to the Raw Material Community

Be employed
to share
your creative skills

  • Raw Material invites artists, facilitators and creative practitioners to lead a programme which benefits members of our community.

  • Applicants submit a video proposal which is shown to members at Raw’s termly Programming Committee.

  • Each term, the Programming Committee selects 1 new guest programmes out of 6 video proposals to run in the new term.

What are we
Looking for?

We welcome proposals of any of the following types of programme:

  • A 4 week project (2 hours / per session) for our youngest members (11 - 16 year olds).

  • A creative, career development course (2 hours / per week for 4 weeks) for young adults (16 - 25 or 18 - 30 year olds).

  • A creative health and wellbeing course (2 hours / per week for 4 weeks) for adults or young people experiencing a mental health condition.

    Your pitch must be related to music or media. We will not consider pitches related to other art forms.

Information

  • Video Guidelines

    • Video proposals must be a maximum of limited to 2 minutes in length. Longer videos will not accepted.

    • We are limited to presenting 6 proposals at the Programming Committee, which will be pre-selected before the event. We encourage you to apply early as applications will be closed once we have received a total of 10 proposals.

    • This pitch should be designed to deliver either a:

      • A 4-day programme (2 hours / per day)

      • A 4-week programme (2 hours / per week)

  • Rate of pay

    Artist-facilitators at Raw Material receive the lead-tutor rate of £100 per session.

    Breakdown:

    • 2 hours delivery time

    • 30 minutes preparation

    • 30 minutes debrief

  • Delivery Dates

    Your project must be delivered on these dates:

    Thursdays, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

    • 7 November

    • 14 November

    • 21 November

    • 28 November

  • Application Deadline

    20th May, 11:59 pm

    • Late submissions will not be accepted.

    • All applicants can expect to hear from us within 2 weeks after the Programming Committee has taken place.

    • Please send your Video Proposal and Project Profile.

    • Please submit your video as one of the following formats MOV or MP4 format and send it via WeTransfer.

    • Your pitch must be related to music or media. We will not consider pitches related to other art forms.

Download Project Profile Template

Tips for a Successful Pitch

  • VOICE is Vital 

    Audiences are easily distracted. Use your voice to emphasise, create theatre, convey passion/emotion – avoid blandness.

  • Focus on 1 or 2 key points you want your audience to go away thinking/knowing/feeling. Thread throughout your pitch. Keep slides, message simple!

  • Structure helps maintain clarity of message, drive the pitch, and avoid awkward silences, over talking and non-verbal fillers (e.g. ‘um’).

  • Focus your ending on the audience with ‘you’ – avoid ‘I’ (making it about yourself)

    • “The one thing I want you to take away”

    • “The most important thing I want you to go away with today is XYZ…”

    • “If there is one thing I want you to remember is…”

    Link your ending back to your presentation’s main aims/points.

Below is a ‘mock pitch’ to help give an idea of a clear and concise pitch. 

FAQs

If you have any other questions, please contact Raw’s Programme Manager, Naz.

  • All pitches must be focused on music or media. We will not be considering proposals related to alternative art forms such as cooking, sewing/stitching, fashion, dance, etc.

  • Your video pitch should not exceed 2 minutes in duration. If it exceeds this limit, we kindly request that you shorten it. However, we do allow a slight leeway of up to 5 seconds.

  • All applicants will receive a progress update within 2 weeks after the Programming Committee has taken place.

  • A minimum of 2 years of facilitation experience is necessary to lead a project.

  • If you have already submitted a pitch for the upcoming/next Programming Committee, you are not eligible to attend the meeting.

  • You can only submit ONE proposal.

  • We recommend sending your video pitch through WeTransfer and providing a link to the following email address: naz@rawmusicmedia.co.uk.

  • We give preference to video formats in MOV or MP4.

    Should you require the conversion of your video into a specific format, we recommend utilising the following website: cloudconvert.com/video-converter

  • All the necessary information has been provided above, including a 'mock pitch' video. If you have any inquiries, please feel free to reach out to Naz at naz@rawmusicmedia.co.uk.