Communities and Outreach Manager

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Communities and Outreach Manager, Pollinator Pathmaker

LAS (Light Art Space), Berlin

Reports: Curator

Freelance

Start date as soon as possible

6-month freelance contract

16–24 hours per week

About LAS

LAS is a Berlin-based art foundation that brings together art, technology and science. Committed to new ways of presenting art, LAS commissions experimental projects, both physical and digital, in unconventional spaces. LAS is dedicated to future thinking and light is the foundation’s guiding principle – a symbol of imagination, discovery and innovation. More information: lightartspace.org.

LAS seeks a Community and Outreach Manager for its upcoming commission Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: Pollinator Pathmaker.

Project Description

Pollinator Pathmaker is a series of living artworks and participatory projects conceived by artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and launched in 2021.The artworks take the form of gardens which prioritise the needs of pollinators over humans or aesthetics. Ginsberg has developed an algorithm-based planting tool that determines the design of the gardens, each one custom-made for the needs of local pollinators. The project draws attention to gardens as interfaces that connect humans with bees and other endangered pollinators, and opens up wider conversations about climate change, environmental crisis, anthropocentrism and our planet. LAS will launch the first international garden in spring and summer 2023 at a prominent location in Berlin. LAS is collaborating with the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin to adapt the project to the local context, and to offer a broad audience a range of educational programmes focussing on pollinators and their role in our ecosystem. The LAS garden is accompanied by a participatory project calling on local communities to make their own gardens to support the pollinator population. Ginsberg’s planting tool is freely available via the webpage pollinator.art.

Responsibilities

Relationship building and management with community stakeholders and local partners in regular meetings and check-ins and through engagement with their community activities
Management of financial and planting support for funded community-made gardens
Working with the Leadership team and the Museum für Naturkunde on advocacy campaigns, including engaging political stakeholders on both municipal and federal levels
Working with the Curatorial, Production and Museum für Naturkunde teams to plan, manage and realise public programmes within budget and timelines. These may include talks, performances and receptions.
Regular alignment with the Museum für Naturkunde on school partnerships
Working with the Communications team, providing assistance in co-ordinating videography of garden planting with community partners

Qualifications

3 or more years work experience in community outreach and advocacy
Experience engaging political and public figures in campaign-building initiatives and events
A strong professional track record in working with audiences of all ages, backgrounds and abilities
Experience in planning, budgeting, scheduling and implementing programmes

Person Specification

Based in Berlin
Native German speaker
Oral and written fluency in English
Maintains connections with cultural institutions in Berlins and internationally
Interested in art and ecology
Invested in accessibility and accommodating the needs of diverse audiences, participants and contributors
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work a flexible schedule

Working for LAS

LAS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building an inclusive and supportive environment for all.

The Communities and Outreach Manager role is to be undertaken in Berlin and includes a combination of remote and onsite working in Mitte and neighbourhoods around the city.

Compensation

Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Please provide salary requirements with your application.

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover letter in a single Word or PDF document saved as the candidate’s first and last name by sending an email to jobs@lightartspace.org by 20 March 2023. Please inform us if you require an alternate application format.