Jobs
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British Museum
Supporter Data Assistant
Advancement
Full-time
Fixed-term (until 25 March 2025)
£28,144 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 9 December 2024
Date posted: 22/11/2024
Deadline: 09/12/2024
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£28,144 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
Imperial War Museums
IWM has recently created and committed to carrying out a new Digital Content Strategy (DCS) with ambitious targets around user experience, audience development and financial sustainability. This includes plans to build on IWM’s recent success on YouTube to deliver larger audience sizes and cover new topic areas targeting different audiences.
Date posted: 20/11/2024
Deadline: 10/12/2024
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£38,342.00 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
NA
Tate
This role will suit an accomplished and knowledgeable curator, committed to new and recent developments in contemporary art in the UK, and interested in working in the context of a museum and collection whose remit stretches back many centuries.
Date posted: 14/11/2024
Deadline: 12/12/2024
Location:
Tate Britain, MillbankCategory:
CuratorialExhibitions
Research
Salary:
£40,717Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078874997
Sir John Soane's Museum
As the person responsible for building the profile of the Soane Museum through the media and digital channels, the Digital Communications Manager will lead digital communications and marketing activity across the Museum and oversee website content in collaboration with other departments. An important part of the role is managing the relationship with our communications consultancy and advising the
Date posted: 20/11/2024
Deadline: 13/12/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
36,720Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02074404273
Victoria & Albert Museum
As the world’s greatest museum of art and design, the V&A enriches people’s lives by promoting the practice of design and increasing knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world. This is an exciting time to join the V&A AV Support team. Technology is integral to the operation of the V&A and plays a fundamental role in enabling the Museum to achieve its strategic objectives.
Date posted: 20/11/2024
Deadline: 15/12/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£33,764Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422000
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Registrars team!
Date posted: 19/11/2024
Deadline: 15/12/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£37,567 per annum pro rataContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 8888
British Library
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the team looking after one of the greatest collections of rare books in the world.
Date posted: 22/11/2024
Deadline: 16/12/2024
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
CuratorialSenior management
Salary:
£51,188 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937882030
British Library
The British Library is looking for two Digitisation Conservators to join the Conservation for Digitisation Team.
Date posted: 18/11/2024
Deadline: 05/01/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£27,300 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937882040
Tullie
An exciting opportunity to join Tullie’s commercial and operations team.
Date posted: 21/11/2024
Deadline: 05/01/2025
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
EventsSalary:
32,078Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01228618719
British Library
The British Library is seeking to appoint a Head of Reference Services to lead our team of specialists in the delivery and future development of library services both on-site in the Reading Rooms and online.
Date posted: 22/11/2024
Deadline: 05/01/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
LibrarianSalary:
£51,188 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937882030
British Library
In this role, you will lead in managing the collections and services for born-digital maps and mappable data created from our collections.
Date posted: 11/11/2024
Deadline: 06/01/2025
Location:
St Pancras London/ Boston Spa LeedsCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£37,538 (BPS) / £40,950 (STP)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937882040
British Library
We are the cultural events team, delivering a large and varied programme of public events for the UK’s National Library. This is an exciting opportunity to join our creative and passionate department with a focus on our digital presence and archive of recordings.
Date posted: 22/11/2024
Deadline: 06/01/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
EventsSalary:
£24,617 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937882030
Black Country Living Museum
The Museum is looking to appoint up to five new Trustees over the next 12 months. Trustees play an essential role in the leadership of the Museum, and we value greatly the experience, objectivity, expertise, personal perspectives and commitment our Trustees bring.
Date posted: 21/11/2024
Deadline: 13/01/2025
Location:
DudleyCategory:
TrusteeSalary:
VoluntaryContract type:
VoluntaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
+44 (0) 121 521 3513
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Mountmaker is responsible for providing specialist mounts and planning, managing and implementing mountmaking programmes across the Ashmolean’s collections. The postholder is expected to be able to handle museum artefacts. They will provide occasional support to
other technicians as required and will work with a range of museum staff and external bodies.
Date posted: 15/11/2024
Deadline: 17/01/2025
Location:
Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PHCategory:
Collections CareDesign
Technician
Salary:
Grade 5