Exhibition Engagement Assistant
Location: 3 Parsons Court, CB2 3QE
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 5+ Months
Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:00, 37 Hours per week
Pay Rate: £ 200.00 per day
Job Ref: 5273321
Responsibilities
- Develop a school’s archive box based on the history of Cambridge Corn Exchange and the themes from the exhibition, utilizing existing resources.
- Create three lesson plans to accompany the schools archive box.
- Support the compilation of a book containing creative writing submissions from children participating in school workshops, to be launched at the exhibition.
- Assist in the development of engagement activities and resources for the temporary exhibition.
- Help deliver public engagement events championing the history of Cambridge Corn Exchange as needed.
- Assist the Heritage Project Manager and Archive Research Manager with exhibition copy editing.
- Collaborate with the Heritage Project Manager to support audience development and engagement aims of the exhibition.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, including GDPR and IP for the project.
- Support the evaluation of the project.
Person Specification
Essential Skills and Experience
- Experience in developing activities and resources for younger audiences.
- Experience working in museums or cultural organizations.
- Excellent organizational skills to plan time and meet objectives.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience writing for various audiences.
- Proactive attitude and ability to manage own workload.
- Positive and open attitude to learning and skills development.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize workload.
- Attention to detail.
- Computer literacy, including MS Office packages and Outlook.
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Experience engaging a range of younger audiences in a museum or cultural organizational setting.
- Experience supporting the development/delivery of heritage exhibitions/displays.
- Experience supporting evaluation in a heritage project.
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Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 5 months
Pay: £200.00 per day
Experience:
- Engagement Assistant: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 5273321