Apprentice - Cultural Engagement

Supporting the Flourishing Barnstaple and Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon teams in providing efficient and effective delivery of a range of events and services whilst studying towards a Business Admin qualification or similar. To be trained and supported to: The responsibilities for this role will be split across the Flourishing Barnstaple Team and the Museum, providing the candidate with a meaningful insight into scheduling, producing and running cultural events across a number of styles and venues. Responsibilities with the Flourishing Barnstaple team will include to be developed to be able to:

• Assisting with (and eventually independently) producing and processing paperwork for events, such as contacts, risk assessments and invoices
• Working 'on the ground' at project events - this can include helping to set up and strike events, stewarding, and assisting the event manager
• Working with the team to produce marketing copy and materials, including social media posts and press releases. There is also some scope for designing branding and print materials
• Managing and communicating with our volunteer database
• Managing entries in the 'directory' and 'what's on' pages on the new Barnstaple website
• Proactively engaging with the programming process, suggesting event ideas based on our schedule of work
• Researching local artists and practitioners to engage in our events
Responsibilities with the Museum will include to be developed to be able to:
• Supporting the digital and data officer in museum marketing and social media activities
• Collating and interpreting audience data
• Working with the team to increase engagement from non-traditional museum users (visitors and volunteers)
• Coordinating bookings for events and activities
• Coordinating public engagement with the Humap interactive map project (for Flourishing Barnstaple and the Museum)
• Supporting the day to day operations of the museum
  
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