Jobs & Commissions
Current vacancies
Thank you for your interest in joining Culture Leicestershire. This page is updated weekly, current vacancies will appear below. Please visit Leicestershire County Council/Jobs for all available council wide positions.
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FILMMAKERS WANTED
Location: Various Museum, Library and other community sites across Leicestershire
Project Delivery Timeframes: Ongoing opportunities 2026–2028
Commission Amount: Varies per project
Application Deadline: 24th of August 2026
Culture Leicestershire is seeking expressions of interest from Freelance Filmmakers / Content Curators who would like to be considered for future projects. This call-out is not a commission for a specific project. We aim to establish a small pre-approved list of filmmakers who we can contact to support a wide range of projects across our Museums, Libraries, Collections and Participation services.
We are looking to work with Freelance Filmmakers with varied styles, approaches and areas of expertise. These may include, but are not limited to:
- Documentary-style filmmaking
- Project evaluation and legacy films
- Event filming and coverage
- Short-form digital content for social media
- Creative and artistic film responses
How to apply?
Please submit the following for consideration to bethany.nugent@leics.gov.uk:
- CV or summary of experience
- Short statement outlining your style and interests
- A breakdown of your day rate. (Culture Leicestershire recognises the Artist’s Union pay guidance)
- A portfolio or linked examples of previous work
Click here to view the full brief
Hinckley Library – Teen Boys’ Digital Storytelling Project
As part of our exciting fourth year of NPO activity, Hinckley Library’s working group recently came together to brainstorm project ideas for the library. After lots of lively discussion, the group have decided to commission a Creative Practitioner to lead on a digital storytelling project, co-creating a digital output for the library.
Led by the National Year of Reading 2026 target audience of Teen Boys aged 10-16, we will be working with two groups of participants: 1) Teen boys from a local SEND school and 2) Year 6 boys from a local primary school, in receipt of Pupil Premium.
Our chosen Creative Practitioner will deliver eight engaging digital workshops with this cohort, along with a celebration event to launch the final output. This project is an opportunity to enhance the participant’s wellbeing, develop their digital skills and to reconnect them to reading.
The workshops and final digital output could involve any combination of the following mediums: Filmmaking, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Music Composition, Storyboarding, Spoken Word, to name but a few. (Please note, this is not prescriptive or definitive. We would love to hear what other digital artforms you may be able to offer and your interpretation of the brief).
If you think you have the relevant experience and an exciting idea for our output, please read more:
Creative Practitioner Brief Hinckley Library CEIL 26 FINAL
A summary page can be found here:
CEIL Hinckley Library Digital Storytelling Brief SUMMARY
To apply as a Creative Practitioner please fill in:
PROJECTS Creative Practitioner EOI Form 05_NEWBRANDING
or send in a three-minute film covering all the key points to: catherine.overton@leics.gov.uk
Cultural Participation Workers within the Culture Leicestershire team manage the work of Creative Practitioners, providing support, direction, and advice. Catherine Overton is the Cultural Participation Worker managing this project. Please email or call with any informal enquiries: catherine.overton@leics.gov.uk 0116 3052507.
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