About the program
This program evolves and replaces the Digital Strategist-in-Residence initiative, embedding learnings from our program evaluations over the last two years to incorporate new elements and include an additional piloting phase.
The Digital Specialist-in-Residence program provides arts organisations with access to a specialist who will help them develop their digital capacity and pilot a new digitally led project.
Over a period of fourteen weeks, the specialist will work with your organisation to:
- review your current digital capability
- identify areas for digital improvement
- interview and engage with key internal stakeholders
- explore new opportunities to expand digital activities
- develop a digital project tailored to the values, people and context of your organisation
- pilot program and evaluate learnings
The program is delivered in four phases. Your organisation will work with the specialist to complete the following:
- Assess: the specialist will guide you through a process to identify the organisation’s current level of digital maturity.
- Ideate: a process of ideation and investigation to identify digital challenges and opportunities for your organisation.
- Develop: Develop your flagship project, model program or prototype product.
- Pilot & Refine: Launch project, evaluate early learnings, present findings.
The Digital Specialist-in-Residence will connect and collaborate with key members of your team. The program will involve facilitated sessions and self-directed tasks.
There is a one week pre-program period of onboarding and program orientation, after which the specialist will be available for one day a week over fourteen weeks. There is a small seed grant for each organisation to go towards piloting their project.
Each organisation must nominate a minimum of two team members (one in a leadership position) who will work closely with the digital specialist over the fourteen weeks, and continue the work on completion of the residency.
The commitment of both time and staff members to lead on this work is essential to make the residency a success. Participating organisations will be part of a cohort of eight organisations.
This program has identified positions for a First Nations organisation.
Please read our FAQs before commencing your application.
For more information, visit australiacouncil.gov.au
