FHASS-Exclusive Summer Internship: Art Beats Festival Assistant
Closing Date: 31/05/2026

Please note: this internship is only available to current students registered on a degree scheme in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster University.  If you apply for this role the information within your application will be shared with the recruiting organisation. 

The Art Beats festival is an exciting, creative collaboration between Lancaster University in the UK and Sunway University in Malaysia. The digital nature of the festival allows artists from both countries to come together and share their work with people from around the world. Bringing together art, film, music and theatre, Art Beats includes a range of events as well as an online gallery.  

We are looking to hire one or two enthusiastic and reliable interns to work with Art Beats Festival Director (Dr Maryam Ghorbankarimi) in the running up to the Art Beats Festival 2026. The intern/s will learn about the day-to-day developments of the festival from establishing new partnerships with local artists and curators to finalising and booking exhibition spaces. Once the Call for Artwork goes out, they would manage the incoming queries and help sort the submission. They will also look after the social media accounts and help update the website, coordinate with the designers to develop the 2026 website. 

Please submit a CV (maximum of two sides) and a Cover Letter (maximum one side) both tailored to the role. 

Preferred Start Date: week commencing 22 June 2026 
End Date:  31 July 2026 
Interview Date:  17 June 2026 
Working Hours / Pattern:  35 or 70 hours in total, depending on number of interns appointed. Hours are flexible, to be agreed with host. 
Location: Hybrid remotely (in the UK) and on Lancaster University campus

Main duties:

• Work collaboratively and liaise effectively with the others.
•  Work to a set guideline and deadline to produce the outputs required.
• Work closely with Maryam Ghorbankarimi (Festival Director) to set out goals and deadlines as well as help with festival organisational tasks, emails and queries.
•  Keep the social media sites/ website up to date.
•  Once the Call for Artwork goes live, manage the submissions.
•  Help with research for venue hire and ordering goods. 

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

• Multi-Tasking
• Planning and Organising
• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.