
Assistant Manager / Manager (Programmes)
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- Assist festival and programme team leads to plan, calendarise and implement the Gallery's audience development plans with a vision to create awareness, enhance accessibility and develop meaningful connections between individuals and communities who may be new to art and the Gallery, its exhibitions and collection.
- As part of public programming capabilities, work closely with festival project managers and programme team leads to project manage timeline and deliverables, as well as budget and procurement for artwork commissions and programmes including but not limited to performance responses, workshops, in-gallery activations as part of Gallery's overall programming needs
- Keep pace with developments in arts-based audience and community engagement practices and strategies, access and inclusion practices, trends in engagement of children through the arts, Art X Tech trends, psychographic profiles of local arts audiences, and social impact of the arts.
- Assist programme and festival team leads to plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate programmes and festivals which are relevant and effective in engaging a broad-based audience with visual art through participatory and collaborative approaches, that also considers the innovative use of technology and its deployment in creating the experience.
- Assist programme and festival team leads to adapt textual and visual content for broad-based audience groups, as well as different audience groups and publicity platforms, e.g. website, print collateral, social media, etc.
- To work with other internal divisions such as the Learning, Curatorial, Partnership Development and Marketing teams to provide content to maximise opportunities for programme content development, partnership and promotion respectively.
- To work closely with the Gallery's internal Museum Research team from the onset to develop and define evidence-based impact measures and an evaluation plan to assess the efficacy of various modes of engagement, and monitor/track the on-going evaluation of the programmes and services and implement improvements as necessary. To conduct regular reporting and sharing of key observations and learning points internally.
- To assist programme and festival team leads in building a schedule of programme and festival engagements throughout the year, liaising with venue partners on the use of sites and other logistical matters.
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the museum, arts and heritage sector, research or equivalent
- Degree in Arts Management, Museum Studies, or a related qualification
- Creative, motivated, dynamic, and outgoing individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a genuine passion for meaningful and impactful engagements with diverse audiences
- A team player who is resourceful, has initiative and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent writing, research presentation skills
- Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, digital image processing, social media channels, and other digital platforms are desirable
- Availability to work evenings, weekends, and public holidays when necessary.
- Assist festival and programme team leads to plan, calendarise and implement the Gallery's audience development plans with a vision to create awareness, enhance accessibility and develop meaningful connections between individuals and communities who may be new to art and the Gallery, its exhibitions and collection.
- As part of public programming capabilities, work closely with festival project managers and programme team leads to project manage timeline and deliverables, as well as budget and procurement for artwork commissions and programmes including but not limited to performance responses, workshops, in-gallery activations as part of Gallery's overall programming needs
- Keep pace with developments in arts-based audience and community engagement practices and strategies, access and inclusion practices, trends in engagement of children through the arts, Art X Tech trends, psychographic profiles of local arts audiences, and social impact of the arts.
- Assist programme and festival team leads to plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate programmes and festivals which are relevant and effective in engaging a broad-based audience with visual art through participatory and collaborative approaches, that also considers the innovative use of technology and its deployment in creating the experience.
- Assist programme and festival team leads to adapt textual and visual content for broad-based audience groups, as well as different audience groups and publicity platforms, e.g. website, print collateral, social media, etc.
- To work with other internal divisions such as the Learning, Curatorial, Partnership Development and Marketing teams to provide content to maximise opportunities for programme content development, partnership and promotion respectively.
- To work closely with the Gallery's internal Museum Research team from the onset to develop and define evidence-based impact measures and an evaluation plan to assess the efficacy of various modes of engagement, and monitor/track the on-going evaluation of the programmes and services and implement improvements as necessary. To conduct regular reporting and sharing of key observations and learning points internally.
- To assist programme and festival team leads in building a schedule of programme and festival engagements throughout the year, liaising with venue partners on the use of sites and other logistical matters.
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the museum, arts and heritage sector, research or equivalent
- Degree in Arts Management, Museum Studies, or a related qualification
- Creative, motivated, dynamic, and outgoing individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a genuine passion for meaningful and impactful engagements with diverse audiences
- A team player who is resourceful, has initiative and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent writing, research presentation skills
- Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, digital image processing, social media channels, and other digital platforms are desirable
- Availability to work evenings, weekends, and public holidays when necessary.