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Duration of campaign:    Starting early May for a 6-7 week campaign
Key Dates:    18th May – Proposed Press Launch
22nd – 26th June – Festival dates
Responsible to:    Festival Director

Duties & responsibilities:
- Devise and implement the 2011 press and media campaign
- The main thrust of the campaign will be focused on both a local and national level, but we would also expect impact throughout the rest of the UK.
- Attend meetings with the Festival management team as required.
- Act as the main liaison with external media sources.
- Compile a post event media report.
- Consider and recommend one-off initiatives to draw attention to festival events.

Essential:
- Proven experience of working in press, media and communications within NI.
- Excellent knowledge of NI creative industries.
- Excellent press and media contacts.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- An ability to work as part of a festival team and under the direction of the Festival Director.
- Flexibility and flair to promote both the overall festival programme as well as specific elements such as headline concerts and ChilliFest.
- Experience in delivering music and arts led online media campaigns.
- Although Open House Festival has a city centre based office, the successful candidate would ideally work from their own office.
- We envisage a 6-7 week campaign and are asking applicants to submit an appropriate freelance quotation.

Festival Info:
Now in its 13th year, Open House Festival is a not for profit music festival which takes place in the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast each year. The festival also includes the fiery food and music phenomenon, ChilliFest. Almost 20,000 people attended Open House Festival events in 2010. The Festival is organised and managed by a small team of staff who are passionate about the development of the event; the successful Press & Media Officer will be expected to work well as part of this team.

Website:
www.openhousefestival.com

How to apply:
Email a CV and quotation to info@openhousefestival.com

Deadline for applications:
Tuesday 3rd May 2011, no later than 5pm. You may be invited to attend an informal meeting/interview and the successful candidate will be expected to start shortly after .

Notes:
The successful candidate will be required to commit to all festival policies and code of conduct.
Open House Festival is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes all applications.

The background…
Breakthrough will showcase and promote emerging artists, both local and international to a young, music loving audience.  This programme of shows is a festival-within-a-festival happening alongside the 13^th Open House Festival from 22^nd – 26^th June 2011.

This is a new programme of shows which provides the opportunity to be truly creative, with no previous artwork ideas and our desire that Breatkthrough will have a unique identity, separate from that of the Open House Festival. Artists announced so far include Caitlin Rose, Marcus Foster, The Lost Brothers and Treetop Flyers, so this will hopefully give you an idea of the type of music Breakthrough will showcase.

The brief…
As before, this competition is open to anyone – professional designer, amateur doodler… as long as you’re 18 years or older. You can send as many entries as you like, and your design can be in any medium. BUT it must be original, and it can’t have been used for any other commercial purposes.  The winning piece will be used in an extensive online marketing campaign so keep this in mind while designing.

Email your design plus contact details, in a low-res format, to: info@openhousefestival.com by 5pm on Thurs 28^th April 2011.

The technical bit…
The finalists / winner will be contacted directly to submit the original artwork and receive the prizes. If the artwork is produced on a computer it must be supplied as a layered file – either Adobe photoshop or illustrator (PSD or AI). Any fonts used should also be supplied or at least referenced so we can buy a licence if required. The file should be as high-res as possible as it will be printed as large format poster (A2 + ).

If the artwork is a hand drawn / painted original produced for the festival it would be preferable to have it with no lettering on it.

The prize…
The chosen design will receive £150, 2 x tickets for Laura Marling (24^th June) PLUS 2x tickets for Fleet Foxes (25^th June) (no travel or accommodation provided) and a case of Coors Light (to be collected in person.)

The small print…
All future copyright of the artwork will belong to the festival. But don’t panic – we won’t make money out of your design. Open House is a not for profit organisation and your work will simply be used for our free marketing materials.

Good luck to ye all,
Kieran, Alison & Team Open House!

As expected, all the Early Bird tickets for Fleet Foxes went fairly sharpish yesterday so well done to everyone who managed to get one.

Remaining tickets also include ALL booking fees, VAT and ALL transaction charges. Over 16s only and tix are available as secure, bar-coded print-at-home options. Avail from openhousefetival

.com

We told you there were a few more treats and surprises in store for our loyal supporters and here is one of them – it’s a kinda reward scheme that we’ve had in place for a few years now …. – Fleet Foxes Early Bird tickets ! Yeeehahhh. Heavily discounted Fleet Foxes Early Bird tickets for our very best supporters will be available FROM 9AM TOMORROW MORNING (Fri 18th Feb) for a strictly limited period only at only £30 per ticket – that’s a reduction of a staggering £8.50 per ticket ! Over 16s only and tickets are available as secure, bar-coded print-at-home ticket-tout-free options. Available from openhousefestival.com

Are we good to you or what.

But, dearest Open House supporters, please, please hurry before the whole world finds out and they all get sold. And, as before, this ticket price includes ALL booking fees, VAT and ALL transaction charges.

More line-up announcements to come. Lovely jubbly.

Early Bird tickets for Fleet Foxes on Saturday 25th June available 9AM TOMORROW MORNING from openhousefestival.com

FLEET FOXES
(+ full line-up to be announced shortly)

Saturday 25th June 2011
Custom House Square, Cathedral Quarter, Belfast BT1

Tickets £38.50 including all booking fees, VAT and ALL transaction charges are available from 9am on Friday 18th February at openhousefestival.com

This is the Fleet Foxes’ first visit to Belfast and coincides with the release of the new album ‘Helplessness Blues’ which is out 2nd May on Bella Union

Further info from
openhousefestival.com
facebook.com/openhousefestival

OK you creative types – here’s your chance to see your artwork on the website, facebook, posters and programme of your favourite festival.

The brief…
The competition is open to anyone – professional designer, amateur doodler… as long as you’re 18 years or older. You can send as many entries as you like, and your design can be in any medium. BUT it must be original, and it can’t have been used for any other commercial purposes.

Email your design plus contact details, in a low-res format, to: info@openhousefestival.com by 5pm on Wednesday 23rd February. 

The technical bit…
The finalists / winner will be contacted directly to submit the original artwork and receive the prizes. If the artwork is produced on a computer it must be supplied as a layered file – either Adobe photoshop or illustrator (PSD or AI). Any fonts used should also be supplied or at least referenced so we can buy a licence if required. The file should be as high-res as possible as it will be printed as large format poster (A2 + ). 

If the artwork is a hand drawn / painted original produced for the festival it would be preferable to have it with no lettering on it.

The prize…
The chosen design will receive £250, two free tickets to any gig at this year’s festival (no travel or accommodation provided), a case of Coors Light (to be collected in person), an A0 festival poster and the adulation of artists and music lovers around the world. 

The small print…
All future copyright of the artwork will belong to the festival. But don’t panic – we won’t make money out of your design. Open House is a not for profit organisation and your work will simply be used for our free marketing materials.

Good luck to ye all,

Kieran, Alison & Team Open House !

I am delighted to welcome back both Napoleon to the Black Box (they played during the 12th Coors Light Open House Festival supporting Lissie) and Nathaniel Rateliff to Belfast (he also played during September’s festival- twice in fact- support Low Anthem/Iron & Wine, then headlining a SOLD OUT McHughs basement).

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM HERE

Napoleon

Having formed in summer 2009, Belfast’s Napoleon have spent the last year and a half focusing solely on their live show. Time has come however for their debut EP, Tell Me Your Industry, which is being released by WeCollectRecords and available from the launch party onwards. We expect great things for this band, both live and on record.

“quickly establish their plans for invading our hearts, a beefed up Bon Iver by way of early Radiohead guitars.” BBC ATL

Nathaniel Rateliff

Denver born Nathaniel played his sold out Irish debut as part of the 12th Open House Festival in September 2010. This debut proved that his live show matches his stunning debut album, In Memory of Loss, which was produced by Brain Deck (Iron & Wine/Modest Mouse). Having recently secured support slots with Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, The Fray and Low Anthem, it seems clear that Nathaniel has something special.

“Stark, eloquent, Johnny Cash echoes.” The New York Times

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM HERE

The good news however, is that Bangor’s Two Door Cinema Club are going to close the event with a rare DJ set. We are very excited to have these good friends involved in what is set to be a great night of music and mulled wine.

DUE TO LEE’S CANCELATION- TICKETS ARE NOW £5 ON THE DOOR.