Freelance Maker’s Market Producer

About the role

Role – Freelance Maker’s Market Producer

Timescales – To start ASAP – End of November 2026

Location - Activity to be delivered remotely with some attendance onsite at Crafts Council premises on Pentonville Road in Islington, London

Reporting to – Senior Development Manager

Working Closely With - Development team, Gallery team, Membership team, and Operations team.

Fee – £4,400 based on 16 days @ £275 per day over 11 weeks.

About the Brief

Dinner's Made! is a new annual fundraising event by Crafts Council, bringing together exceptional makers, collectors, patrons and partners around the table. Hosted in the Crafts Council Gallery, the evening celebrates the extraordinary craftsmanship found in the objects we live with every day. Every course becomes an opportunity to encounter beautifully made objects, hear the stories behind them and discover the makers who created them.

The dinner marks the opening of a public maker’s market that creates opportunities for independent makers to reach new audiences and sell their products in our London gallery​.

The market will be a distinctive, high-quality event within London's contemporary craft and design landscape. The makers and producers will be carefully curated and will be featured alongside an exhibition of Craft Council’s collection.

The market will run for two days from Saturday 21st to Sunday 22nd of November with a late-night shopping experience on the evening of Friday 20th November.

We are looking for someone to manage all our wonderful makers involved in the dinner, and the market and ensure a smooth process of receiving and selling items.

Scope of Work

• Commissioned pieces: Take over active conversations with makers who have commissioned pieces for the Dinner and ensure these are received and store safely at Crafts Council’s gallery. Ensure any complimentary assets i.e. photos and video content as requested by the comms team is collated.
• Makers market: Manage up to 20 makers who have agreed to participate in the market, ensuring information is disseminated in a clear and timely manner and working closely with the operations and galleries team to develop and deliver a production schedule for the market installation.
• Additional fundraising activity: Be open to managing additional activity at the market (within the agreed hours) which is yet to be finalised. This could include merchandise production and activation support.
• Sharing learnings: Participate in end of project debriefing to ensure we are capturing feedback and learnings.

Data Protection
The successful freelancer will be expected to handle all personal data sensitively and in line with UK GDPR and Crafts Council’s data protection policies, including gaining appropriate consent from participants. Any maker contact details or data shared with you remain the property of Crafts Council and must be used only for the purposes of this brief.

Deliverables

Managing around 40 makers to ensure their products are received safely to the Crafts Council Gallery, all relevant assets are collated and shared with the team, and makers have a key contact who is sharing information, and available to answer any questions in the lead up and during the event.

You must be available to work in person as the Gallery on 20th-22nd of November.

About You
We are looking for a candidate who is:

• Experienced in events logistics with a high level of attention to detail.
• Able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders – both internally and externally.
• Confident working with Makers in a calm and professional manner.
• Adaptable and flexible to potential changes in activity within the defined scope of work.
• Calm under pressure, highly organised and solutions-focused and able to meet deadlines.