Applications Now Open for 22nd Annual Paprika Festival

Are you a young or emerging artist interested in trying something new, deepening your artistic practice, and creating new work alongside a community of peers? Join us to see your ideas come to life with the 22nd annual Paprika Festival!

We are inviting young and emerging artists under 30 to apply to our six free professional development programs for the 2022/2023 season. At Paprika, artists lead their own creative process with the support of their peers and professional mentors. Programs begin November 2022 and culminate in a performing arts festival of new works by young artists at the Native Earth Performing Arts Aki Studio in May 2023.

This year’s programs include: 

Indigenous Arts Program facilitated by Brefny Caribou

Playwrights Unit facilitated by Bilal Baig

Directors Lab facilitated by Philip Geller

Design Lab (lighting design focus) facilitated by Echo Zhou

Creators Unit (collective creation) facilitated by xLq

Creative Producers (for IBPOC, LGBTQ2SIA+ women, trans and non-binary artists) facilitated by Kitoko Mai

Explore all six available programs here and click through to apply. This year, we are inviting applications from young and emerging artists based in the GTA area. Programs will be delivered online and in-person in theatres and offices across Toronto.

Applications will be accepted through multiple mediums including audio, video, pdf attachment, or text box entry. We’re dedicated to make this application work for you (so that you can make your work!). If you need additional or alternative accommodations, please email Community Programming Producer Cheyenne Scott at cheyenne@paprikafestival.com.

Paprika seeks to lower barriers for all its programs. This year, we are offering transportation support when requested, food and snacks at program events, as well as a $600 participant honorarium. 

In consideration of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the health and safety of participants, facilitators, and staff is our greatest priority. All Paprika participants, staff, facilitators and guest artists are required to present valid proof of full vaccination, and must have received an additional dose/booster within the last 6 months as recommended by the Public Health Agency of Canada before attending any in-person events. Masks will be worn by all attendees for all in-person program activities and rehearsals. 

Indigenous artists who are interested in participating in the Indigenous Arts Program may also participate in an additional program stream and will receive full support through both programs. These artists will have the option to return for a second year of project development through IAP. If you have any questions about the Indigenous Arts Program, please feel free to email Cheyenne Scott, the Community Programming Producer at cheyenne@paprikafestival.com

All artists are encouraged to apply to as many programs as interest them. Currently, only the Indigenous Arts Program allows artists to participate in another Paprika program in the same year.

Deadline for all applications is October 3rd, 2022 @ 11:59 PM EST

Paprika Festival is hiring a Communications Producer to join our team! This annual contract is an opportunity to lead the marketing strategy of a week-long festival of live performances, created and performed by young and emerging artists. 

Application Deadline: Monday August 1, 2022, 5PM
Contract Dates: August 22, 2022 – June 30th, 2023
Position: Communications Producer
Fee: $10,000 (approximately 500 hours over the course of the contract)
Region: Downtown Toronto, ON
Term: Contract

Job Description

The Communications Producer is a part-time role responsible for working with the Paprika team to plan, implement and manage marketing, publicity and graphic design efforts leading up to and during the Festival (May 2023). This position offers an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership role in promoting and marketing a youth performing arts festival. The successful applicant will also have excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work well on a team, some knowledge of marketing strategy, and a passion for the performing arts. Basic graphic design abilities are needed (Canva graphics are great!)

Paprika is a youth-led, youth-run theatre festival. We welcome learning on the job, and encourage applicants with no marketing experience to apply for this role. If you are a producer, administrator, stage manager, designer, writer, or any kind of artist with an eye for design and a passion for social media interested in a career as an artsworker, this opportunity is also for you!

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Plan, create & execute a marketing plan for the festival that spans print, digital, and social media with input from the General Manager, and Artistic Producer.
• Ongoing design/development of marketing materials and assets for the Paprika Festival and ancillary events.
• Ongoing social media activity spanning our social media including regular Paprika updates, engagement with the Toronto theatre community and our current social media following.
• Draft, edit, and proof all components of the Festival program guide and additional copy as required.
• Contribute to concept and planning conversations including branding, marketing and social media plans.
• Contribute to website content including: drafting copy, suggesting edits, archiving previous Festival information, creating new Festival landing page.
• Manage online communications: participant call for submissions, social media postings, newsletters & website updates.
• Coordinate photography coverage of all Paprika events, including rehearsals.
• Ongoing participant correspondence, including gathering of promotional information for Festival shows and mentorship on creating show blurbs and artist bios.
• Write press releases with support from General Manager, and lead liaising with Toronto media in the promotion of Paprika events
• Draft copy for Festival ads, manage social media ads. 
• Act as main liaison between the Festival and Printer. 
• Attend all staff meetings; attend post-festival debrief.  

IMPORTANT DATES

• August 2022: Training and on-boarding (15 hours)
• September – October 2022: Call for Participants Campaign. Managing the social media, print, and PR aspects of launching our call for participants and advertising our programming. (120 hours)
• November – December 2022: Regular social media updates including announcing participants, year end development campaign. Creation of Festival marketing plan. (50 hours)
• January 2022 – March 2023: Preparing participants for Festival marketing through workshops and communication. Preparing and collecting assets for Festival Marketing Campaign, including coordinating with participants, photographers, graphic designers, and media contacts to lead up to the festival. (120 hours)
• April – May 2023: Festival Campaign Live. Managing the social media, print, and PR aspects of marketing the festival. (150 hours)
• June 2023: Transition meeting and archival documentation. (20 hours)
• Year-round: Bi-weekly staff meetings, website updates, regular newsletters. Advertising for #HotTopics Community programming, regular social media updates including engagement with community partners. (25 hours)

NOTE: The candidate shall be available to work the hours and fulfill the duties as detailed.  Paprika and the candidate acknowledge that hours are flexible, which may result in an increase during busy periods and a decrease during slower programming periods.

YOUR QUALITIES + EXPERIENCES:

• Pays attention to detail and is self-motivated with an eye for design
• Has confidence managing detailed project plans and keeping multiple digital assets and logos organized
• Likes setting and meeting deadlines and working with a budget
• The type of person who loves meme culture, a good social media campaign, strong branding, or TikTok trend
• Has previous experience with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, and/or Photoshop
• Will feel comfortable supporting emerging artists in the process of creating marketing and publicity material for their projects
• You identify as a strong writer, clear communicator, good storyteller, and/or a people-person who can adjust communication to reach different audiences
• Confident in maintaining and keeping track of multiple email threads and conversations with suppliers, artists, partners, and coworkers.
• Has experience with copywriting, website maintenance using WordPress or similar platform, and Mailchimp (or is eager to learn)
• Has training or experience in marketing, communications, public relations, theatre, visual arts, and/or arts administration
• Ideally is under the age of 30, or considers themselves an emerging arts administrator
• Has a knowledge of Toronto theatre and media landscape,  and/or feels confident in their ability to make connections (the idea of sending a cold call email sounds fun!)
• Has a passion for youth leadership, mentorship, and professional development in the performing arts
• A demonstrated dedication to accessibility and inclusion in your personal artistic practices and a passion to continuing to grow in these areas
• The ability and dedication to be a powerful, active advocate for Paprika Festival, and young and emerging artists at large within the industry and wider community

HOW TO APPLY:

Please send us the following:

• Resumé
• Cover letter or short video (under 3 minutes) detailing why you would be a good candidate for this position
• Example document work sample of previous graphic design work and copy writing in a single PDF. Ideally, work samples should include 1-2 visual assets (eg: poster, social media post, promo graphic, logo, etc.) and 300-500 words of copy writing (eg: a press release, announcement, promotional blurb, etc – can be a mix of multiple pieces.). Examples from work in different sectors are welcome. 

Email your application to Julia Dickson, General Manager, via julia@paprikafestival.com with the subject line: “Communications Producer – [YOUR NAME].”  

Applications are due by 5PM on August 1, 2022

Organization Description

For the past 21 years, Paprika Theatre Festival (Paprika) has been the home of the emerging artist. We are a year-round, youth-led performing arts organization celebrating the work of young and emerging artists. Paprika programs include a strong focus on mentorship and training, and we are guided by the four core values of accessibility, artistic development, community, and youth leadership. Our educational programs include: Creators Unit, Playwrights Unit, Directors Lab, Paprika Productions, Indigenous Arts Program, Design Lab, and the Festival Creative Producers and Administrators. These programs run between October and May, culminating in an annual Festival. For more information, please visit, www.paprikafestival.com.

ACCOMODATIONS & ACCESS

Please email if you require a short extension — our hard deadline for applications is 11:59PM Wednesday August 3, as applications will be reviewed the week of August 1, with interviews scheduled the following week.

You are welcome to email Julia (julia@paprikafestival.com) with any accommodations, requests, or questions about the application – we would be happy to accommodate any application process that showcases your capability, and interest in this role. 

Paprika is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Paprika is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Paprika will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, colour, religion or belief, sexuality, gender expression, family or parental status or any other legally protected grounds. Paprika encourages applicants of all ages. 

Paprika is a youth-led theatre festival. We prioritize applications from those under 30 and from equity-seeking communities.

Paprika Festival is hiring a Production Manager! This annual contract is an opportunity to lead the production planning of a week-long festival of live performances, created and performed by young and emerging artists. 

Application Deadline: Sunday June 26, 2022, 5PM
Contract Dates: August 1st, 2022 – June 30th, 2023 (5 hours of training to be scheduled in July 2022)
Position: Production Manager
Fee: $6000 (between 250-300 hours over the course of the contract)
Region: Downtown Toronto, ON
Term: Contract

Tech and Festival week will be May 8th – 21st, 2023 at the Native Earth Performing Arts’ Aki Studio in Artscape Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park (585 Dundas St E). The Aki Studio Booth is not accessible to mobility devices.

The Production Manager also provides mentorship and support for Paprika participants as they bring their projects to life, facilitating a Technical Theatre Workshop, creating the festival tech schedule, creating the festival schedule in collaboration with the AP, working with our venue partner, assisting festival participants in hiring designers and stage managers, and providing resources for design and production. 

Paprika is a youth-led, youth-run theatre festival. We welcome learning on the job, and encourage applicants with no production management experience to apply for this role. If you are a stage manager, designer, arts administrator, director, producer, or technician interested in a career in Production Management, this opportunity is also for you!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead production planning of the 22nd Annual Paprika Festival, including: scheduling of tech and festival week, management of technician hours/payment calculation, facilitation of all participant tech rehearsals and communication with participants leading up to the festival. 
• Collaborate with Native Earth Performing Arts in-house Technician to ensure their needs are met, Paprika abides by all venue regulations and protocols, and that the spaces are set-up and returned to neutral.
• Act as Production Stage Manager during the festival and tech weeks.
• Participate in the hiring process for the Backstage Coordinator Position.
• Act as the lead contact and mentor for Festival participants regarding production needs. This includes but is not limited to: organizing and sharing resources for set, props, LX, costume and sound design, assisting participants in building their Qlab bundles, advising participants on how to use and schedule their tech rehearsals, helping to connect participants with stage managers and/or designers if needed, and mentoring them in professional conduct in a festival setting.
• Collaborate on the planning of and lead execution of a Technical Theatre Workshop (date TBD) in consultation with the Artistic Producer, Festival Lighting Designer and Design Lab Facilitator.
• Lead the planning of and execution of a Festival Production Meeting for all participants (date TBD) in consultation with the Artistic Producer.
• Participate in all 5 Training Days and in collaboration with the Artistic Programs Manager and Artistic Producer. Prepare and facilitate production-related activities and discussions with participants as needed. 
• Provide technical support for online and in-person community events and #Hottopics (5-6 to be scheduled throughout the year).
• Ensure all participants and staff understand the safety protocols of the festival venue.
• Full presence and participation in tech week (May 8 – 14, 2023) and festival week (May 15 – 21, 2023).
• A demonstrated dedication to accessibility and inclusion in your artistic practices and a passion to continuing to grow in these areas.
• An interest in working with young people of all abilities from all cultural and economic backgrounds.

ABOUT THE PAPRIKA FESTIVAL:

For the past 21 years Paprika Festival has been a year-round youth-led performing arts organization celebrating the work of young and emerging artists. All of the programs include a strong focus on mentorship and training, and are guided by the four core values of accessibility, artistic development, community and youth leadership. Paprika’s educational programs include Creators Unit, Playwriting Unit, Directors Lab, Design Lab, Indigenous Arts Program and Creative Producers. These programs run between November and May, culminating in the annual Festival. For more information, please visit our website, www.paprikafestival.com.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please send us the following:

• Resumé
• Cover letter or short video (under 3 minutes) detailing why you would be a good candidate for this position
• Example document showcasing your ability to organize and schedule for a production environment (a previous production schedule, production budget, crew costing, show report, calendar, etc.). Examples from work in different roles or school projects (design, communications, administration) are welcome. Please feel free to redact any confidential information from past projects as necessary.

Email your application to Julia Dickson, General Manager, via julia@paprikafestival.com with the subject line: “Production Manager – [YOUR NAME].”  

Applications are due by 5PM on Sunday, June 26, 2022.

ACCOMMODATION & ACCESS:

Please email if you require a short extension — our hard deadline for applications is 11:59PM Monday June 27, as applications will be reviewed the week of June 27, with interviews scheduled the following week.

You are welcome to email Julia (julia@paprikafestival.com) with any accommodations, requests, or questions about the application – we would be happy to accommodate any application process that showcases your capability, and interest in this role. 

Paprika is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Paprika is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Paprika will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, colour, religion or belief, sexuality, gender expression, family or parental status or any other legally protected grounds. Paprika accepts applicants of all ages. 

Paprika is a youth-led theatre festival. We prioritize applications from those under 30 and from equity-seeking communities.

Paprika launches its first ever by-donation festival with 13 live performances and community events online and in-person from May 16-22, 2022

Toronto, ON – Paprika Theatre Festival, recognized as one of the most critical launching pads in Toronto’s theatre ecology for young and emerging artists, is thrilled to announce the 21st annual Paprika Theatre Festival. Kicking off on May 16, this year’s festival will feature a combination of in-person workshop presentations, community discussions, staged readings, and live-streamed community events and workshops. Nineteen young and emerging artists will be showcased, offering a glimpse into the exciting future of Canadian theatre. The Paprika Festival runs May 16 to 22, 2022, with in-person events occurring at Native Earth Performing Arts’ Aki Studio, and online community events taking place through Zoom, Facebook Live, and YouTube. All festival events are by donation. Learn more about this year’s programming and participants, and purchase tickets here. 

“Over the past nine months, Paprika’s participants, facilitators, staff, festival team, and a whole network of mentors and guest artists have been imagining and re-imagining their projects, programs, rehearsals, creation, the festival, and theatre itself. Like everything and everyone these days, we have been faced with constant change, and this year’s artists have embraced it, folding change into their process in magnificent and graceful ways.” – Keshia Palm, Artistic Producer

“After two years of digital presentations, we are thrilled to return to the Aki Studio with the support of long-time partner Native Earth Performing Arts to present this year’s in-person programming. This festival also marks the beginning of a transformational relationship with The AMY Project to make a greater impact for young people and emerging artists in our communities.” – Julia Dickson, General Manager

Festival highlights include: 

• For our first in person public gathering in over two years, join us for an Opening Night Party sharing food and drink with the community in the Daniel Spectrum Courtyard, featuring a short outdoor concert by Paprika alumna Rebecca Hope.
• The Directors Lab, facilitated by Philip Geller, features Ahlam Hassan’s presentation of The Gaza Mono-Logues, performed by arrangement with Iman Aoun of Ashtar Theatre, and Siena-heesoo Jang’s presentation of CLOVER, a collectively devised piece sparked by the question: “What is my responsibility and purpose as an immigrant on Turtle Island?” 
• A presentation of isi bhakhomen’s new play BOOM!, a story about three young girls’ epic journey of friendship, pain, and magic.
• This year’s Indigenous Arts Program was facilitated by Cheyenne Scott, where participants Jordan M. Burns, Samantha Sutherland, Ethan Keyes, and Natasha Advani Thangkhiew fostered methodologies that embrace their unique relationships to land and story. Festival presentations share their discoveries through dance and theatre.
• The Creators Unit, facilitated by xLq (Jordan Cambell & Maddie Bautista), explores the end of the world, or at least the one we know, in cepheloparty! a two hour durational piece which invites the audience to come and go as they please, experiencing the piece in their own way.
• The Playwrights Unit, once again facilitated by Bilal Baig, will present a triple bill of 30 minute excerpts of new works by playwrights Maezy Dennie, Ethan Keyes, and Tanaz Roudgar. These readings will be presented in-person and online via YouTube Premiere.

Ahmed Hegazy, Jenna Geen, and Alex Cameron from the Design Lab will collaborate with participants in the festival to provide sound design for the Directors Lab and Productions presentations, with guidance from their facilitator Deanna H. Choi.

The Festival Creative Producers + Administrators Program, facilitated by Kevin Matthew Wong, is made up of a talented group of performing artists from across the GTA including Fatima Adam, Nidhi Baadkar, Jordan M. Burns, and Yago Mesquita.

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Community programming:

This year, we’ve curated a series of #Paprika21 Festival digital offerings celebrating new work by young and emerging artists, and exploring workshops and topics centring around this year’s festival theme of (re)imagining process. Kicking off the festival is a digital Emerging Artist Unconference on May 16 at 4PM EST, co-facilitated by Paprika Festival and Nightwood Theatre. Inspired by Nightwood Theatre’s Feminist Unconferences, this Unconference uses the theme of this year’s festival, (re)imagining process, as a launch pad into idea generation, collaboration, and collective design for the future of theatre. Young and emerging artists across Turtle Island are invited to listen, lead and dive deep at this hierarchy-smashing, participant-driven unconference. 

Other digital community events include a Morning Meditation on May 18 at 11:30AM EDT with artist-scholar and food consultant Aisha Lesley Bentham. In “Feeding Performance”, Aisha shares a recipe and teachings from the intersection of cooking and performance. #HotTopic: Directors Roundtable on May 19 at 3:00 PM EDT brings #Paprika17 alumni Karthy Chin and Christopher Manousos together to reflect on professional development, the many directions an artistic career can take, and enjoying the ride. Tickets to all online festival events can be reserved here. 

In person Community Events include an Opening Night Party in Daniels Spectrum Courtyard on May 17 at 7PM EDT, and an invitation to #MeetPaprika21, an informal mixer with artists and staff of this year’s festival. 

#HotTopic: What Can Indigenous Look Like? with this year’s cohort of Indigenous Arts Program participants will follow the presentation of What Can Indian Look Like? on May 21 at 7:00 PM EDT.

The Indigenous Arts Showcase on May 22 at 4:30 PM EDT will close the #Paprika21 Festival.

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“This year, our training programs took place online, and in a hybrid online/in-person model. What’s on offer this May is a selection of works-in-process, panel discussions, readings, workshops and gatherings, developed over the past nine months in Zoom rooms and theatre spaces. Some offerings are digital, while some welcome you into physical space. Wherever you are, we are excited to invite you to the (re)imagining process.” – Keshia Palm, Artistic Producer

“As the home of the emerging artist, Paprika is more committed than ever to building professional development opportunities that allow young and emerging artists to flourish and succeed in the theatre industry. We are energized by the connection and collaboration these artists have found through Paprika during these unpredictable times. Their willingness to innovate and create new work within these parameters, while continuing to question and reimagine inherited processes for theatre-making, production, and performance, will propel the theatre industry into exciting, uncharted territories. Join us in celebrating twenty-one years of the Paprika Festival, where the future of theatre begins.” – Julia Dickson, General Manager

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Twitter – @PaprikaFestival 

Facebook – @PaprikaFestival 

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#Paprika21

FESTIVAL | Learn more about this year’s programming and participants here.

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Paprika Festival | Established in 2001, Paprika runs year-round professional training and mentorship programs that culminate in a performing arts festival of new work by young and emerging artists. Paprika Festival gratefully acknowledges the support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, and Department of Canadian Heritage. The Paprika Festival is also made possible by the RBC Foundation. To join our community of donors to support the next generation of theatre artists, visit www.paprikafestival.com/support.  

Native Earth Performing Arts | Founded in 1982, Native Earth is Canada’s oldest professional Indigenous theatre company. Native Earth is dedicated to developing, producing and presenting professional artistic expressions of the Indigenous experience in Canada. Through stage productions (theatre, dance and multidisciplinary art), new script development, apprenticeships and internships, Native Earth seeks to fulfill a community of artistic visions. It is a vision that is inclusive and reflective of the artistic directions of members of the Indigenous community who actively participate in the arts.

The AMY Project | Founded in 2005,The Artists Mentoring Youth (AMY) Project is committed to transforming the arts landscape by providing accessible, affirming performing arts training & creation programs for women and non-binary youth from equity-seeking communities. With the mentorship of professional artists, AMY participants learn to tell their stories with honesty, integrity, and artistic rigor.

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The Paprika Festival gratefully acknowledges support from the following:

Government Funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council

Department of Canadian Heritage

Impact Partner: The AMY Project

Festival Partner: Native Earth Performing Arts

Festival Sponsor: RBC Foundation

Festival Incubator Sponsor: TD Bank Group  

Company in Residence: Theatre Passe Muraille

Program Partners: Soulpepper Theatre Company, SummerWorks Festival, Tarragon Theatre, T.O. Live, Why Not Theatre

Printing Partner: Eva’s Initiatives

Community and Industry Partners: Toronto Fringe, Paul Butler + Christopher Black Foundation, Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund, University of Toronto – Department of Drama, Theatre, Performance Art, Charles Street Video, Nightwood Theatre, Factory Theatre

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For more information and to arrange interviews, please contact: 

Julia Dickson (General Manager) — julia@paprikafestival.com

Paprika Festival is looking to engage an Indigenous Arts Showcase Administrator for the 21st Paprika Festival in May 2022! This short term contract is a great opportunity to connect with Indigenous artists, flex your administrative skills, and host an in person event with the full support of a festival team. 

This contract involves the planning and execution of the following events: 

• Collaborate with Interim Indigenous Arts Program Producer Cheyenne Scott on the curation of the Showcase, including the artists, theme, discipline, and genre. We’re down for anything, from dancing, to opera, to spoken word, to a staged reading, to drag. The purpose is to celebrate Indigenous talent, and we welcome you to bring your experience and interests to the coordination of this Showcase!
• Coordinate scheduling and communication with Showcase Artists
• Attend the IAP Showcase tech rehearsal on Thursday, May 12 from 5:15-7:45PM at the Aki Studio
• Facilitate and host a (1) hour long performance(s) in the Aki Theatre on Sunday May 22, 2022 from 6:15-7:15PM (closing the festival) with support from Artistic Producer Keshia Palm

The fee for this work is $750.

About the Paprika Festival:

Paprika Festival is a youth-led professional performing arts organization. We run year round professional training and mentorship programs that culminate in a performing arts festival of new work by young artists.

• We generate opportunities for young artists to lead their own creative process with the support of their peers and professional mentors.
• We set the stage for young artists to have their voices heard in a setting that is supportive and also dependent on critical response.
• We ensure that young artists are well equipped to find employment in diverse cultural industries and to become our successors.

How to Apply:

Please send a resume (no need to create a custom resume for the role – whatever you have handy is great!) along with an email sharing in a few sentences what interests you about this position, and your connection to Indigenous Arts to Keshia Palm, Artistic Producer at keshia@paprikafestival.com with the subject line: “Indigenous Arts Showcase Coordinator”. Your application will be reviewed by Keshia and Cheyenne Scott, Indigenous Arts Program Facilitator and Interim Producer. Applications are due by 5PM on April 22, 2022

Paprika is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Paprika is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Paprika will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, colour, religion or belief, sexuality, gender expression, family or parental status or any other legally protected grounds. Paprika encourages applicants of all ages. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process.

Paprika is a youth-led theatre festival. We prioritize applications from those under 30.

Paprika Festival is looking for Volunteer Ushers for the 21st Paprika Festival in May 2022! Connect with young and emerging artists, experience the Paprika Festival from the inside, and best of all — join us in celebrating the future of theatre! 

The Festival will run from May 17-May 22, 2022 at the Native Earth Performing Arts’ Aki Studio in Artscape Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park (585 Dundas St E). The Aki Studio is fully accessible for both patrons and performers. 

Sign up to volunteer between May 17-May 22, 2022 using this easy form: https://airtable.com/shruBDCpJVJPKyu57

To arrange for a phone or email application, email Keshia (keshia@paprikafestival.com) with the Subject Line: Volunteer Ushering Phone Call. You are welcome to email Keshia with any other accommodations or requests – we’d love for you to get involved in this year’s festival.

Come join as the Backstage Coordinator for #Paprika21! This is a great training opportunity for emerging Assistant Stage Managers, Stage Managers, and folks interested in Festival Production.

Application Deadline: April 8, 2022, 5PM
Start Date: May 9, 2022 

End Date: May 22, 2022
Position: Backstage Coordinator
Honourarium: $750.00
Region: Downtown Toronto, ON
Term: Contract

Organization Description

Paprika Festival

For the past 21 years Paprika Festival, has been a year-round youth-led performing arts organization celebrating the work of young and emerging artists. All of the programs include a strong focus on mentorship and training, and are guided by the four core values of accessibility, artistic development, community and youth leadership. Paprika’s educational programs include Productions, Creators’ Unit, Playwriting Unit, Directors Lab, Design Lab, Indigenous Arts Program and Festival Creative Producers + Administrators. These programs run between October and May, culminating in the annual Festival. For more information, please visit our website, www.paprikafestival.com.

Role Description

Reporting to the Production Manager and Artistic Producer, the Backstage Coordinator will oversee the backstage elements of the 21st annual Paprika Festival. This opportunity supports the Production Manager’s portfolio, and will work closely with other members of Paprika’s Technical team. This position offers an excellent opportunity to gain hand-on experience working on Stage Management within a live performing arts festival. All candidates are encouraged to apply, but the ideal candidate will be an early-career, emerging arts worker with a passion for Festival work.  

Contract dates: May 9-22, 2022

Role:

• Attending the entire Paprika Festival tech and performance weeks (May 9-22, 2022), at Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas St E) in reference to the Tech Schedule (final version to be confirmed). 
• One 1-hour meeting with AP, GM, and PM before May 8th
• Assisting as needed for the entire run of the shows (including change-overs). 
• Making sure events are running smoothly backstage.
• Liaising with all teams beforehand to ensure that a complete list of participants/team members for each piece is available with contact information. 
• Checking which team members need to be present for show call times and ensuring that they have arrived. 
• Managing artist sign-in during the Festival
• Understanding emergency evacuation procedures and enacting if required. 
• Notifying the Production Manager and Artistic Producer if anyone is missing. 
• Liaising with the Production Manager and Artistic Producer about any concerns backstage.
• Helping all productions set up and strike.
• Being a point person for participants backstage.
• Making sure all participants are following safety standards backstage.
• Reporting any safety concerns to the Production Manager and Artistic Producer immediately
• Giving participants stand by calls.
• Making sure audience members do not enter the backstage area. 
• Performing show-specific duties as required, including but not limited to: opening doors for actors, helping with quick changes, helping to carry set pieces during switches, etc. 
• Reviewing and acting in accordance with Paprika’s Child Safety Policy, Covid Safety Policy, and Respect Policy

How to Apply:

Please send a resume and cover letter detailing why you would be a good candidate for this position in a single PDF.

Please send your single PDF to Julia Dickson, General Manager, via julia@paprikafestival.com with the subject line: “Applicant, Backstage Coordinator.”  Applications are due by 5PM on April 8, 2022

Paprika is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Paprika is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Paprika will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, colour, religion or belief, sexuality, gender expression, family or parental status or any other legally protected grounds. Paprika encourages applicants of all ages. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process.

Paprika is a youth-led theatre festival. We prioritize applications from those under 30.

Want to join a community of young and emerging artists making new work? See your ideas come to life with the 21st annual Paprika Festival!

We are inviting young and emerging artists under 30 to apply for our seven free training programs. At Paprika, artists lead their own creative process with the support of their peers and professional mentors, culminating in a performing arts festival of new works by young artists in May 2022.

Explore all seven available programs here and click through to apply.

Applications will be accepted through multiple mediums including audio, video, pdf attachment, or text box entry. We’re dedicated to make this application work for you (so that you can make your work!).

For this year’s digital hybrid season, we will be offering a mix of in-person and online training opportunities. Paprika encourages artists from across the country to apply to Festival Creative Producers + Administrators and Playwrights Unit, which will be delivered entirely online.

In consideration of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our remaining programs will be offered online with the intent to transition to in-person program delivery in Spring 2022 where possible and when sensible, and in accordance with public health directives. This does not include Playwrights Unit and Festival Creative Producers + Administrators, which will be delivered online. Paprika Training Days and the company-wide meet & greet will take place digitally.

The health and safety of participants, facilitators, and staff is our greatest priority. This year, Paprika encourages applications from artists exploring work that can be encountered digitally, one-on-one, by small audiences, or through multiple mediums. Paprika will work with participants to create a learning and action plan that meets their objectives, capacity, and access needs. 

Indigenous artists who are interested in participating in the Indigenous Arts Program along with another Paprika program stream will receive full support through both programs, and will have the option to return for a second year of project development. More details can be found here.

All artists are encouraged to apply to as many programs as interest them. Currently, only the Indigenous Arts Program allows artists to participate in another Paprika program in the same year.

Deadline for all applications is October 3rd @ 11:59 PM EST

Toronto, ON. (May 17, 2021) – The Paprika Theatre Festival Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Julia Dickson as Paprika’s new General Manager effective immediately, and Keshia Palm as Paprika’s incoming Artistic Producer effective June 14. Reporting to the Board, Dickson and Palm will work jointly to lead a staff of emerging arts leaders to facilitate programming for the next generation of artists. They join the Paprika Festival following the previously announced planned departures of GM Daniel Carter, and AP Kanika Ambrose.

Celebrating 20 Years of Paprika

The Paprika Festival is thrilled to be celebrating their 20th Anniversary, and as such the festival has been extended to span two-weeks (June 1-13, 2021) in order to offer more programming than ever before! Opening Night (June 4) will be hosted on Gather.town, allowing current Paprika participants to socialize with donors, staff, alumni, and the community-at-large. Attendees can log on and interact as 8-bit avatars for a celebratory virtual dance party. To reminisce about the last two decades, Paprika has created a video series called 20 Questions — a series of conversations that connect current Paprika participants with artists from previous festivals, reflecting on their experiences and how Paprika has shaped their life and career. Interviews will be available to watch on Youtube and feature Rinchen Dolma, Rob Kempson, Britta Johnson, and Rosamund Small. Lastly, the Festival Creative Producers + Administrators (FCPA) program is facilitating a Thyme Capsule. By collecting contributions from participants, staff, facilitators, and mentors from across the country and beyond, the participants will capture and preserve a snapshot of the unique moment we find ourselves in during this 20th Anniversary. 

Participant Premieres Go Digital 

As Paprika shifts the 20th Anniversary Festival to a digital format, the participants will each be “premiering” their projects over the course of the two-week festival. Returning artists from last year’s festival have adapted their pieces as short films, which include: J+A Collective’s Not Your Mija, Abigail Whitney’s Que Sera, Sera, Aly Gouveia’s Furpose + Punction (with design by Emily Townshend), Rochelle Richardson’s Bertha Mason (with design by River Oliveira), and Rose Goodwin’s all-Trans cabaret and talk show Rose’s Buds. There will be digital performances of Ori Black’s Summer of Semitism and Maher Sinno’s Mhajjir مهاجر, as well as readings from Directors Lab participants Malika Daya (Letters from My Grandma) and Rahaf Fasheh (How We Fall in Love). The Creators Unit, who have been collaborating across time zones, will be inviting audiences to Canada’s Next Chopped Model Minority, an interactive, reality TV cooking competition where contestants mix, mash and mince their way to being Master of the Melting Pot.  

Audio Experiences 

Paprika is excited to offer a variety of audio experiences during this year’s festival. The Playwrights Unit have written and recorded a series of audio plays, facilitated and directed by Paprika alumni Bilal Baig. The participants developed these pieces with support from professional playwriting mentors (Raf Antonio, Marie Beath Badian, Leah-Simone Bowen, and Adam Lazarus). Returning artist Jess Goldson will premiere Waves of Knowing, an audio story highlighting the experiences of sex workers and what they’ve learned about themselves through their work. Lastly, Nathaniel Hanula-James (Festival Creative Producers + Administrators) shares documentary-style podcasts featuring artists in conversation. These auditory experiences will be available throughout the festival and offer an exciting alternative to visual offerings. 

Largest Indigenous Arts Program To Date

Paprika 20 features the largest Indigenous Arts Program to date, featuring 5 Indigenous women developing work as part of the 2-year program. From Medicine Duets, a dance films by Sophie Dow, to Songbird, a new musical by Rebecca Hope, to Mirror, a multi-disciplinary project by our first ever international Indigenous Arts Program participant Natasha Advani Thangkhiew, this year’s Indigenous Arts Program features artists from across Turtle Island and beyond and many diverse methods of storytelling.

The festival also includes the 2nd Annual IndigArts Takeover as part of the 20th Anniversary Festival. Curated by IAP Producer Jay Northcott, this weekend of programming (June 4-6) will include an opening ceremony sharing circle with Harry Snowboy, an IndigDrag Showcase featuring drag artists from across the country, and an alumni reading from Theresa Cutknife’s new play, Talk Treaty to Me.    

Feeling Connected with Community Programming

Keeping with the year-long commitment to creating community experiences during this isolating time, Paprika is continuing the #HotTopics conversation series and Community Workshops throughout the two-week festival. These events strive to offer moments of connection for Paprika artists and the wider community. The festival will introduce Morning Meditations, curated by Paprika’s Artistic Programs Manager daniel jelani ellis, to give space for introspection and self-reflection. All community events are open to the public and strive to bring people together to learn new skills, discuss urgent topics, and imagine the post-pandemic future.

#HotTopics include: 

• BE SEEN and BE HEARD: The Tech of Creation with G.R. Gritt 
• Content Creation + Digital Dramaturgy with Elena Belyea
• What does it mean to be an “Emerging Artist”? (Guests TBD)

Community Workshops include:

• Body and breath in landscape, a self-guided audio experience by Andrea Nann
• Introduction to Odissi with Bhavna Pani (in partnership with Thespo in India)

Morning Meditations include:

• Mindfulness with Ken Hall
• Interplay with Rehana Tejpar
• Self-Car for Arts Workers with Lilia Leon

As part of Paprika’s partnership with TPM for the 20th Anniversary, community programming also includes Centre Court, a new online youth arts program created by TPM with outreach partner Scadding Court Community Centre. Twelve young artists from the community are working with poet Sheniz Janmohamed, theatre artist-producer Kevin Matthew Wong, theatre artist April Leung, and artist-dramaturge (and Paprika alumni) Merlin Simard to explore the vibrant world of artistic creation for 8 weeks, culminating in a work-in-process showcase at the festival.

Key Information about the 20th Anniversary Paprika Festival

Dates: June 1–13, 2021 
Location: Fully online, at paprikafestival.com
Cost: FREE | Some events require registration.

#Paprika20 Digital Program Guide + Schedule: Will be available on the website soon!

Get Social: @PaprikaFestival | #Paprika20

Access: All pre-recorded videos will be Closed Captioned. Live-streamed events will have Auto-Transcribed Captions or Live-Transcribed Captions. Any questions or access requests can be sent to Brendan Kinnon (Festival Producer) at brendan@paprikafestival.com 

COVID Safety: All content was filmed or recorded in accordance with the Ontario and City of Toronto Public Health protocols. 

For Media Inquiries: 

Emma Westray — Paprika Festival Communications Manager 
emma@paprikafestival.com 

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20th ANNUAL PAPRIKA FESTIVAL LINEUP

For more information and a full festival schedule, visit our website.

Summer of Semitism

Summer of Semitism is about four friends who have grown up together going to Jewish summer camp. Now, in their early 20s, they’re taking on the responsibilities of Head Staff and are in charge of running their beloved home away from home. When an act of anti-semitism hits the camp hard on its first day, the friends are left to pick up the pieces before their campers arrive.

Ori Black — Producer, Playwright + Performer
Emma Ferreira — Director
Ashley Frederick — Stage Manager
Hershel Blatt, Wayne Burns, Tom Shoshani — Performers

Mhajjir مهاجر

Mhajjir and Luca have to make a tough decision when Luca gets a placement in Lebanon, 2 years after the port explosion. Meanwhile, Mhajjir receives an unexpected visit from his childhood best friend from Beirut. A story of love, grief & immigration.

Maher Sinno — Playwright + Producer
Liana Bdéwi — Director

MIRROR

MIRROR blends together different storytelling mediums including theatre, film, animation, and voice acting to take the audience on a journey that demonstrates the universality of emotional experiences. 

Natasha Advani Thangkhiew — Creator, Director, Writer & Performer
Aman Khandelwal — Dramaturg (Theatre) & Performer
Deacon — Dramaturg (Film)
Mateen Missaghi, Ezequiel Garcia — Cinematographers & Editors
Hannah Palmier Blizzard, Rafael Medici — Animators 
Alexandra Floras-Matic, Kate Counsel — Performers

Songbird

Songbird is steeped in music that ebbs and flows with the life and memories of Migize, an Anishnaabe girl who attends a residential school and lives to become a mother, grandmother and young singer/songwriter and guitarist in 1960s Canada. The play begins at the end of her life and displays her trials and tribulations as she comes to terms with her traumatic experience at residential school, the loss of her best friend to suicide, and the anger and hurt she feels towards the Canadian government and RCMP for attempting to “kill the Indian” in children like her. Music becomes her tool to escape. But can she heal?

Rebecca Hope Gouthro — Creator & Performer

Medicine Duets

Medicine Duets is a ritual illustrated through dance, music and film.  An individual falls into a chaotic haze, losing sight of balance and stillness.  Calling upon the Ancestors of Turtle Island, they journey together, reminding us of our deeply rooted strength, resilience and reciprocity to each other and to Mother Earth.

Sophie Dow — Choreographer, Sound Designer, Director, Editor, Interpreter
Connie Oreamuno — Choreographer, Editor, Stage Manager
Maria Lucia Llano, Paige Sayles, Tyra Temple-Smith — Interpreters & Choreographic Contributors

The Bridge

Kara is a young Indigenous woman struggling with the death of someone close, while also trying to navigate through addiction, depression and loss of identity. 

Pesch Nepoose — Creator

Canada’s Next Chopped Model Minority

Which minority will mix, mash and mince their way to being Master of the Melting Pot?

Ajahnis Charley, Kimberly Ho, Zev Mair, Kiera Publicover — Co-Creators

Letters to My Grandma

Letters to my Grandma, is a beautiful one-woman play by Anusree Roy that explores an intergenerational relationship between a South Asian-Canadian woman and her aging grandmother in India. The play flows between the past and the present, as Malobee discovers her grandmother’s fight to survive the 1947 India-Pakistan partition, unearthing layers of multi-generational hatred and fear between Hindus and Muslims. These letters tie both women together, as Malobee navigates her life in Canada, with her new hybridized, immigrant, identity.

Anusree Roy — Playwright
Malika Daya — Director
Kiru Srikanth — Performer
Angela Mae Bago — Stage Manager
Mae Smith — Designer
Sanchuri Sur — Dialect Coach

How We Fall in Love

A play about love as experienced by three generations of Palestinians of mixed faiths who had to overcome emotional, physical, religious, political and societal obstacles in order to be with the ones they love. Falling in love in a dawn raid, smuggling sperm from prison and giving birth at a military checkpoint, Act One of How we Fall in Love is a refreshing celebration of the human heart that knows how to soar above borders and walls.

Nada Abusaleh, Saja Kilani, Laith Kinani, Esmaeel Abo Fakher — Performers
Samah Sabawi — Playwright
Rahaf Fasheh — Director
Ahlam Hassan — Stage Manager
Devin Alexander — Movement Choreographer
Renée Wong — Sound Designer

A Group Support Meeting 

There are gaps in Olok’s memory. The world is cold, grey and oppressive. They need their memories. Olok returns after twenty-five years to their hometown to fill in the missing gaps. They must remember. What lurks behind the doors of the Dasgupta household? Who do they want to protect? This new play by emerging playwright Upasana Das explores the experience of trauma, forgetting and the ways family lets us down.

Upasana Das — Playwright

The Waiting Room

Sixteen-year-old Ruth has died— passed away, bit the dust, kicked the bucket. Instead of heading straight to the afterlife, they are thrust into the Waiting Room, a dimension between life on Earth and their final reward. Along with three other humans trapped there, Ruth must figure out how to “cross over” while dealing with the clashing personalities. The Waiting Room explores suicide, abuse, self-worth, and all the lies we tell.

Sonny Duan — Playwright

Forest for the Trees

Forest for the Trees follows Josephine and her daughter Nina as they travel to England to take care of their family during an emergency. While there, Josephine is faced with unsettling childhood memories and family resentments as she traverses her relationship with her Mother and Grandmother. Traumas creep in and we’re left wondering how do we heal from something we never acknowledged? What happens when the bomb goes off and the feelings can’t be left unsaid? Can this family rebuild and move forward out of the cycle of trauma?

Juliet Jones-Rodney — Playwright

MANDEM (term used for group of friends or homies)

Black and Latino, two unemployed Torontonian friends, find themselves in their apartment the morning after a party. They’re out of weed and the end of the month is fast approaching. So they reach out to their friend Lightskin who sets them up with job interviews, en route to securing employment is where the MODNESS begins. MANDEM (term used for group of friends or homies) is a satirical piece that delves into racial stereotypes and asks, “What happens when a Latino and Black man don’t have money for weed or rent in Toronto?”

Walter Moraes-Mendoza — Playwright

Bertha Mason

Bertha Mason explores the titular character, a woman scapegoated by white feminism in both Jane Eyre (by Charlotte Bronte), and in further adaptations and retellings. In Victorian literature, Black women were provided with demonic, often vampiric traits to discourage white men from interacting or courting them. This play is from Bertha’s perspective, focusing strongly on race dynamics and the balance of privilege, as the generations born from constant abuses of power, must now deal with the consequences of their existence. 

Rochelle R — Playwright
Dainty Smith — Dramaturg
River Oliveira — Sound Designer

Furpose and Punction

Navigating the rules and structures within two separate worlds, we investigate what it means to find fulfillment in these separate spheres and the spaces in between. Utilizing beloved tropes from Absurdism and Restoration Comedy, Furpose and Punction explores the labour of living and, ultimately, what makes life worth living.

Aly Gouveia — Director/Playwright
Emily Townsend — Production Designer

Rose’s Buds
Created with support from Community One Rainbow Grant

Rose’s Buds is an all Trans cabaret, talk show, and  a night of heart bearing art and thoughtful conversations.

Rose Goodwin — Host & Producer
Daniel Sarah Karasik, Rye, The Golden Storm, Makayla Walker — Performers/Guest Artists
Emily Townshend — Sound Designer

The Waves of Knowing

The audio story Waves of Knowing highlights the experiences of sex workers and what they’ve learned about themselves through their work. This is the third project in a series of audio pieces focused on experiential somatic knowledge.

Jess Goldson — Producer, Director, Writer, Lead Editor
Kourtney Jackson — Co-Producer, Story Consultant, Editor

Que Sera, Sera

A woman wanders the streets of Toronto in lockdown…

Abigail Whitney — Writer, Director & Producer
Theo Demeke — Lead Cinematographer and Editor
Lianne Snow — Cinematographer
Marie Powell — Stylist 
Anna Grace — Makeup and Hair Styling 
Jasmine Ward — Actor

Not Your Mija

What’s your background? But your skin is? Do you speak? Oh so you’re from? But you don’t? But you look? What does it mean to be Latinx? Is this an outdated term? Not Your Mija explores these questions and more through stories inspired by three very different women who all identify as Latinx.

Jeysa Caridad and Adriana Moraes-Mendoza — Writers, Directors & Producers
Taty Mitchell, Natasha Ramondino, Lorena Villegas — Performers
Sydney James — Editor
Lucia Linares — Assistant Editor

Paprika Festival is looking for a Communications Manager to join our team!

Date Posted: May 14, 2021
Application Deadline: June 4, 2021
Start Date: Training period begins June 14, 2021; Position start July 1, 2021
Contract Dates: July 1, 2021 — June 30, 2022 (with possibility of extension)
Compensation:  $6,000 for 12-month contract; $500.00 for training
Province: Ontario
City: Toronto
Term: Contract

Organization Description

Paprika Theatre Festival
For the past 20 years, Paprika Theatre Festival (Paprika) has been the home of the emerging artist. We are a year-round, youth-led performing arts organization celebrating the work of young and emerging artists. Paprika programs include a strong focus on mentorship and training, and we are guided by the four core values of accessibility, artistic development, community, and youth leadership. Our educational programs include: Creators Unit, Playwrights Unit, Directors Lab, Paprika Productions, Indigenous Arts Program, Design Lab, and the Festival Creative Producers and Administrators. These programs run between October and May, culminating in an annual Festival. For more information, please visit, www.paprikafestival.com.

Job Description
The Communications Manager is responsible for working with the Paprika team to plan, implement and manage marketing, publicity and graphic design efforts leading up to and during the Festival (May 2022). This position offers an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership role in promoting and marketing a youth performing arts festival. The successful applicant will also have excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work well on a team, some knowledge of marketing strategy, and a passion for the performing arts. Graphic design abilities are needed. Access to Adobe and editing programs is an asset.

Contract dates: June 14-30, 2021 (training period), July 1st, 2021 – June 30, 2022, with possibility of extension.

This position provides the opportunity to:

• Be part of the Paprika team — Attend all staff meetings; attend post-festival debrief. 
• Help us communicate our vision — Plan, create, and execute a marketing plan for the festival that spans print, digital, and social media with input from the General Manager and Artistic Producer.
• Draw attention to our programming — Design and develop marketing materials and assets for the Paprika Festival and ancillary events.
• Build a program guide from scratch — Draft, edit, and proof all components of the Festival program guide.
• Keep us looking fresh — Participate in the planning for Festival marketing, long-term planning and rebranding, and keeping up with social media campaigns and trends.
• Oversee our website content — Draft copy, suggesting edits, archiving pages, documenting previous Festival information, creating the pages needed for Festival-specific content.
• Write your heart out — Create Calls for Submissions, social media postings, newsletters, and news updates for our website.
• Get the shot — Coordinate photography coverage of all Paprika events, including behind-the-scenes looks at meetings, rehearsals, and other gatherings.
• Keep up-to-date with participants’ experiences — Maintaining correspondence with participants throughout the year and gathering promotional information for Festival shows
• Connect with the media — Writing press releases and liaising with both relevant media outlets in the promotion of Paprika events
• Spread the word — Drafting copy for Festival ads and managing social media ads.
• Meet print deadlines — Act as the primary liaison between the Festival and the printers for all promotional materials and the annual program guide.

You are someone who:

• Pays attention to detail and is a self starter with an eye for design
• Has confidence in managing detailed project plans and organizing digital assets and logos
• Will meet deadlines and understands how to work within a budget
• Has previous experience with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, and/or Photoshop
• Will feel comfortable supporting emerging artists in the process of creating marketing and publicity material for their projects
• Has experience with copywriting, web publishing, and use of MailChimp (or is eager to learn!)
• Previously studied or has experience in marketing, communications, public relations, and/or arts administration
• Has knowledge of the non-profit sector and a passion for arts education and the performing arts
• Ideally is under the age of 30, or considers themselves an emerging arts administrator
• Has a solid knowledge of media contacts or feels confident in their ability to make those connections

NOTE: Paprika and the candidate acknowledge that this is a contract position where hours are flexible, understanding that there are busier and slower periods of programming during the 12-month period. Previously, individuals working this contract have worked approx. 25 hours per month in order to fulfill the duties as detailed.

Paprika is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Paprika is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Paprika will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, colour, religion or belief, sexuality, gender expression, family or parental status or any other legally protected grounds. Paprika encourages applicants of all ages. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process.

How to Apply:

Please send a resume, cover letter, and a work sample of previous graphic design work and copy writing in a single PDF. Work samples must include at least 2 visual assets (eg: poster, social media post, promo graphic, logo, etc.) and 300-500 words of copywriting (eg: a press release, news announcement, promotional blurb… this can be a mix of multiple pieces).

Please send your single PDF to the Hiring Committee via info@paprikafestival.com with the subject line: “Applicant, Communications Manager.”  Applications are due by 5PM on May 28, 2021. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Paprika thanks all applicants in advance. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by email.