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Here Be Dragons co-curated by Cressida Cowell and Toothless - opens 13 July. Admission included with ticket to the Galleries

About Us

Vacancies

The Story Museum celebrates stories in all forms and explores their enduring power to teach and delight.

The Story Museum is committed to increasing the diversity of our creative programme, workforce and audiences to ensure the quality and impact of our work. As part of this commitment, we particularly welcome applications for employment and volunteering from individuals currently under-represented in our organisation and the wider sector. This includes people from the Global Majority specifically the African diaspora; South, East, and South East Asian diaspora; the Middle East and North Africa; people with disabilities including neurodivergence; people from the LGBTQIA+ community; and those from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. When submitting an Expression of Interest or applying for a role we ask you to confirm if you identify with one of these communities. Our recruitment process is designed to offer fair access to employment at the museum and uses all permissible measures outlined in the Equalities Act 2010 to increase the diversity of our workforce.

Creative opportunities

The Story Museum regularly collaborates with talented artists, designers, performers and curators to help bring stories to life.

  • If you are an artist looking to appear as part of The Story Museum’s programme, please contact our programming team.
  • If you are looking to use our spaces for a performance or rehearsals, please visit our Venue Hire section.
  • If you are looking for job opportunities, please scroll down.

Production Assistant

Salary: £24,500 pro rata
Contract: 6 month fixed term (to end March 2025, with possibility of extension)
Hours: 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE)

We are looking for a Production Assistant to provide production and technical support to a busy creative programme. The main purposes of the job are:

  • To provide production and technical support to the full creative programme, including events, exhibitions, and creative learning activities as required. This will encompass planning, design, fabrication/ practical delivery and maintenance tasks.
  • To provide technical and stage management in the theatre support to visiting companies and artists taking part in programmed events in the Woodshed Theatre.
  • To assist with the design, fabrication and technical preparation of new in-house productions, installations and exhibitions.
  • To support the ongoing maintenance of current galleries, exhibitions, and spaces.
  • To support the delivery of design & making courses, workshops and events with children and young people participants.

This post would be particularly well suited to an early career theatre technician, stage-manager or set/props designer wishing to gain experience in their field and broaden their skillset to include all other production areas. Or alternatively, to someone looking to transition between theatre and exhibitions production, or visa-versa.

To apply, download the full job description, person specification, applicant information and recruitment monitoring form below

Closing date: Monday 16 September, 10:00
Interviews: Thursday 19 September

  • Production Assistant Job Description 2024 PDF (237.373 KB)
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  • Production Assistant Person Specification PDF (106.307 KB)
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  • How to Apply Production Assistant 2024 PDF (374.244 KB)
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  • Production Assistant Personal Statement Form DOCX (62.572 KB)
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  • Diversity Questionnaire 2024 DOCX (60.074 KB)
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Work Experience

We're always keen to hear from enthusiastic young people interested in getting involved with The Story Museum's work however due to the extremely high demand for work experience places we only offer placements through our strategic partnerships with selected schools. Some schools allow students to complete a week’s intensive volunteering during school holidays in lieu of work experience during specific weeks and we’re happy to support whenever possible.

Visit out volunteering page to find out more.

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