About this event
Hosted by Creative Edinburgh, Creative Circles runs every month. For May, we're meeting in person to discuss Fair Work and Rates of Pay.
Creative Circles is for members of Creative Edinburgh. Not a member yet? It's free to join click here. This event is a casual monthly meetup for creatives, students, techies, makers, and freelance folk interested in discovering more about what's happening in Edinburgh. Join us on your break from work, share ideas and advice, make new connections, and find your next collaborator.
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May's Conversation - Fair Work and Rates of Pay
Working in isolation makes it difficult to know how to charge for our work. As a team, Creative Edinburgh wants to talk about Rates of Pay as we continue to live in a cost-of-living crisis to help empower our members with best practices but also encourage a work-life balance that encourages us to switch off or say no when the pay isn't enough.
About the Speakers
Jeanie Scott
Jeanie Scott is the Director of Culture Radar, a research and development consultancy based in Edinburgh. She has over 25 years of experience working across the arts, heritage, and creative industries as a Director and CEO, and as a funding and organisational development consultant. Jeanie led the Review of Fair Work in the creative and cultural sectors in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government’s Cultural Strategy and is currently conducting research around Industry Standard Rates of Pay with Alice McGrath of Queen Margaret University on behalf of Creative Scotland.
Alice McGrath
Alice is a lecturer and researcher in Arts Management and Cultural Policy at Queen Margaret University and an experienced arts manager, consultant and mentor. She has held a variety of leadership roles in Scottish arts including Founder and Creative Director of Red Bridge Arts; Executive Producer at Scottish Dance Theatre; Director of Creative Development, Participation and Research at Macrobert Arts Centre; and Creative Development Director at Imaginate as well as working freelance as a consultant and facilitator.
Alice joined QMU in October 2021 and teaches in the areas of Sustainability; Business Planning; Finance and Evaluation. Alice is particularly interested in sustainability in the arts and in relation to this is undertaking research on fair work and rates of pay for creative freelancers.
Running Order
16:30 - 16:45: Welcome and Introduction from Creative Edinburgh
16:45 - 17:20: Discussion with Jeanie Scott & Alice McGrath - Culture Radar & QMU
17:20 - 18:20: Space to meet with people in the room
18:20 - 18:30: Community announcements, Creative Edinburgh news, thank you and farewell
Can't make the whole event? Just join us for what you can.
Got something to shout about during our community announcements? Get in touch with us at programme@creative-edinburgh.com.
We look forward to seeing you there!
About Creative Edinburgh
Creative Edinburgh is committed to helping creatives thrive. Through events, career support and advocacy, we bring together and help grow the city’s creative community, providing a space for creation, collaboration and connection at every stage of your career. Creative Edinburgh is supported by Creative Scotland as one of the Regularly Funded Organisations (RFOs).
By registering for our events you will automatically be given a free Creative Edinburgh Core membership. You can cancel this at any time. You will not be able to attend our events unless you are on a Creative Edinburgh membership package including Core.
To become a free member of Creative Edinburgh, click here.
How are we making sure this event is accessible?
CodeBase Edinburgh's Events Space is fully accessible to wheelchair users via the main entrance on Castle Terrace (37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EL).
CodeBase is situated in the heart of Edinburgh city which means there are several ways you can reach the venue. It is a 4-minute walk from the closest bus stop on Lothian Road and a 10-minute walk from the West End tram stop.
There is also an NCP car park situated right in front of the venue on Castle Terrace.
There is level access into the venue from Castle Terrace, with automatic double doors upon entering, and an accessible toilet inside the building. There is a lowered desk at reception. The entrance has "CodeBase" written in large type across the automatic doors.
Read more about the accessibility of the venue on Euan's Guide here.
During the event:
A hearing loop is accessible to anyone who requires it. Speakers will be using a microphone but volumes will be kept at a reasonable level. There will be no amplified music or bright lights used throughout the event.
If you have other access requirements, please let us know during registration or get in touch with us directly, and we will do our very best to help.
Have we forgotten anything? Please help us learn and let us know.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to our team at programme@creative-edinburgh.com.