Paid steward opportunity for We Are Warriors during May, deadline 26 April

We Are Warriors at Bristol’s Redcliffe Caves, 2024. Photo by Manuel Vason

Dreamy Place and videoclub are supporting In Between Time to present We Are Warriors during Brighton Festival in May. We are looking for stewards to support the delivery of the event and welcome visitors. Deadline to apply is 25 April.

In May, In Between Time are staging We Are Warriors in the Cab Road tunnel beneath Brighton Railway Station in collaboration with Brighton Festival and Dreamy Place.  We Are Warriors is an immersive sound and light installation led by over 100 women, girls, trans people, and non-binary voices. Each visitor is invited to create and place a light in tribute to someone who has been lost or silenced, transforming the dark space into a sanctuary.

Stewarding Opportunity

In Between Time (IBT) are looking for stewards to support the delivery and audience engagement for this work. The contract is for 3 weeks between the 10May and the 25 May 2026. If you are personable, enjoy helping artists realise their ambitions, interested in collaborating on unusual events in unconventional spaces, and are passionate about audience engagement and inclusion, we’d love to hear from you.

Details

Dates: 10/05/26 – 25/05/26                  

Location: The Cab Road tunnel, Trafalgar St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4ED (The Cab Road tunnel entrance is located across from The Prince Albert pub on Trafalgar Street)

Pay: Real Living Wage (£13.45 per hour)                  

Shifts: 9 hours (with a 30-minute unpaid break). Option of 4 or 10 shifts spread between 10/05/2026 – 25/05/2026 with the possible option of additional hours to be confirmed.

You will need to be in Brighton during the delivery of We Are Warriors.

The Role

  • Provide a warm welcome to the public to the Cab Road tunnel and ensure visitors are following event guidelines 
  • Provide information about We Are Warriors, the Cab Road & In Between Time.
  • Show visitors how to make a light for the installation.
  • Look after the artwork, replacing lights and redistributing them throughout the space.
  • Support the audience to safely engage with the space and the work, ensuring safe numbers of audience in the space and out of bounds areas are not accessed.
  • Record numbers of people visiting the installation and collect audience feedback.
  • Handle donations from the audience.
  • Be the eyes and ears around the piece: informing your point of contact immediately in the event of damage to the artwork, in the instance of any health and safety or security issues arising, and of any other emergencies that may occur.
  • Maintain a welcoming ‘front of house’ space (ticketing area) to greet members of the public and manage donations.
  • Support public engagement through flyering at the door, erecting signage around the installation and nearby Brighton locations.

Skills

  • No formal experience or qualifications are required, however previous work with the public or as a steward is preferred.
  • We require stewards to be friendly, confident and engaged with the exhibition and our audience.
  • Organisational skills to support volunteer rotas.
  • First aid trained preferred but not essential. If you have a current first aid certificate, please mention this in your application.
  • DBS certificate holder preferred but not essential. If you have a current DBS certificate, please mention this in your application.

A full briefing will be provided, including information on the work and managing audiences in the space.

Applicants must be available for training on the 10 and 11 May.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this role, please send an email including the following:

  • a short email introducing yourself and your experience
  • your CV and
  • your availability across the dates and number of shifts (4 or 10) you would be willing to work

Send this to: beau@inbetweentime.co.uk

You may apply with a short 3-minute video to introduce yourself instead of a written introduction. Please email a link of the video to beau@inbetweentime.co.uk

Video call interviews will take place on 28 April, we are unable to offer interviews on any other date.

Deadline: 25/04/26 at 5pm (You will be contacted on 26 April with the outcome of your application)

Our commitment to diversity

In Between Time is working towards creating a team that represents the diversity of the UK. We are committed to inclusion for everyone regardless of race, gender, disability, culture, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Our programme and governing board strongly reflect this commitment, and we are working towards ensuring that people with a diversity of experiences are represented in our team. To help us monitor our progress and accountability we ask you to complete equality monitoring questions as part of the application.  We are committed to putting procedures in place to ensure the working environment is supportive for everyone. 

Contract status and eligibility

This is a freelance / self-employed role. The successful applicant will be responsible for their own tax, National Insurance, insurance, and pension contributions. This role does not constitute employment.

We cannot sponsor work visas. This position is open to people who have the right to live and work in the UK. This includes international students or other internationals who have a valid visa permitting freelance or self-employed work in the UK for the duration of the contract.

About In Between Time 

In Between Time is an arts charity committed to nurturing the live art ecosystem for artists, audiences and participants in the UK.   

Our vision is to inspire everyone to imagine the world as it could be. To ignite radical hope through transformational art for a future we both need and desire.  

Collaboration sits at the heart of what we do, connecting artists with people, stepping aside to offer co-creation and shared ownership of creativity. We are fearless, seeking out urgent, unheard voices to explore, reflect and empower the drive for change.