Experience

Royal Pavilion & Museums; Booth Museum of Natural History & Hove Museum & Art Gallery

• Programming Support Officer

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Booth Museum of Natural History Creative Programming: Creating an engaging programme of science events for a range of audiences which actively engages wildlife charities, universities and local schools, increasing stakeholder engagement with the museum, ensuing the museum is a 'hub' for engaging the public with environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss, informing the public on what they can do on a local level, tours of collections for specialists in the field, writing exhibition content and blogs for social mediaCollections Research: researching and identifying zoological specimens including Mollusca, Cnidaria and Bryozoa IT: Managing budgets on Excel, creating PowerPoint presentations, creating schedules using Outlook calendars Volunteer Management: Coordinating collections and events volunteers, liaising with and managing specialist volunteers from Sussex Wildlife Trust for specimen identification Royal Pavilion & Museums Sustainability Committee Member Advising on public & staff engagement to promote sustainable lifestylesHove Museum & Art Gallery Exhibition Co-ordination: Scheduling and co-ordinating staff and artists to ensure exhibitions are executed on time, on budget and to the highest standardExhibition curation: curating dynamic displays including 'What's in the Box' which increases public awareness and engagement with Royal Pavilion and Museums collectionsCreative Programming: Programming a range of craft workshops and events for adults and families, ensuring they are within budget, creating content for marketing, liaising with stakeholders, widening the network of artists and craftspeople to ensure a range of high quality and affordable events for a wide audienceCommunity engagement and participation: ensuring engagement with local community groups with exhibitions including Emmaus Brighton & Hove to make sure Hove Museum & Art Gallery is supportive to community groups and advocates their work within the museum Show less

• Collections Assistant (Natural Sciences)

  • May 2017 - May 2018

  Specimen data on Mimsy XG database, collections research, integrated pest management, volunteer management, object conservation including alcohol preserved specimens, researching content for events exhibitions

• Collections Assistant (Natural Sciences)

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2017

  Collections Management using CMS Mimsy XG, collections research, integrated pest management, volunteer management, object conservation including alcohol preserved specimens, researching content for events & exhibitions

• Gallery Explainer

  • May 2015 - Jan 2017

  Public engagement: engaging the public with temporary exhibition content including Wildlife Photographer of the Year, object handling (including zoological specimens)

• Learning Assistant

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2016

  Museum Education: leading primary school workshops and guided tours on science and history, history role play, designing content for primary school natural history workshops

• Visitor Services Officer

  • Jul 2014 - May 2015

  Front of House: Customer service, greeting visitors, guided tours, organizing bookings, promotion of museums, cash handling, museum research



Science Museum Group

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Live Families Events Presenter

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2018

  Presenting science shows to family audiences (approx. 150 people), leading family science workshops, volunteer management Presenting science shows to family audiences (approx. 150 people), leading family science workshops, volunteer management



The Southern Co-operative

• Customer Service Advisor

  • Jun 2013 - May 2015

  Customer service, cash handling, stock rotation Customer service, cash handling, stock rotation



BBC

• Italy
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Experience

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2015

  • Research: Archive (Fabric & Redux), studio content (internet) • Transcribed interviews • Location and live studio experience: liaising with floor manager to organise guests • Running for the office team: retrieved and collected various equipment and materials • Created contact sheets using Excel • Research: Archive (Fabric & Redux), studio content (internet) • Transcribed interviews • Location and live studio experience: liaising with floor manager to organise guests • Running for the office team: retrieved and collected various equipment and materials • Created contact sheets using Excel