Senior Executive (Programmes)

We are seeking a passionate individual to join the Learning and Public Engagement (LPE) division as Senior Executive for Programmes.

The candidate will be part of the dynamic Audience Development Team, 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.

In this full-time role, the candidate will be responsible for co-creating and implementing programmes as part of the team's overall interdisciplinary programmes offering which includes programme responses to special exhibitions and annual residency programme through Resonates With Residency. There will also be opportunities to co-develop artwork commissions with participating artists for signature events such as Gallery Children's Biennale and Light to Night Singapore to engage a broad-based audience with visual art through participatory and collaborative approaches.

This role has a strong artwork installation development, collaboration and programme delivery focus, which involves working with internal and external stakeholders to design and present impactful art experiences and encounters for families and new-to-art audiences for 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 development 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.
• As part of public programming capabilities, work closely with festival project managers and programme team leads to project manage timeline and deliverables, as well as budget and procurement for artwork commissions and programmes including but not limited to performance responses, workshops, in-gallery activations as part of Gallery's overall programming needs.
• 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.

Qualifications

• While prior experience in the museum, arts and heritage sector is desired, we welcome fresh graduates to apply for this role as well.
• Certification in Arts Management, Museum Studies, or a related qualification.
• Creative, motivated, dynamic, and outgoing individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a genuine passion for meaningful and impactful engagements with diverse audiences.
• A team player who is resourceful, has initiative and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent writing, research presentation skills.
• Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, digital image processing, social media channels, and other digital platforms are desirable.
• Able to work on evenings, weekends and public holidays when necessary.