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Closing date for applications: Monday 23rd February 2026Salary: £33,639&nbsp;Location: LondonReporting to: Head of Education&nbsp;This is an exciting opportunity to support arts education, helping deliver programmes, workshops, and public events within a charitable foundation. &nbsp;Freelands Foundation champions art education. Freelands Foundation believes in the intrinsic value of art and that making is fundamental. Its vision is to increase the status of art education, enable equality of access and promote material literacy. The Foundation supports this important work in formal education settings, in galleries and art organisations, and by learning through artistic practice. Its charitable programme provides vital funding through grants, awards, fellowships and residencies. It also commissions innovative action research to inform the Foundation’s future support and to help make progress across the sector. At the Foundation’s home in London, as well as online, there is a programme of lively discussions, workshops and events for teachers, artists, gallery and art professionals, alongside a growing a library of inspiring art education resources.We are seeking an organised and adaptable Programme Assistant able to work across multiple types of activities as needed to support our programming activities across the Foundation. This is an exciting new role, ideal for an enthusiastic individual early in their career, who will be applying their experience to assist the work of multiple teams, while learning about and furthering art education within a charitable foundation.&nbsp;The Programme Assistant will support the administration and running of Freelands Foundation’s in-house programme and projects with partner organisations. This includes supporting the delivery of public events and workshops, as well as assisting in the smooth operation of the Library.  In addition, the successful candidate will assist in the effective running of open calls for off-site programmes and grant application processes. Reporting to the the Head of Education, the Programme Assistant will work collaboratively alongside Freelands Foundation’s Programming, Digital, and Grant-making teams.&nbsp;What you'll be doingPublic Programme&nbsp;• Supporting the delivery of public events, workshops, and discussions across the Foundation programme.&nbsp;• Assisting the team in the planning and preparation of events and workshops, including setting up and clearing away equipment, materials and refreshments.&nbsp;• Providing operational support to the programming team during the installation and running of exhibitions.&nbsp;• Working with the Building and Operations Manager to effectively manage stock and resources across events and ensure health and safety standards are complied with.&nbsp;&nbsp;Administration&nbsp;• Monitoring inboxes and responding to email enquiries with support from the programming team.&nbsp;• Assisting with the administration of Open Calls, including filing, collating applications, communicating with applicants, and inputting data to Salesforce and Microsoft Excel.&nbsp;• Providing support in maintaining team calendars and communicating reminders ahead of key deadlines.&nbsp;• Preparing printed materials required for meetings, plus taking notes and actions to share with attendees.&nbsp;• Carrying out desk-based research on the art education sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;Library&nbsp;• Supporting the maintenance of the library, including archiving books, magazines and journals.&nbsp;• Coordinating the receipt of new acquisitions and donations&nbsp;Who we are looking for&nbsp;Essential&nbsp;• An interest in art education and arts funding, with knowledge of the wider visual arts sector.&nbsp;• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the use of Microsoft Office tools.&nbsp;• Capability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks efficiently.&nbsp;• Ability to work and communicate effectively across teams.&nbsp;• Excellent organisational skills.&nbsp;• Interest and experience working directly with the public.&nbsp;• Flexible and hard-working attitude.&nbsp;&nbsp;Desirable&nbsp;• Track record of supporting successful events and working with Front-of-House staff.&nbsp;• Experience in using Project Management, Customer Relationship Management, and Digital Asset Management tools.&nbsp;• Knowledge of Health and Safety best practice.&nbsp;Hours of work: Full-time, 40 hours per week. Typical working hours will be Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm.&nbsp;Due to the nature of the role some evening and weekend work will be&nbsp;required&nbsp;for which TOIL can be claimed.&nbsp;&nbsp;We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Freelands Foundation

Programme assistant

Closing date for applications: Monday 2 February 2026Salary: £28,000 - £31,000 dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)Location: London&nbsp;Hachette Children's group is seeking a Junior Designer to support it's award-winning fiction list.&nbsp;Hachette Children's Group is one of the UK's largest children's publishers, our mission is to make it easy for children and young people everywhere to access books and see themselves reflected. We aim to maximise our readers' life chances by inspiring a lifelong love of reading, publishing books for every stage of their journey to adulthood from Enid Blyton to Alice Oseman's Heartstopper. Hachette Children's Group is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 10 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.&nbsp;What you'll be doingAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented, motivated and creative Junior Designer to join the Hachette Children’s Fiction team in a full-time position.&nbsp;<ul><li>Reporting to the Senior Designer for Fiction/Non-fiction you’ll design a select number of titles from start to finish, as well as providing design support on others.</li><li>Working closely with the editors, Senior Designer and the Art Director you’ll also be involved in the development of existing titles, exploring formats and designing occasional marketing material.</li><li>You will need to ensure that all work is delivered to the highest standard and on schedule, and that all administration and file management is up to date and accurate.</li><li>You’ll be involved in every aspect of the design process, working closely with staff in all other departments.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking forWe are looking for a highly creative and organised Junior Designer to join the Hachette Children’s Group, working on the Fiction list on titles for ages ranging from 5-YA. The successful candidate will have excellent design and visual communication skills, as well as collaboration and project management capabilities.This is a broad and varied role, and the right candidate will embrace working closely with the editors, Senior Designer and the Art Director in the development of new and existing titles, exploring formats and designing occasional marketing material.&nbsp;We are looking for a versatile Junior Designer who is aware of current trends and likes to develop new ideas. We need you to bring a positive, can-do approach and a desire to build strong relationships with your immediate team, other departments, as well as illustrators, authors and agents.<ul><li>An understanding of good design and a passion for children's fiction is essential.</li><li>Applicants should also have an appreciation and enthusiasm for the illustrators who work within this area of the market.</li><li>An excellent&nbsp;knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is essential.</li></ul>In your application, please submit your CV, cover letter, and a PDF Portfolio of recent relevant work (which is uploaded in the cover letter section).&nbsp;What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>&nbsp;The role will be based at our London with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend your interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>&nbsp;We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Junior designer

2 Creative and Design Permanent position Opportunities