. 

Contact the LIFT team on lift.futures@islington.gov.uk if you would like to find out more about any opportunity mentioned here and to get one-to-one support, whether you are looking for your first job, career growth, to get back into work or advice on getting into a new sector of work.

LIFT Jobs, Events & Programmes: opportunities are exclusively for residents of Camden, Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets.

Get Into UX Design Programme *closing soon*

The Prince’s Trust | 18–30-year-old LIFT residents | 10-week skills programme | 20 March start | Applications close 24 February

Free 10-week skills programme geared towards helping you launch a career in User Experience (UX). What is that? Basically, what makes you pick Spotify over Apple music, or Skyscanner over Lastminute.com. It's very creative, and UX designers work to improve the 'feel' of websites, apps etc. Starting wages are £22k, but with experience the average wage is £54k. Once you have applied you will be invited to a Taster Day on 2 March, where you will get a chance to find out more about the programme and decide if it's the right fit for you. We do not have any requirement with regards to education or prior training, but you must be able to demonstrate a genuine interest for launching a career in UX.    How to sign up: Email Chyloe – Chyloe.Daley@princes-trust.org.uk  / Complete this application form Get Into UX Application Form — WYK Digital (It's What You Know.)

Technician role at Shoreditch Town Hall

Full time role 37.5 hours per week | £24,000 per annum | Fixed term to 9 July 2023 (possible extension) | Applications close 6 March

Welcoming over 70,000 people through their doors every year, Shoreditch Town Hall is a leading independent cultural, live events and community space housed in one of the grandest former civic buildings in the capital. The Technician is a key front-facing role at Shoreditch Town Hall, responsible for supporting the Production Manager on both the practical and administrative delivery of all activity including events (conference, product launches, dinners and parties, filming, and rehearsals) and the cultural programme (theatre, live music, dance, comedy, cabaret, talks, workshops and bar).  This role will involve: - To support the Production Manager on the safe and efficient realisation of all technical aspects of all events and cultural activity at Shoreditch Town Hall - To provide administrative support to the Production Manager as required - To adopt a strong health and safety culture within the venue, actively promoting safe working by all. - To keep up to date with current lighting, sound, AV and stage technology. - To work alongside and support all incoming production technical staff. If you have any questions or would like support with your application please email lift.futures@islington.gov.uk

Arsenal in the Community - Sector Insight Event 

In-person event | 28 February 10-14:00 | Arsenal Stadium Hornsey Road Islington London N7 7AJ

Arsenal in the Community are hosting a fantastic insight  opportunity for you to find out about the job roles, options, skills and support available for you to start your career in the Creative, Digital, Hospitality or Green construction sector. Brought to you by LIFT, Capital City College Group and 01 Founders. Come along and join a number of workshops including, Camera Skills, Become a Graphic Designer, VFX Video Editing, Coding Games with 01 Founders, What is User Experience and more Sign-up to participate in a range of activities and discover the variety of roles available in the sectors. We can help to get you started on your career journey.

National Careers Event – For International Women's Day

Hackney residents | In person event | 9 March 10-14:00 | Hackney Town Hall 

To commemorate International Women's Day and National Careers Week, Hackney Council and LIFT will host an exciting digital and tech-themed event at Hackney Town Hall on 9 March. The theme of the event is to encourage you to come and learn about future jobs.

A variety of employment workshops and talks will be led by women in technology. We are pleased to announce that one of our partners, Google, will be present on the day to give a talk about the world of technology. Employers such as Amazon and LinkedIn will also be present on the day, sharing advice on how to land a job.

We welcome all residents of Hackney to come and join us, this is a ticketed event so please register your place to be allowed entry. Refreshments will be provided through the evening until event close.

Funding Readiness Programme

4 week programme - Online | Starts 6 March | Apply by 27 February 

Are you looking for funding to take your business to the next level? Discover how you can raise funding for your business through grants, loans or investments with OneTech’s Funding Readiness programme. Over 4 weeks, you will get investment ready with training on pitch, finance and introduction to investors. Each session is led by experts with specialities in the UK Investment ecosystem, Pitching 10,  Business Finances and more! Eligibility - Business registered and trading for at least 6 months/a year - Business looking to raise funding between £250k to £1m - Business must have a tech element - Resident of Camden, Hackney, Islington orTower Hamlets..

Other opportunities, events and courses (these opportunities are not brokered by the LIFT team and are open to anyone to apply to)

LinkedIn Coaching session

1-to-1 coaching event | 21 March 16-17:15 | LinkedIn office (123 Farringdon Road) or virtual | Applications close 10 March 

CATALYST Assistant Sound Designer

Donmar Warehouse | Fixed term paid work | March/April to 18 June | £3,125 | Applications close 12pm 6 March Are you someone who: Has a desire to pursue a career as a sound designer and is of a background underrepresented at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre and in the wider theatre industry? We define this as artists who experience barriers to work and training due to ethnicity, gender and/ or low socio-economic background and as being D/deaf, disabled or neurodiverse. The role is an opportunity to assist the Sound Designer to realise the sound design for a Donmar production. The role is an opportunity to contribute to, and gain insight into, a professional production process and develop your skills and artistic voice. Essential criteria: - Experience of creating your own work for small-scale events or fringe productions - If you have attended university or a drama school, experience of creating your own work outside of your course - An understanding of your creative process and artistic voice - At least one element of your identity or an intersection of identities that are underrepresented at the Donmar and in the wider theatre industry

Junior Creative at Chapel

As Chapel’s Junior Creative, you will be working on the delivery of a range of projects across both digital and print channels. You must be able to concept and create original designs that not only communicate our clients’ values, but also align with our ethos of pushing creative limit.

Main skills required
- Exceptional design skills with a meticulous eye for detail
- Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Keynote & Powerpoint
- Passion and familiarity with art scene/culture/movements
- Confidence to present ideas clearly and concisely in/externally
- Ability to keep up with a dynamic and fast-moving environment
- Highly adaptable when faced with challenging situations
- A natural ‘can do’ attitude and a supportive team player.

Digital Marketing Apprentice

Where you start with Amazon doesn’t determine the course of your career, so many of our apprentices develop themselves beyond their wildest imaginations and we truly value early talent and your thoughts, ideas and contributions. Within your role you’ll be encouraged to, and inspired to, make an impact developing skills for life throughout. The apprenticeship combines working, earning a full-time salary, with fully funded part-time education. This will give you the opportunity to gain a Level 3 Digital Marketing apprenticeship standard with the advantage of gaining relevant work-life skills. Explore all Amazon Apprenticeships here.

Digital Media Assistant (Entry-level)

via DigitalGrads | Full time role | From £20,000 per annum | Applications close

Do you have a STEM background with strong maths skills and are you able to tell a story with data? Check out this Digital Media Assistant role! You will be working closely with the wider digital team, you will help manage a portfolio of client campaigns. You’ll be creating and managing digital marketing campaigns and developing strong client relationships along the way using your excellent communication skills. With a suite of insight tools, you will be monitoring and optimising the performance of digital media campaigns and producing post-campaign analysis.

- No experience needed for this entry-level role with a starting salary of £20k
- Awesome perks such as flexible & hybrid working, generous holiday allowance, ongoing dedicated training budget, healthcare benefits and more!
- Use your maths and data analysis skills to bring data to life

You might be wondering what skills you need. Well, aside from enthusiasm and ambition, you'll need a STEM background with good level of mathematics (A Level +) and data with strong Excel skills. IT literacy is essential and a problem solving mind-set will serve you well in this role.

Contact the LIFT team on lift.futures@islington.gov.uk if you would like to find out more about any opportunity and to get one-to-one support whether you are looking for your first job, career growth, to get back into work or advice on getting into a new sector of work.