Museum Exhibitions Technician

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A local governmental organization in Nottingham is seeking a Museums Exhibition Technician to design and manage exhibitions at various museum sites. The role requires expertise in exhibition display practices, audio-visual equipment, and museum documentation. With a starting salary of £32,597, this position offers competitive benefits and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. The ideal candidate will demonstrate creativity and leadership in an engaging environment.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Defined benefit pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Sound working knowledge of ICT for exhibition design.
• Experience in a museum or gallery environment.
• Knowledge of object handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Design and create outstanding displays and exhibitions.
• Manage temporary staff and exhibition installs.
• Ensure the safety and sensitivity of collections.

Skills

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Exhibition design

Audio-visual equipment management

Museum documentation

Exhibition furniture design

Tools

SketchUp

AutoCAD

MS Word

MS Access

MS Excel

Job description

Overview

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week with evenings and weekend working to meet the needs of the role - single post

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is Grade F £32,597 (Level one) rising to £35,412 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Primarily based at Nottingham Castle but operates across Museum service sites [Wollaton Hall, Newstead Abbey and others]

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for a talented individual to join our workforce. Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About The Role

We require a creative and experienced individual with exceptional knowledge of historic and contemporary exhibition display practice. The Technician will also support the administration and manage the delivery of temporary exhibitions and collection displays. This includes the resourcing and line management of temporary staff to help fulfil their duties, and leading on all build and display requirements.

As the Museums Exhibition Technician, you will be responsible to the Curator of Exhibitions and support the museum team to design, develop and create outstanding displays, exhibitions and interpretation projects for Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery, and our other Museum sites as required, using a variety of materials, equipment and technical expertise for the purpose. You will have a leadership role in managing the exhibition gallery environment (lighting and air conditioning) within the building management system.

Your role will be critical to ensure that the sensitive needs of museum collections and those of visitors are met fully and safely within all work and projects undertaken.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Sound working knowledge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for exhibition design and planning, such as SketchUp or AutoCAD; e‑mail and Web access; digital imaging, as well as MS Word, Access, and Excel basics.
• Experience of working in a museum, gallery or special collection environment, installing and handling artworks and artefacts.
• Knowledge and experience of audio-visual equipment specifically for the presentation of artwork in a gallery setting. Experience of working in a museum, gallery or special collection environment, installing and handling artworks and artefacts.
• Knowledge and experience of museum documentation, object handling procedures and report writing.
• Experience of managing exhibition installs in consultation with internal and external stakeholders, as well as managing and sourcing specialist freelancer support when required.
• Individual proven experience of leading the design and fabrication of exhibition furniture, vitrines, and display staging for a museum or gallery setting, for a wide variety of artefacts and uses.
• The role requires you to participate in a weekend duty management support capacity as part of a service rota.

You can find the job description for this post here. At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Tristram Aver, Curator of Exhibitions, by email at [e-mail]

Key Dates and Applications

Closing Date: 30th September 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: 17th and 18th November 2025

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.