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Job Title:
Freelance Creative Workshop Facilitator (Artist Role – Comics, Zines & Social Impact)
Working Hours:
Flexible and sessional – approx.1-hours per session, approx.2-4-hours per session for longer sessions
Most workshops take place in London, with occasional sessions across the UK
Pay Range:
£30–£40 per session (inclusive of expenses)
Rates may increase for longer or specialist sessions
Job Type:
Freelance / Sessional
Location:
Primarily London — including schools, community centres, and events. Occasional sessions delivered in other parts of the UK.
About the Role:
Are you a visual artist passionate about using your creativity to inspire and make a difference?
Penificent is seeking talented freelance artists to lead our comic and zine-making workshops. These sessions empower young people to express themselves while tackling real-world issues like identity, mental health, social media, and financial literacy ,all through storytelling and illustration. Being arisit is not esstinial but could be really useful.
You’ll not only facilitate impactful workshops, but you’ll also have the chance to represent Penificent at Comic Con events, collaborate with fellow creatives, and even have your work featured in our published comics and online content.
Key Responsibilities:
�� Lead comic and zine-making workshops in schools and community spaces
�� Help participants create original characters and stories around social themes
�� Use art to spark dialogue and build confidence
�� Prepare and manage workshop materials (resources provided)
�� Support feedback collection and session reflections
�� Ensure a safe, inclusive creative environment and follow safeguarding policies
Essential Skills & Experience:
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Demonstrated art skills (digital or traditional)
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Experience leading or supporting creative sessions or youth workshops
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Passion for visual storytelling and creative education
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Strong communication and organisation skills
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Committed to inclusion, creativity, and making an impact through art
Desirable:
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Experience with comics, zines, animation, or sequential storytelling
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Previous work with young people or in community-based roles
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Willingness to travel across the UK
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Interest in collaborating on Penificent’s comics, animations, and live events
What We Offer:
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£30–£40 per session will be more depending on length of session (inclusive of prep and expenses)
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Comic Con involvement — help us represent Penificent, cosplay characters, and engage with fans
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Opportunities for your artwork to be featured in published comics and animations
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Access to a growing artist network and potential paid commissions
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Training and creative freedom within our proven workshop structure
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Flexible freelance work with social purpose
To Apply:
Email us your CV and a short message about why this role excites you along with a portfolio or 3–5 samples of your art work
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, especially those whose lived experiences reflect the issues we explore through our comics.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
We are looking for individuals to join our Board in 2025. In recent years we’ve increased and diversified the membership of the Board including the launch of our Associate Board Member programme in 2023. We are looking to continue this work with dynamic and committed people to support further growth and development, building on our achievements.
We want to recruit new Board Members, alongside an opportunity for two Associate Board Members.
Being a Board Member
Board Members play an integral role in providing robust governance and stewardship, in externally supporting future development through advocacy with regional, national and international stakeholders, potential funders and partners from the public and private sectors. Board Members benefit from working with a small, creative and enthusiastic team on the strategic development of the organisation.
What is an AND Associate Board Member?
We have developed a 12 month programme for two Associate Board Members. These roles will work alongside the AND Board of Trustees, and have been designed as a development programme aimed to support potential candidates who do not yet have (sufficient) board-level experience, or the required availability, but have the passion and potential to be a future AND Board member.
The Associate Board Member roles have been created to support individuals who are currently under-represented in the cultural sector, providing greater access to training opportunities, and to add further diversity and richness of perspective to the organisation.
Associate Board Members will:
- bring unique experience from their field of expertise
- share our passion for new ideas and artforms
- place inclusion and engagement at the heart of our culture and vision
- be provided with relevant shadowing, mentoring or training opportunities to support their skills development over 12 months
- attend quarterly AND Board meetings (without legal responsibility or voting rights)
- have the opportunity to apply to become a Board Member after 12 months
It is not necessary to have governance/board-level exposure or experience, but a general understanding of how boards work is required.
If you feel that you don’t quite meet the person specification in the recruitment pack but you’re excited and interested in the opportunity, please get in touch following the application process outlined below.
Joining the AND Board as a Trustee
We are currently looking for individuals to join the AND Board with experience in the following areas:
- Strategic Regional Public Sector Knowledge
- Environmental Sustainability
- Charity Finance
- PR / Digital Communications
- Regional commercial business knowledge across the creative sector, immersive and digital technologies
This isn’t an exhaustive list, and we’re interested in hearing from anyone who believes they have skills or experience to positively contribute to the organisation. We’re also looking for candidates interested in exploring a Vice Chair role with a view to future succession planning for AND Chair. We’re committed to opening up opportunities to people who are currently under-represented in the cultural sector, and we particularly welcome applications from candidates from ethnically diverse backgrounds, Disabled candidates and candidates under 30.
What is it like to be on the AND Board?
Read an interview with our Trustees Sam Bompass and Katie Moffat about being on the AND Board.
About AND
AND is an arts organisation known for creating radical, site-responsive projects at the intersection of art, technology and digital culture.
Working across the UK and internationally, AND commissions artists to explore the social, environmental and ethical implications of emerging technologies. Our portfolio includes large-scale outdoor artworks, exhibitions, research programmes, residencies, online projects and our flagship AND Festival — a nomadic biennial bringing cutting-edge digital experiences to diverse locations.
Our work often takes place in unexpected settings, from post-industrial towns to natural landscapes, creating space for bold experimentation and critical reflection. At our core, we champion interdisciplinary collaboration and are committed to inclusive, sustainable practices that challenge what is considered ‘normal’ in culture today
Practical Details
AND’s Board currently meets for a minimum of four times a year, through a mix of online, and in person meetings in Manchester (UK). There are additional, occasional meetings and sub-committee groups which can be attended via video call. We are particularly interested in hearing from North-based candidates, especially those with regional public sector or commercial business expertise, although we are open to applications from candidates from across the UK.
This is an unpaid role. You’ll need to commit around a day a month to the role. AND will reimburse reasonable travel expenses to meetings in full.
How to apply
- Read our AND Board Membership Recruitment Pack or our AND Associate Board Membership Pack
- If you’d like to speak informally about becoming an AND Board Member or Associate Board Member, you are welcome to request a conversation by Friday 30 May 2025
- Following this, we ask for a CV along with a short written statement (max 1 page) / video (max 3 minutes) to be submitted by Midnight Sunday 22 June 2025 with AND BOARD MEMBER ROLE or AND ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBER ROLE as the subject field.
- Complete an Equal Opportunities Form (submitted anonymously)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.