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This document provides information about the Geeks-In-Residence 2012 programme run by Sync. It will fund developers and designers up to 贈6k to collaborate with cultural organizations in Scotland on prototype projects combining technology and culture. Five cultural organizations are participating as hosts: Scottish Opera, macrobert, Eigg Box, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and Stills. The residencies will take place between June-December 2012. Developers and designers with at least 3 years experience are encouraged to apply by May 8th. Selected applicants will be interviewed and then matched with a host organization.

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Geeks-In-Residence 2012 Recruitment Information Pack v1
What is the Geeks-In-Residence programme? A funded opportunity worth up to 贈6k for developers and designers to work with a Scottish cultural organisation on an innovative prototype project youve come up with together Whatever your discipline, as a Geek-in-Residence youll be expected to do main activities as part of the role: Exploring (c. 10%) Working together with the Host to identify a project opportunity that best uses your talents to explore an area of interest of theirs Making (c. 60%) Creating a tangible prototype as an output of the residency Coaching (c 20%) Developing your hosts understanding of development or design by sharing aspects of your methods, your thinking, your networks and your world Sharing (c 10%). Documenting your experience through SyncTank - the Sync online magazine This is an experimental model which is looking to help Scottish cultural organisations evolve the way they related to technology, design, technologists and designers. It is designed to attract developers and designers who are interested in being part of that mission, not those who are just looking for any kind of work. This opportunity will best suit an articulate, self-starting developer or designer based in or near Scotland with at least 3 yrs experience and who is comfortable working on experimental & collaborative projects
The skills and experience for the role Essential If you are a developer, you can have either front-end or back-end expertise If you are a designer, you can have a specialism in UX, IA or service design You have a portfolio of interesting and innovative work going back at least 3 years You understand what the Sync programme is trying to achieve and want to be part of the community working towards its vision Desired You have a history of speaking, blogging or writing about your area(s) of expertise/interest You have an active interest in at least one of performing arts, visual arts, music or literature You can offer a dayrate which offers your best value to the Host and to the Sync programme while still being commercially viable This role requires a creative self-starter who enjoys collaboration, people-facing roles and responds well to high levels of trust
Things you should know before applying There are 鍖ve cultural Hosts in 2012 and each Host is allocated 贈6k (inclusive of VAT) to be spent on the time and expenses of the Geek or Geeks matched to them It will be expected that 贈6k will cover 10-20 days of time including expenses Allocations are to be spent by December 15th 2012 How the allocations are spent time-wise is to be determined by the host and the geeks, e.g. the residency may all take place in a few weeks or it could be spread out over several months Geeks may be assigned more than one cultural organisation Geeks may be matched with another developer or designer Geeks are assigned a producer from the core Sync team to provide guidance & independent support While they may work as part of a company through which they bill their time, Geeks-in-Residence applicants apply as named individuals Some of your time will be spent on-site with the Host and expenses for travel are included in the overall 6k budget allocated to each Host This role requires a creative self-starter who enjoys collaboration, people-facing roles and responds well to high levels of trust
How about we meet the 鍖ve Hosts?
Host 1: Scottish Opera About Scottish Opera Scottish Opera is Scotlands national opera company and the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland. The Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012/13 with its 鍖rst performance having been a production of Madama Butter鍖y at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow on 5 June 1962. Scottish Opera has a proli鍖c education programme which reaches 36,000 people of all ages and background each year as well as an exciting practice in experimentation and prototyping through Five:15 - Operas Made in Scotland a 鍖ve-year research and development project to 鍖nd the next generation of opera-makers, composers and librettists. Framing for the Scottish Opera Geek-in-Residence Scottish Opera intends to pair its Geek-in-Residence together with its 鍖rst ever Composer-in-Residence, Gareth Williams. The Scottish OperaGeek-in-Residence will work with Gareth to design, develop and test a digital approach by which music and singing can be used to support connection, communication and socialisation for people with the chronic condition of cystic 鍖brosis. Residency to take place between August and December 2012 Primary location: Glasgow www.scottishopera.org.uk
Host 2: macrobert About macrobert macrobert offers a huge variety of activities for all ages in the heart of the University of Stirling Campus including live performances, movies, workshops, exhibitions, birthday parties, a fully licensed caf辿, bar and restaurant and one of Scotlands top pantomime offerings for the festive season. The very best in live entertainment combined with an excellent choice of movies sits alongside some of the most exciting programming for children and young people in Scotland; all presented in a relaxing, family friendly venue with facilities second to none. Framing for the Scottish Opera Geek-in-Residence In October 2012 macrobert will deliver a festival ofperforming arts, ranging from theatre to bands, scratch performances to comedy, that appeals to teenagers and students. The macrobert Geek-in-Residence will work with them to explore developing a prototype that can creatively engage audience members in the festival prior, during and following their attendance at the live event. Residency to take place between June and October 2012 Primary location: Stirling www.macrobert.org
Host 3: Eigg Box About Eigg Box Eigg Box will be a workspace on Eigg for island-based artists and creative businesses to share with visiting artists from Scotland and beyond. Currently in development, for island-based artists and creative businesses, Eigg Box will mean means somewhere better to work, companionship and creative collaboration and a working environment with fewer distractions and more focus than the kitchen table. And for visiting artists, Eigg Box will means coming to join a vibrant and supportive group of like-minded creativesouls and experiencing and being in鍖uenced by Eigg community life. Framing for the Eigg Box Geek-in-Residence Eigg Box is a project in development and the Geek-In-Residence will be a prototype residency for the initiative. The project prototype is likely to be one of two sorts - either a creative way of showcasing and encouraging the talents of Eigg residents through music or photography or a system where local and mainland artists can collaborate. Please note that in Eigg electricity is capped at 5kW use at any one time in domestic properties and 10kW in businesses and wired broadband download speeds are up to 6MB. Residency to take place between July and December 2012 Location: Eigg www.eiggbox.com
Host 4: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo About the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a spectacular event which having 鍖rst taken place in 1950, has an annual attendance of c. 217,000 people with 35% of those from overseas. The Tattoo is performed every weekday evening and twice on Saturdays throughout August and remarkably has never been cancelled due to inclement weather. An international icon with an annual television audience of 100M people worldwide, the Tattoo is one of the twelve festivals comprising Festivals Edinburgh. Framing for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Geek-in-Residence Currently undergoing an extensive review of their digital estate, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will work with their Geek-in-Residence to identify innovative interventions appropriate to their unique offer, audience and setting which can be prototypes and potentially scaled up for 2013. Residency to take place between June and December 2012 Primary location: Edinburgh www.edintattoo.co.uk
Host 5: Stills About Stills Stills opened in 1977 as Scotlands 鍖rst gallery specialising in contemporary photography and have since extended their facilities to provide high quality photographic darkrooms and digital production facilities in Scotland. Their integrated programmes illuminate the fascinating medium of photography, exploring everything from its technical and aesthetic developments through to the central role it plays in contemporary culture. Production and exchange form the heart of our activities as their work with artists and audiences to catalyse the creation of new ideas, artworks and dialogues. Framing for the Stills Geek-in-Residence Stills are interested in their Geek-In-Residence exploring innovative solutions to three general areas - deepening their engagement with speci鍖c user groups such as tourists and young people/students, increasing the use of their intangible asset of advice and expertise and increasing the use of their tangible asset of their photography reference library. Residency to take place between July and December 2012 Primary location: Edinburgh www.stills.org
Before applying please make sure you have read and understood the following information. Its kind of important.
Key information for applicants Mobile and web developers of all kinds and UX/UI and service designers are eligible for this opportunity Choice of the successful applicants is at the discretion of the core Sync team While people working within companies and agencies are fully eligible, applications have to be made by you as a named individual You may be assigned to more than one cultural organisation You may be matched with another developer or designer so that the Host has access to a team with a wider set of skills and therefore may not receive the Hosts 贈6k allocation all yourself The Sync team may ask you for additional information to support your application Sync reserves the right to contact applicants should any future similar or related opportunities arise during the course of the programme Before submitting your application, you will have to check a box to con鍖rm youve read and understood this information
Apply by May 8th at welcometosync.com/geeks/apply
What happens now Geek recruitment to closes May 8th Longlisted applicants interviewed Skype/F2F by May 31st Hosts matched with their Geeks-in-Residence by June 15th Kick off, prototype development & delivery (June 15th-Dec 15th) Residencies complete by December 15th
Geeks in-residence recruitment guide v1
Sync is a new two-year programme for the cultural sector inScotland all about making, prototyping and innovation in the space where culture,technology and design meet. Sync consists of the landmark Culture Hack Scotland event, a Geeks-in-Residence programme and SyncTank the future-facing online magazine. Sync is supported by Creative Scotland and you can 鍖nd out more at www.welcometosync.com

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Geeks in-residence recruitment guide v1

  • 2. What is the Geeks-In-Residence programme? A funded opportunity worth up to 贈6k for developers and designers to work with a Scottish cultural organisation on an innovative prototype project youve come up with together Whatever your discipline, as a Geek-in-Residence youll be expected to do main activities as part of the role: Exploring (c. 10%) Working together with the Host to identify a project opportunity that best uses your talents to explore an area of interest of theirs Making (c. 60%) Creating a tangible prototype as an output of the residency Coaching (c 20%) Developing your hosts understanding of development or design by sharing aspects of your methods, your thinking, your networks and your world Sharing (c 10%). Documenting your experience through SyncTank - the Sync online magazine This is an experimental model which is looking to help Scottish cultural organisations evolve the way they related to technology, design, technologists and designers. It is designed to attract developers and designers who are interested in being part of that mission, not those who are just looking for any kind of work. This opportunity will best suit an articulate, self-starting developer or designer based in or near Scotland with at least 3 yrs experience and who is comfortable working on experimental & collaborative projects
  • 3. The skills and experience for the role Essential If you are a developer, you can have either front-end or back-end expertise If you are a designer, you can have a specialism in UX, IA or service design You have a portfolio of interesting and innovative work going back at least 3 years You understand what the Sync programme is trying to achieve and want to be part of the community working towards its vision Desired You have a history of speaking, blogging or writing about your area(s) of expertise/interest You have an active interest in at least one of performing arts, visual arts, music or literature You can offer a dayrate which offers your best value to the Host and to the Sync programme while still being commercially viable This role requires a creative self-starter who enjoys collaboration, people-facing roles and responds well to high levels of trust
  • 4. Things you should know before applying There are 鍖ve cultural Hosts in 2012 and each Host is allocated 贈6k (inclusive of VAT) to be spent on the time and expenses of the Geek or Geeks matched to them It will be expected that 贈6k will cover 10-20 days of time including expenses Allocations are to be spent by December 15th 2012 How the allocations are spent time-wise is to be determined by the host and the geeks, e.g. the residency may all take place in a few weeks or it could be spread out over several months Geeks may be assigned more than one cultural organisation Geeks may be matched with another developer or designer Geeks are assigned a producer from the core Sync team to provide guidance & independent support While they may work as part of a company through which they bill their time, Geeks-in-Residence applicants apply as named individuals Some of your time will be spent on-site with the Host and expenses for travel are included in the overall 6k budget allocated to each Host This role requires a creative self-starter who enjoys collaboration, people-facing roles and responds well to high levels of trust
  • 5. How about we meet the 鍖ve Hosts?
  • 6. Host 1: Scottish Opera About Scottish Opera Scottish Opera is Scotlands national opera company and the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland. The Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012/13 with its 鍖rst performance having been a production of Madama Butter鍖y at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow on 5 June 1962. Scottish Opera has a proli鍖c education programme which reaches 36,000 people of all ages and background each year as well as an exciting practice in experimentation and prototyping through Five:15 - Operas Made in Scotland a 鍖ve-year research and development project to 鍖nd the next generation of opera-makers, composers and librettists. Framing for the Scottish Opera Geek-in-Residence Scottish Opera intends to pair its Geek-in-Residence together with its 鍖rst ever Composer-in-Residence, Gareth Williams. The Scottish OperaGeek-in-Residence will work with Gareth to design, develop and test a digital approach by which music and singing can be used to support connection, communication and socialisation for people with the chronic condition of cystic 鍖brosis. Residency to take place between August and December 2012 Primary location: Glasgow www.scottishopera.org.uk
  • 7. Host 2: macrobert About macrobert macrobert offers a huge variety of activities for all ages in the heart of the University of Stirling Campus including live performances, movies, workshops, exhibitions, birthday parties, a fully licensed caf辿, bar and restaurant and one of Scotlands top pantomime offerings for the festive season. The very best in live entertainment combined with an excellent choice of movies sits alongside some of the most exciting programming for children and young people in Scotland; all presented in a relaxing, family friendly venue with facilities second to none. Framing for the Scottish Opera Geek-in-Residence In October 2012 macrobert will deliver a festival ofperforming arts, ranging from theatre to bands, scratch performances to comedy, that appeals to teenagers and students. The macrobert Geek-in-Residence will work with them to explore developing a prototype that can creatively engage audience members in the festival prior, during and following their attendance at the live event. Residency to take place between June and October 2012 Primary location: Stirling www.macrobert.org
  • 8. Host 3: Eigg Box About Eigg Box Eigg Box will be a workspace on Eigg for island-based artists and creative businesses to share with visiting artists from Scotland and beyond. Currently in development, for island-based artists and creative businesses, Eigg Box will mean means somewhere better to work, companionship and creative collaboration and a working environment with fewer distractions and more focus than the kitchen table. And for visiting artists, Eigg Box will means coming to join a vibrant and supportive group of like-minded creativesouls and experiencing and being in鍖uenced by Eigg community life. Framing for the Eigg Box Geek-in-Residence Eigg Box is a project in development and the Geek-In-Residence will be a prototype residency for the initiative. The project prototype is likely to be one of two sorts - either a creative way of showcasing and encouraging the talents of Eigg residents through music or photography or a system where local and mainland artists can collaborate. Please note that in Eigg electricity is capped at 5kW use at any one time in domestic properties and 10kW in businesses and wired broadband download speeds are up to 6MB. Residency to take place between July and December 2012 Location: Eigg www.eiggbox.com
  • 9. Host 4: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo About the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a spectacular event which having 鍖rst taken place in 1950, has an annual attendance of c. 217,000 people with 35% of those from overseas. The Tattoo is performed every weekday evening and twice on Saturdays throughout August and remarkably has never been cancelled due to inclement weather. An international icon with an annual television audience of 100M people worldwide, the Tattoo is one of the twelve festivals comprising Festivals Edinburgh. Framing for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Geek-in-Residence Currently undergoing an extensive review of their digital estate, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will work with their Geek-in-Residence to identify innovative interventions appropriate to their unique offer, audience and setting which can be prototypes and potentially scaled up for 2013. Residency to take place between June and December 2012 Primary location: Edinburgh www.edintattoo.co.uk
  • 10. Host 5: Stills About Stills Stills opened in 1977 as Scotlands 鍖rst gallery specialising in contemporary photography and have since extended their facilities to provide high quality photographic darkrooms and digital production facilities in Scotland. Their integrated programmes illuminate the fascinating medium of photography, exploring everything from its technical and aesthetic developments through to the central role it plays in contemporary culture. Production and exchange form the heart of our activities as their work with artists and audiences to catalyse the creation of new ideas, artworks and dialogues. Framing for the Stills Geek-in-Residence Stills are interested in their Geek-In-Residence exploring innovative solutions to three general areas - deepening their engagement with speci鍖c user groups such as tourists and young people/students, increasing the use of their intangible asset of advice and expertise and increasing the use of their tangible asset of their photography reference library. Residency to take place between July and December 2012 Primary location: Edinburgh www.stills.org
  • 11. Before applying please make sure you have read and understood the following information. Its kind of important.
  • 12. Key information for applicants Mobile and web developers of all kinds and UX/UI and service designers are eligible for this opportunity Choice of the successful applicants is at the discretion of the core Sync team While people working within companies and agencies are fully eligible, applications have to be made by you as a named individual You may be assigned to more than one cultural organisation You may be matched with another developer or designer so that the Host has access to a team with a wider set of skills and therefore may not receive the Hosts 贈6k allocation all yourself The Sync team may ask you for additional information to support your application Sync reserves the right to contact applicants should any future similar or related opportunities arise during the course of the programme Before submitting your application, you will have to check a box to con鍖rm youve read and understood this information
  • 13. Apply by May 8th at welcometosync.com/geeks/apply
  • 14. What happens now Geek recruitment to closes May 8th Longlisted applicants interviewed Skype/F2F by May 31st Hosts matched with their Geeks-in-Residence by June 15th Kick off, prototype development & delivery (June 15th-Dec 15th) Residencies complete by December 15th
  • 16. Sync is a new two-year programme for the cultural sector inScotland all about making, prototyping and innovation in the space where culture,technology and design meet. Sync consists of the landmark Culture Hack Scotland event, a Geeks-in-Residence programme and SyncTank the future-facing online magazine. Sync is supported by Creative Scotland and you can 鍖nd out more at www.welcometosync.com