The Bowes Museum is seeking a creative and proactive Producer (Young People and Adults) to develop and deliver engaging learning programmes, events and projects that connect young people and adults with the Museum’s collections, building and parkland. Working collaboratively with colleagues, community groups, partners, artists, designers and makers, the role will champion co-production, build meaningful relationships, and create opportunities that encourage curiosity, creativity and engagement with social, cultural and global issues. The successful candidate will have experience working with young people and adult audiences, strong communication and interpretation skills, and experience of developing programmes, community engagement and commissioning creative practitioners.
The Role
To support the access to, interpretation of and engagement with an internationally-recognised collection at The Bowes Museum, its building and Parkland. The role will work closely with staff, partners and community members to co-create contributions to programming that think critically about global, social and cultural concerns and inspire curiosity and connection with The Bowes Museum. Through this work we will build strong, reciprocal relationships with people in our communities, peers in our sector and academics in relevant research institutions.
Role purpose:
- To increase access to, understanding of, and curiosity in, The Bowes Museum’s collections, building and parkland across all our targeted and adult communities and stakeholders.
- To support the conception, development and delivery of programming for young people and adults in communities of interest, geography or circumstance; in line with The Bowes Museum’s Mission.
- To practice and champion co-production processes and principles.
- To build effective relationships with a range of partners and community organisations to support the delivery of an experiential and creative programme, within the building and beyond our bricks.
- To take a lead role in recruiting, commissioning and mentoring artists and other practitioners for community young people and adult-specific workshops, commissions/residencies and long-term, civically-engaged initiatives.
Some weekend and Bank holiday working will be required as well as some evening work for events and exhibition previews.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Diversity within our workforce, programmes and approaches is crucial to our mission of being equitable, sustainable and relevant. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who have been traditionally under-represented within the sector, including but not exclusively those who identify as people of colour and/or people with disabilities.
To apply and view the full job description, please use the following link;
https://thebowesmuseum.org.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/producer/
Please note - You must include a Covering Letter which should refer to the essential criteria noted in the role profile’s Person Specification available on our website. Please tell us about how your specific skills and professional experiences meet the different competencies, qualities and experiences required and give examples.
Closing date - 18th September
Pay: £22,364.92 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
