Brockley Max Job Opportunities
Creative Producer/Community Outreach Lead
Deadline 8th January 2026
Brockley Max is an inspiring nine-day community arts festival held in venues throughout Brockley, Crofton Park, Honor Oak and Ladywell in the borough of Lewisham. The festival allows local creatives to showcase their talents, and for the community to enjoy a wide range of arts activities and entertainment.
The Brockley Max festival will mark its quarter century in 2026 with a fantastic range of events celebrating the vibrant arts scene here in SE London. As with all such community events, the festival programme relies on dedicated team members to ensure its continued success and impact. Brockley Max has grown from a handful of events to one encompassing more than 80 events each year. Due to this expansion there are now opportunities for skilled individuals to contribute their talents and make a lasting difference.
We are recruiting a Creative Producer/Community Outreach Lead to curate exciting line ups of artists and performers that include better representation of global majority, female and under 25-year-old performers based in and around our borough. These artists will perform at our two flagship events (Brockley Max’s Opening Night and Max In The Park day festival).
The scope of this role will include:
- Developing the performer line-ups for Opening Night and Max In The Park
- Promotion of the festival to diverse audiences across Lewisham
- Increasing global majority participation in the wider festival, including event organisers and volunteers
The post involves 30 days work between February and mid-June 2026. Note the person will be required to work on both Friday 29 May and Saturday 7 June as well as some days in between.
Fee: £150 per day on a freelance basis.
We particularly welcome applications from Global Majority applicants who have existing music and arts connections and networks in Lewisham.
To apply for this role, please submit a CV that includes your past relevant work and project experience and a cover letter (maximum 750 words), and a Monitoring Form to moira@brockleymax.co.uk by 8 January 2026. If invited to interview you’ll be asked to write a brief outline of where and how you’d outreach to our target audiences in Lewisham. Informal interviews will be conducted on 14 January 2026.
Please include:
- Details of recent previous employment and relevant work experience. Each previous employment should include a short description of your role alongside dates of employment and reason for leaving.
- What interests you about the post and working for Brockley Max?
- Information on how your skills, abilities, and experience match the key points in the job description and person specification.
- Your contact details of two referees. (We will only contact the referees if you are offered the job).
This post is made possible by the Brockley and Ladywell Wards NCIL support from Lewisham Council.
Creative Producer/Community Outreach Lead Job Description and Person Specification
Monitoring Form please download and complete this form, and attach to your email.
About Brockley Max
Brockley Max is organised by Max Media Arts, a not-for-profit community interest company committed to creating arts projects in the community. The festival involves and engages residents and visitors of all ages and backgrounds through family-friendly activities, exhibitions, workshops and events, making it a beacon of civic pride and neighbourliness.
Around 5,000 people came to last year’s Brockley Max festival, reflecting the area’s passion for the arts, one that is community focused, enriching lives and producing shared values. Events and exhibitions are held at more than 45 local venues in Brockley, Crofton Park, Ladywell and Honor Oak throughout the nine days of Brockley Max. The festival’s main events are the Opening Night and Max in the Park. The opening night is a legendary evening of entertainment by leading local bands, taking place in the heart of Brockley, near Brockley station on the first Friday of the festival. On the last day of Brockley Max, ‘Max in the Park’ is a family day in Hilly Fields park with children’s workshops, plus a day-long programme of music, art and performance for everyone. 115 events were held during Brockley Max 2025 over nine days.
Please contact moira@brockleymax.co.uk if you'd like to discuss the role.
Volunteer Co-ordinator This job has now closed but we're waiting on a funding decision so check back in January 2026
The Brockley Max festival needs someone to recruit, train and organise its volunteers. Max Media Arts (the non-profit organisation that manages the Brockley Max festival) is looking to recruit a Volunteer Coordinator for this key post. This is a paid role suitable for someone with comparable experience managing volunteers.
Brockley Max is an exciting and inspiring nine-day community arts festival hold in venues throughout Brockley, Crofton Park, Honor Oak and Ladywell. Now in its 24th year, the festival provides an opportunity for the local creative community to display their talents, and for the wider community to participate in a wide range of arts activities.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of Brockley Max, so the Volunteer Coordinator is an essential role.
25 days between mid March and June. Note the co-ordinator will be required to work every day of the festival 30th May to the 7th June. Fee: £150 per day on a freelance basis.
To apply for this role, please submit a Monitoring Form, a CV that includes your past relevant work and project experience and a cover letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) to moira@brockleymax.co.uk by 26th of February 2025. Informal interviews will be conducted on the 11th of March 2025.
Please include:
- Details of previous employment and relevant work experience. Each previous employment should include a short description of your role alongside dates of employment and reason for leaving.
- What interests you about the post and working for Brockley Max?
- Information on how your skills, abilities, and experience match the key points in the job description and person specification.
- Your contact details
- Details of two referees. (We will only contact the referees if you are offered the job).
Volunteer Co-ordinator Job Description and Person Specification
Monitoring Form
Background about Brockley Max
Brockley Max is organised by Max Media Arts, a not-for-profit community interest company committed to creating arts projects in the community. The festival involves and engages residents and visitors of all ages and backgrounds through family-friendly activities, exhibitions, workshops and events, making it a beacon of civic pride and neighbourliness.
Around 5,000 people came to last year’s Brockley Max festival, reflecting the area’s passion for the arts, one that is community focused, enriching lives and producing shared values. Events and exhibitions are held at more than 40 local venues in Brockley, Crofton Park, Ladywell and Honor Oak throughout the nine days of the Brockley Max.
The festival’s main events are the Opening Night, a legendary evening of entertainment by leading local bands. This takes place in the heart of Brockley, near Brockley station on the first Friday of the festival. On the last day of Brockley Max we put on an ‘Max in the Park’ family day in Hilly Fields park with children’s workshops, plus a day-long programme of music, art and performance for all the Family. Over the 9 days, 80 events are held
Please contact moira@brockleymax.co.uk if you'd like to discuss the role.