Cultural visitor services manager jobs in Finland
Mediation and education managers are in charge of all programmes, activities, studies and research concerning the presentation of the cultural venue's artefacts or programme to current and prospective visitors.
Cultural visitor services manager - Which skills are essential?
Manage, direct and coach the museum or any art facility education and mediation staff.
Draw up outreach policies for the museum and any art facility, and a programme of activities directed at all target audiences. Set up a network of exterior contacts to relay information to target audiences to this end.
Assist with the appraisal and evaluation of museum and any art facility programmes and activities.
Call upon the competence of other professionals and specialists, from within and outside the organisation, to contribute to activities and provide documents to improve public access to collections and exhibitions.
Plan and implement artistic facilities, performance, venues and museum-related educational activities and events.
Create and develop educational resources for visitors, school groups, families and special interest groups.
Create and develop a learning strategy to engage the public in line with the ethos of the museum or the art facility.
Develop training plans for outreach and visitor service assistants, guides and volunteers.
Work together with museum or any art facility staff to develop and promote its events and programme.
Establish a sustainable network of useful and productive educational partnerships to explore business opportunities and collaborations, as well as stay current about trends in education and topics relevant to the organisation. Networks should ideally be developed on a local, regional, national and international scale.
Assess the needs and expectations of museum and any art facility visitors in order to regularly develop new programmes and activities.
Cultural visitor services manager - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Manage volunteers' tasks, recruitment, programmes and budgets.
Develop speeches, activities and workshops in order to foster access and comprehension to the artistic creation processes. It can address a particular cultural and artistic event such as a show or an exhibition, or it can be related to a specific discipline (theatre, dance, drawing, music, photography etc.). Liaise with storytelles, craftspeople and artists.
Contact schools and teachers to promote the use of museum collections and activities.