Hi all and happy new year.

 

Please find below a freelance opportunity at the Museum of London as part of the Curating London project. NB I have a feeling that MCG strips out attachments so I’ve pasted the content of the attachment below to be on the safe side.

 

Many thanks

Rhiannon

 

Hello,

 

The Museum of London has an exciting new opportunity to work on our ACE funded project, Curating London.

 

We’re looking for a well-connected, experienced freelancer to join us two days a week and support on PR, social media, marketing and local outreach for the first phase of Curating London – a project working across nominated London Boroughs to collect and capture the feeling, thoughts and voices of Londoners on the upcoming Brexit deal.  

 

Undoubtedly one of the most important moments in British and European politics whatever happens the decisions made in March will dramatically affect London’s place in the world and will have as yet unknown long-lasting effects on its people. 

The museum has a once in a generation moment to capture the feeling of the city and we need someone on the ground to help publicise and raise awareness.

 

More information attached. If you’re interested in the role, please contact Laura Bates [log in to unmask]

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Contents of attachment (in case it gets stripped out):

Part time freelance communications opportunity

Overview

Provision of part-time communications support for a project focused on the upcoming Brexit as part of a wider ACE funded Curating London programme to include targeted local PR, social media and marketing.

The project

Curating London is an innovative contemporary collecting project that seeks to empower Londoners with a greater stake in the museum, its collections and wider vision through building meaningful local partnerships.

Undoubtedly one of the most important moments in British and European politics, the upcoming Brexit deal, whilst divisive, will dramatically affect London’s place in the world and will have as yet unknown long-lasting effects on its people. 

The museum has a once in a generation moment to capture the feeling of the city in the run-up to the final deal being struck in March 2019.

From mid-February right up until the end of March 2019, the museum will be hitting the streets and collecting people’s thoughts, views and opinions – from all sides of the debate

You will:

·       Support Assistant Head of Communications (PR) on developing/implementing a targeted PR and marketing plan focusing on raising the profile of the Curating London programme and key boroughs and special collecting events, and driving participation.

·       Provide social media support to Curating London and the Brexit project / mining relevant hashtags acting as the main lead on inviting contributions and driving traffic to the project webpage (via tactics such as social media messaging and targeted local outreach)

·       Support the logistics for selected events, including a launch event in mid-February and a collecting event at the end of March.

·       Work with the Senior Curator, Curating London, a freelance curator and the Communications team to draft web copy and update the project’s web presence as and when required.  

·       Content creation in line with project tone of voice including blog posts, web content, PR and marketing copy

·       Using PR and marketing tactics to invite public contributions/submissions to the project driving traffic towards the website and participation in the project

 

Skills and requirements

·       Working, practical knowledge and experience of community/local outreach and PR and Social Media tactics

·       CMS

 

Important information

·       The role is planned for two days a week based at the Museum of London  (flexible on which days) from 4^th February until 1^st April 2019

·       Laptop/mobile phone not provided so contractor must have their own

·       Primarily based on site at the Museum of London but some off site work will be required

 

Fee

·       £200 per day inclusive of expenses

 

Informal interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 22 January between 9 – 10.30am and 2-5pm and Friday 25 January between 9am -12.30pm