Creative Youth Worker (Zine Lead), Comics Youth

• Deadline: 5pm on the 28th of March 2025
• Contract: 2-year contract in the first instance.
• Pay: 30hrs per week (Real Living Wage £24,570 pro rata per annum)
• Responsible to: Management Team

Your challenge:          

The Creative Youth Worker (Zine Lead) role is crucial to Comics Youth CIC’s mission. The successful candidate will lead the development of quarterly zines with young people aged 8-25 as part of the Beyond the Margins project, a three-year initiative providing creative, social, and emotional support to marginalised young people. This project uses zines and comics to empower participants, train peer mentors, and build a strong youth work community. The postholder will guide young people in sharing their lived experiences through creative expression, and facilitating workshops both online and in person. They will work flexible hours, including evenings and Saturdays, to meet the needs of participants.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

1. The delivery of Creative Development Workshops: Lead engaging creative workshops for young people aged 8-25, focusing on writing, illustration, and editorial processes. Sessions will be focused on guiding young people through brainstorming, drafting, and finalizing content for the Beyond the Margins zine.
2.  1-2-1 Creative Mentoring: Provide tailored 1-2-1 mentorship to help young people refine their ideas, develop storytelling and artistic skills, and produce high-quality, publishable content. Offer editorial support and constructive feedback.
3.  Curation of Beyond the Margins Zine: Take a leading role in overseeing the quarterly publication of the Beyond the Margins zine. Collaborate with Young Marginal Associates and young people to ensure content authentically represents young people’s voices while maintaining a professional standard.
4. Editorial Guidance and Support: Work closely with CY’s Art Director to support young people in storytelling, illustration, and layout design. Provide technical guidance to help them translate creative ideas into finished zines.
5.  Youth Work & Wellbeing Focus: Support young people, particularly those from marginalised backgrounds, in developing resilience, confidence, and self-expression through creative practice. Ensure sessions foster a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where young people can build social connections and improve their emotional well-being.
6.  Flexible and Anti-Social Hours: Work evenings and Saturday’s as required to maximise engagement with young people (our sessions typically end no later than 6:30pm).

Full job description

How to apply

You will need to complete an Equalities Monitoring Form as a part of your application process.  

To apply please send a CV and covering letter, outlining your suitability for the post to rhiannon@comicsyouth.co.uk. Applications that don’t include a covering letter, as specified, will be automatically rejected.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 28th of March 2025.

equal opportunities monitoring form

We actively encourage applications from people of colour, women, LGBTQIA folk and disabled people. Please let us know if you have any special requirements which we might need to consider in relation to the selection process. Any requests will be taken into account and will not affect you equal opportunity in the selection process.