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Arts Emergency x The Other Art Fair | Job Opportunity - Assistant

Arts Emergency is looking for a Young Community member to work as an assistant at The Other Art Fair.

Arts Emergency is The Other Art's charity partner 9-12 October. This involves having a stall that will display Arts Emergency information, sell merchandise, take donations and sell artworks by artists involved in the fair.

The role
This role involves assisting Arts Emergency's Head of Communication to: 

  • set up the stall
  • represent Arts Emergency by talking to fair attendees about our work
  • taking donations and payments for sales of artworks and merchandise
  • help pack down the stall

The successful candidate will need to be available to work on the following days / times:

  • Thu 9 Oct, 3pm-9pm (stall set-up and fair opening day)
  • Fri 10 Oct, 4pm - 9pm
  • Sat 11 Oct, 1pm - 6pm
  • Sun 12 Oct, 1pm - 7pm (stall pack-down and fair closing day)

Breaks will be included in the timetable.


Salary
The successful candidate will be paid the London Living Wage - £13.85 p/h. This is approximately £304 in total, but will be confirmed depending on hours of work completely.


Location
The location of The Other Art Fair is Truman Brewery, F Block, 11 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR*
*Travel costs will not be reimbursed.


Why apply
This is a great opportunity to:

  • get behind the scenes of how an international arts fair is run
  • network with creatives
  • see a variety of artwork from a range of disciplines
  • learn and practise communications skills
  • get a job role and a reference to add to your CV

How to apply
To apply complete the form below and submit by Tue 16 Sep 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to have an informal online chat with the Head of Communications about the role and confirm details. We will aim to notify the successful candidate by Mon 22 Sep 2025.

IMPORTANT: Please only apply for this role if you are part of the Arts Emergency Young Community.

If you have any questions please email press@arts-emergency.org 

Arts Emergency x The Other Art Fair
Job Opportunity

Please Note: Arts Emergency will contact the successful applicant by Fri 20 Sep 2025.