Volunteer Blogger

Are you a creative writer with an interest in the programme and themes of the National Science and Media Museum? Volunteer Bloggers develop a range of blog posts responding to our museum’s programme, including its exhibitions and festivals. We encourage all volunteers to apply their own creative approach when responding to and reviewing our programme and we welcome topics inspired by or touched on in our collections and wider programmes. You will be given blog guidelines to follow and lots of tips and ideas for where to start. During the year, there are sometimes opportunities to connect with our staff, external supporters or guest speakers.

In this role, it helps to live locally to make the most of opportunities to visit the museum and experience our events and exhibitions first hand, but you can volunteer in this role from wherever you live.

In this role you will:

• Write blog posts exploring aspects of our museum’s programme, exhibitions or collections.
• Liaise with museum staff to develop your content
• Where relevant, undertake research to develop your blog post

What you’ll bring to the role: 

This role is perfect for people who:

• Enjoy writing and are motivated to create engaging, interesting and well written content
• Enjoy undertaking independent research on subjects explored by our museum
• Are looking to improve their writing skills by contributing to the online content of a national museum.

It would be good if you:

• Are interested in, or knowledgeable about, the museum and are keen to promote its programme

Some things you need to know:

• To volunteer in this role, you must be 18 or over. 
• All volunteers must attend an online taster session and a welcome session to join this role (held on Microsoft Teams). You must be available for one of each of these:
  • Taster: 13.30-14.30, Tues 25 Feb, or 17.30-18.30 the same day
  • Welcome: 13.30-14.30, Tues 4 March, or 17.30-18.30 the same day
• This role is remote, which means you can volunteer from wherever you live as long as you have a device with a word processor (such as Microsoft Word) and the ability to use email to be in touch with our team. It may be an advantage to you to be local, as you can visit our museum in person, but this isn’t essential.
• All blog posts shared as part of this role will be checked by our Comms team (and our Curatorial team where appropriate) before publishing. You will have feedback and support with producing your blog post(s).

How to Apply:
Interested? We welcome your application. Please visit our wesbite to find out more and apply. We are also open to alternatives such as applying over the phone, so do let us know how we can support you.

We with you every success with your application. We believe in a culture that recognises and values different experiences, mindsets, and expertise, so we welcome applications from all backgrounds.