Job Description

Officer, Audience (1 year temporary contract)

Asian Civilisations Museum and Peranakan Museum

National Heritage Board

We are looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and creative individual with a passion to learn more about the arts, heritage, and culture scene through programmes and collaborations.

The Audience team

1. Works closely with the museum community and ecosystem \xe2\x80\x93 from audience groups (e.g., families, youths, students, and teachers, etc.), to artist, craftspeople, institutions, and vendors;

2. Conceptualises and actualises a series of programmes that considers these communities alongside the museum\xe2\x80\x99s brand and its calendar of events;

3. Develops and executes experiential and multimedia interactives, and any relevant content for the Asian Civilisations Museum and Peranakan Museum.

Your role will focus on helping the team to research, brainstorm, and execute festivals, programmes, experiential and multimedia interactives, and any relevant content for the Asian Civilisations Museum and Peranakan Museum, and any other duties as assigned.

This is achieved by understanding the narratives and content of the museum, its existing and potential audiences, and by advocating relevant and practical partners, collaborations, activities, installations and platforms that will present ACM content across target audiences in an educational and engaging manner.

Core Responsibilities:

• Assist to conceptualise and execute monthly programmes (onsite and/or online) with a team of programmers. You will be expected to work on weekends when there is a programme happening at the museum.
• During onsite programmes, you will be expected to help with the set up and tear down (includes signages, moving of queue poles, some tables and chairs), crowd control, facilitate activities happening onsite and online (if any), attend to visitors\xe2\x80\x99 enquiries, liaise with vendors and partners, and be part of the team that ensures the successful execution of a programme.
• Liaise, coordinate, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. Including key partners, community leaders, educational institutions, government agencies, private sector organisations, and all other teams at ACM, to ensure successful execution of projects and partnerships.
• Assist to identify potential communities and/or individuals for engagement, with consideration of improving the museum ecosystem
• Any other duties assigned by supervisor.

• At least 2 years of relevant working experience in programming and events management
• Excellent written and verbal communication, as well as organisational, project management and public engagement skills.
• Motivated, able to multi-task, works well with a team and independently with some supervision
• Able to work outside of regular office hours on a periodical basis (including weekends and public holidays) due to the nature of the work.

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