to young people at Raw Material
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?
This year, we’re seeking proposals of intensive programmes for Children (11-16) and/or Young People (16-25). An intensive programme takes place for 5 sessions over a single working week (5 days) and each session is 2h in length.
Your pitch must also be related to music or media in order to be considered.
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.
Rate of Pay
Raw Material offers £100 facilitation fee per session. Please note that if you intend to co-facilitate with another tutor, this fee will have to be shared.
The breakdown of this fee is as follows:
2 hours delivery time.
30 minutes preparation.
30 minutes debrief.
Delivery Dates
Dates for delivery to be agreed.
Application Deadline
23:59 / Friday 31st January 2025
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 complete and submit the Project Profile (below) along with your video as one of the following formats MOV or MP4 format and provide a URL link via WeTransfer.
Please send your Video Proposal and Project Profile to programmes@rawmusicmedia.co.uk.
Download the Project Profile
Tips for a Successful Pitch
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VOICE is Vital
Audiences are easily distracted. Use your voice to emphasise, create theatre, convey passion/emotion – avoid blandness.
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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!
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Structure helps maintain clarity of message, drive the pitch, and avoid awkward silences, over talking and non-verbal fillers (e.g. ‘um’).
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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
& Rules
If you have any other questions, please contact Raw’s Programme Team.
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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.
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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.
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Sure! We will allow for stylised and edited video pitches. Just make sure your pitch meets the requirements.
Your video and audio, especially your speech, should be clear. Our in-house editors may not fix any visual or audio issues present in your video. Video submissions with bad visual or audio quality may be rejected and you may be asked to resubmit.
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All applicants will receive a progress update within 2 weeks after the Programming Committee has taken place.
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A minimum of 2 years of facilitation experience is necessary to lead a project.
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If you have already submitted a pitch for the upcoming/next Programming Committee, you are not eligible to attend the meeting.
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You can only submit ONE proposal.
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We recommend sending your video pitch through WeTransfer and providing a link to the following email address: programmes@rawmusicmedia.co.uk.
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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
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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 our Programmes Team at programmes@rawmusicmedia.co.uk.