COMPANY DESCRIPTION
National Gallery Singapore is a leading visual arts institution which oversees the world’s largest public collection of Singapore and Southeast Asian modern art. Situated at the birthplace of modern Singapore, in the heart of the Civic District, the Gallery is housed in two national monuments - City Hall and former Supreme Court - that have been beautifully restored and transformed into this exciting 64,000 square metre venue. Reflecting Singapore’s unique heritage and geographical location, the Gallery aims to be a progressive museum that creates dialogues between the art of Singapore, Southeast Asia and the world to foster and inspire a creative and inclusive society. This is reflected in our collaborative research, education, long-term and special exhibitions, and innovative programming. The Gallery also works with international museums such as Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay, Tate Britain, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), to jointly present Southeast Asian art in the global context, positioning Singapore as a key node in the global visual arts scene.
In 2020, the Gallery was the only museum in Southeast Asia that received a ranking in The Art Newspaper’s annual global survey of attendance at art museums, taking 20th place. In 2018, the Gallery was also the first museum in Asia to receive the Children in Museums Award by the European Museum Academy and Hands On! International Association of Children in Museums. It also won the awards for “Best Theme Attraction” at TTG Travel Awards 2017, “Best Attraction Experience”, “Breakthrough Contribution to Tourism” and “Best Customer Service (Attractions)” at the prestigious Singapore Tourism Awards in 2016 for its role in adding to the vibrancy of Singapore’s tourism landscape.
We offer job opportunities in our dynamic organisation. Working at the Gallery enhances and cultivates your love for the arts, and offers you a chance to be part of the Gallery's vision.
OUR PEOPLE
At National Gallery Singapore, we develop cultural leaders who make the world better. Our people are united by a shared belief in the power and necessity of art, and work together to create meaningful experiences for our visitors.
RESPONSIBILITIES
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Assistant Manager/Manager to join the Museum Planning and Audience Engagement Team.
In this full-time role, the candidate will be responsible for co-creating and implementing cutting edge programmes and festivals to engage a broad-based audience with visual art through, participatory and collaborative approaches.
This role has a strong public programming, collaboration and programme delivery focus, which involves working with internal and external stakeholders to design and present cutting edge and impactful art experiences and encounters for new-to-art audiences for the Gallery.
The candidate will be part of the dynamic Audience Engagement division, to develop strategies in programming to help increase public familiarity with the Gallery’s identity, mission, and services, with the goal of bringing the non-traditional museum going audiences into the Gallery.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES but not limited to the below:
- Assist festival and programme team leads to plan, calendarise and implement the Gallery’s audience engagement 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.
- 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.
- At least 4 years of relevant work experience in an arts-related portfolio, including designing audience-centred content and public programmes, including children and family friendly exhibitions and programmes.
- Keen interest in arts-based public engagement and producing accessible, inclusive art experiences for a wider spectrum of audiences, especially those new to visual arts, children and families.
- Must possess cultural sensitivity and understanding for diverse communities.
- Have experiences with the processes required to plan, develop and present engaging arts experiences in public spaces, including non-traditional arts spaces.
- Demonstrated ability to engage in audience and content research, think analytically, strategically and creatively to develop innovative initiatives and be proactive in delivering them.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects effectively and deliver quality outcomes within tight timelines and budget.
- Demonstrated skills in managing a range of administrative processes including issuing and managing contracts, financials and logistics.
- A proactive team player who is people-oriented, meticulous, resourceful, hands-on and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Possess excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills to a broad audience base and diverse range of stakeholders.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is essential.
- A good command of written and spoken English is essential.
- Must be able to work on evenings, weekends and public holidays when necessary.
