Join the Team
Collections and Content Assistant
Position type: Permanent Full-time
Salary: £25,000
Closing date: 8 February 2025, 11.59pm
Interview date: W/C 23 February
The Collections and Content Assistant will help to manage, develop and share our collection.
It is a unique role that will bridge working across both our collections and marketing teams to engage a greater diversity of people with Thackray’s collection, as well as caring for, and helping improve access to our objects and library.
This will include cataloguing objects using our collections management system and auditing data within existing object records, such as updating object locations. You will help to keep our collection safe and accessible through environmental monitoring, hazards management and condition checking.
This will also include developing online content that promotes our programme. You will use your knowledge of our collection to identify unique stories and put them at the heart of our marketing, socials and website content. You will also host talks, tours and object handling sessions.
You will be a passionate advocate for the museum, drawing inspiration from our collection to create content that inspires people to help shape a better tomorrow.
HOW TO APPLY
Our shortlisting is anonymous and we want to make the application process as easy and as open as possible, so you can apply in two ways …
1. Send us a CV (up to two pages), supporting letter (no more than 1000 words) or
2. Send us a CV (up to two pages) and supporting video or audio of up to 5 minutes.
SUPPORTING LETTER, VIDEO or AUDIO
Your letter, video or audio should address the points in the person specification. If you meet all of the essential criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
Please send your letter, audio or video along with your CV to [email protected].
We will do our best to protect your anonymity in materials you provide when our shortlisting panel see them, such as redacting personal details like your name.