We’re looking for experienced creative facilitators
to deliver their practice within our community.
Raw Material invites creative practitioners and facilitators to lead a programme which benefits members of our community.
Each term we invite artist facilitators to Pitch Your Programme by submitting a short video proposal to our termly Programme Committee, where our members select a new guest programme to run at Raw.
Pitch Your Programme creates space for experienced Creative Facilitators to:
Develop or incubate a new programme or approach to delivering their practice they’ve been working on
Build on previous experience of delivering their existing practice, but applying it in a community setting.
This pitch should be designed to deliver either a:
5-day intensive school holiday programme (10 hours maximum / 2 hours per session).
5-week programme (1 session per week / 2 hours per session).
We’re looking for facilitators with at least 2 years experience in delivering workshops in their specialist field. We’re looking for programmes that are aligned with Raw’s core activities across music, creativity and media.
Raw Material runs a variety of programmes for Young Creatives (aged 11-30) and for adults who are 18+. It is up to you whether you aim your pitch towards a specific age group.
This opportunity is NOT open to those with limited (less than 2 years) experience or those whose practice is not based in music or media.
Who is This for?
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 successful past pitch to help give an idea of what is expected.
Essential 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 Pitch your Programme at a project rate of £900.
This is calculated at £150 per session for 5 sessions, with an additional £150 for planning. Please note that if you intend to co-facilitate with another tutor, this fee will have to be shared.
Application
To apply, please complete the form below and upload your video in the application segment.
The deadline for pitches for this round has passed.
We will be hosting our next Programme Committee on Thursday 25th June. All applicants can expect to hear from us within 2 weeks after the Programming Committee has taken place.
Go to the Application Form
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, 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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If you have been successful on a Programming Committee before, you are welcome to apply again provided that your new pitch is different from your previous pitch. You may not apply to successive programming committees and instead must wait until the following term.
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A minimum of 3 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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Please fill in the application form above. In case of any issues, please contact: programmes@rawmusicmedia.org
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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.org.
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If you have been unsuccessful on a Programming Committee before, you are welcome to apply again provided that your new pitch is different from your previous pitch.