We are currently recruiting for two Directors for our glamorous, exhilarating and hotly anticipated 2013 Fashion Show.


It is a charity event but also a business initiative. The show itself will be taking place on Thursday 21st February 2013 – however, from now until then a large amount of preparation will need to take place.


The Directors are responsible for the running of the entire Fashion Show so please consider how you would manage a 25-person team, a 60 person model group and a supplementary support team. Enthusiasm, drive and commitment is essential.

You will need to possess a variety of skills in order to execute this role. Do you have:


- exceptional organisational skills?
- a business mind?
- a creative flair?
- the skills to lead a team?
- efficient time management skills?
- strong negotiating skills?
- exemplary communication skills?


If all of these statement apply to you please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you would be suitable for the role to generalevents@leedsrag.org.uk by 18th April.


Please include any past experiences that may be relevant to the role, and a description of how you would execute this role. Interviews will then follow shortly afterwards.

Our Community Fund is a pot of money that we distribute in grants to charities. The fund usually stands at around £5,000-£7,000, though by negotiating the generous donation of paid library fines during RAG Week from the University of Leeds, in addition to a number of our events exceeding their fundraising targets, the fund this year stands at a minimum of £23,000.


We will be donating grants of either £500, £1,000 or £1,500 to charities who are sucessful in the application process. The fund aims to support smaller charities who do not benefit from regular donation. Therefore, we are unfortunately only able to accept applications from charities with an annual turnover of less than £150,000.

To apply and for more information please visit our Community Fund page. The application window closes on Friday 30th March at 5pm.

Day One

Let the hitching commence! #raghitches yfrog.com/h0buxphcj

— Samantha Kelly (@Sami_Kelly) February 2, 2012

Forgot my toothbrush #RAGhitches

— Oliver Craig Roberts (@OliverCraigRob) February 2, 2012

Just finished our first hitch to the ferry port in hull and met the best people! #raghitches

— Jessica McCready (@JessMcCready) February 2, 2012

We’re really excited to announce the launch of our Official Fashion Show 2012 website. The award-winning show is coming to Leeds University Union on the 23rd February 2012.


Head to the page to know more about the show, the Fashion Show Committee, exclusive backstage pictures and more. The website is designed and created by our talented Website Developer Jonathon Block.


You can also like the Fashion Show on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to get the latest as it happens.

Soundwave Festival, the culmination of our event ‘Race to Soundwave: Hitchhike to Croatia‘, is changing this year. Here’s what you need to know.

Location

The biggest change this year will see Soundwave moving to a new home in Croatia – The Garden, Tisno – keeping all the things we love about Soundwave, but bringing some changes too:


- The Beach Stage: remains for dancing in the glistening adriatic listening to your favourite DJ’s,


- The Main Stage: (slightly bigger in capacity than previously) is now set in a beautiful tree lined area of parkland in the centre of the site just moments from the seafront,


- Boat Parties: The Garden Tisno has its very own dock so if you’ve taken our advice and grabbed tickets for the twice daily boat parties, you can walk from Main Stage to boat in seconds. The Kornati Islands are only a short distance away so expect stunning scenery and sunsets on your voyage!


- Barbarellas Discotheque: is perhaps the biggest change. Last year, due to capacity, people had to be turned away from the nightclub but the new and improved Barbarellas has room for everyone to dance in the warm moonlit night until the early hours.


The new location doesn’t affect accommodation availability – there’s an onsite apartment village and camping for those who want to be as close to the action as possible, whilst a short walk around the bay there is an abundance of beds in the stunning setting of Tisno.

First Line-Up Announcement

The first of the headline acts will be announced in the New Year to join this first wave of confirmed artists:

Anchorsong // Craig Charles // Dele Sossimi – A Tribute To Fela // DJ Yoda // Ghostpoet // Gilla // Hidden Orchestra // Mr Thing // Matthew Halsall // Olugbenga (Metronomy) // Tanya Auclair

Line-up announcements will continue to be made in the run up to the festival.

What Now?

If this sounds good to you (it definitely sounds good to us!), and you’re interested in traveling to this unforgettable festival for free by hitchhiking across Europe, look out for our Intro Meetings in January by liking the hitch on Facebook below, and head over to our dedicated page here.

We want you to help us run one of the most memorable night in the Union’s calendar – The 2012 Fashion Show. We’re recruiting for our Support Team which will be made up of a number of roles that are listed below.

If you’re interested in any of the roles and would like to apply, please email Darcy at rfs2012productionteam@hotmail.co.uk by 2nd December. Please state clearly in the subject of the email which position/positions you are applying for (really important!).

About the Support Team

This team will consist of 5 Production Executives, 2 Junior Production Executives, 2 Technical Production Executives, 2 Lighting Assistants and 20 Production Assistants and 30 Dressers. These roles are varied in both time commitment and responsibility but they will all be great fun. Technical Experience is compulsory for the technical roles and events experience is preferred though not compulsory for all other roles.

Roles

Production Executives

The Production Executive role will be spent working closely with the Production Manager and other members of the committee, liaising with external production companies and continually working to keep our expenditure as low as possible through research and innovative approaches. The Production Executives are responsible for the organising and overseeing of rehearsals.


On the night itself, Production Executives will be responsible for managing certain areas of the event; you will be in charge of a small team with specific timings and objectives. You will be logical, reliable and organised with excellent time management and commitment to delivering a great show. You will be professional and approachable, good at getting the best out of people and available to commit to regular meetings. You will ideally have events experience (preferably at a senior level) though this is not compulsory.

Junior Production Executives

The chief role of the Junior Production Executive will be to run the backstage area on the night. This role requires the ability to clearly understand a brief and to deliver, logical thinking, excellent people skills and, most importantly, a calm nature under pressure.


In the run up to the event, you will work closely with the team at all production meetings to ensure a full understanding of the workings of the show, you may be required to help production research and to assist with rehearsals. You will be logical, reliable and organised with excellent time management and commitment to delivering a great show.


This role is slightly less demanding of your time than the role of Production Executive but it is no less important and requires the same level of dedication.

Technical Production Executives

We are looking for two people with experience in sound and lighting to join our team. In the run up to the show, you will be required at various production meetings and you will then act as production team representatives on the night working with our external technical team. It goes without saying therefore that teamwork is an essential skill and technical experience is compulsory.


You will be excellent at communicating with others, at following a brief and available for all rehearsals as well as the show. You may be called on to lend technical support at various fundraisers leading up to the show depending on the event itself, you should be available for this too.

Lighting Assistants

You must have experience with lighting to apply for this position. We need two people to run manually operated spotlights during the show itself. You will be working closely with the Technical Production Executives as well as the external technical team and, likewise, will need to be available for various fundraisers, final rehearsals and of course the show itself. You will have high levels of concentration and be committed to delivering a good show, you will be organised and good at following instructions.

Production Assistants

Production assistants need to be motivated, efficient under pressure, logical and creative. You will be required to assist at all fundraising events in the lead up to the show as well as the set up of the show itself. You will be required to assist at final rehearsals and during the show.
It is vital that you are able to commit to the time demands of this role, they will be very small initially but it is highly likely that we will need a full or nearly full team of Production Assistants all day on Wednesday 22nd February 2012 and all day on Thursday 23rd February 2012, we can of course make some timetabling allowances.


During the show itself, some Production Assistants will remain in their role while others will be chosen as VIP hostesses, ushers and vendors though this will be arranged nearer the time. It is imperative that the importance of this role is not underestimated; you will be responsible for everything that the guest sees on the night and it will be a hugely rewarding experience. We will work as a close-knit team and we will have a lot of fun together.

Dressers

Dressers are responsible for ensuring that the models arrive on the catwalk fully clothed- an important job. In the run up to the event you may be required to assist at the larger fundraising events and you will be expected at final rehearsals. You will work closely with the Stylists and the Model Managers as well as the Models so good teamwork is a must as well as excellent levels of communication, a calm head under pressure and good efficiency- the model area on the night is guaranteed to be hectic and it is the dressers who need to remain focussed.

Social

Come and have a chat about anything to do with the climb at the Pack Horse pub on Tuesday 15th November from 7pm . Hope to see you there!


Email leeds1@kilimanjaro.childreach.org.uk if you have any questions or want to find out more.


Don’t miss out on this amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”

Leeds RAG are changing the face of men’s health at the University of Leeds this Movember.


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There was unprecedented demand for our first Speed Dating of the academic year as we sold out within two days.


If you got a ticket, RSVP as attending on the event here. If you were out of luck this time, look out for our next Speed Dating coming up in the new year!


Check back next week for all the news, gossip, love and pictures from the big night. x