Te Papa is New Zealand’s national museum, renowned for being bicultural, scholarly, innovative, and fun. Our success is built on our relationships and ability to involve communities in the development of interdisciplinary, interactive exhibitions, events and education programmes.
Within the Museum for the Future directorate, there are two vacancies for Audience Engagement Facilitators. Programmes within this directorate focus on the visual arts, science, contemporary culture and events that are shaping the future of society and the world we live in.
Every year, Te Papa welcomes over a million visitors to our site in Wellington, and interacts with many more through our online channels and travelling exhibitions.
An Audience Engagement Facilitator is a key member of every exhibition planning team. Applying their knowledge and observations of visitor motivations, needs and behaviours, they look for every opportunity to create memorable and meaningful experiences.
To succeed in this role you will:
- Be a creative thinker and passionate advocate for visitor learning and participation
- Have led, or contributed to, the conceptual development and delivery of creative projects that have expanded horizons, sparked new interests or enabled others to ‘stand taller’
- Enjoy the challenge of interpreting complex information, using dialogue and a range of different interpretative media (digital and analogue)
- Have led, or contributed to, developing and delivering large stand-alone events or a series of related public programmes
- Have knowledge of market research and evaluation methodologies applied to visitor segmentation models (psychographics)
- Be a calculated risk-taker with the confidence to present your ideas in public
- Relish being part of a culturally diverse team
- Show a high degree of initiative and energy; have a strong work ethic and collegial spirit
- Apply detailed planning and preparation to everything you do
- Be able to introduce Te Papa to new partnerships through your personal and professional networks.
If this sounds like you, we’d welcome your application for Senior Audience Engagement Facilitator (mentoring and/or management experience an advantage) or Audience Engagement Facilitator.
For further information on the position or to apply online please visit our website (www.tepapa.govt.nz/jobs). If you have any further questions please contact [email protected] quoting reference TP1508.
Applications close Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 5.00pm.
