Opportunities
Photo Museum Ireland is a charitable organisation. We employ 7 staff in a variety of roles including curatorial, programming, visitor experience, technical, finance, operations and marketing. Photo Museum Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
In addition to direct employment, we make work placement opportunities available to people enrolled in college or graduate school, an Erasmus Programme or applicants eligible for the CE Scheme or Work Placement Experience Programme.
CE SCHEME
This is a developmental opportunity. No experience is necessary. Training will be provided to support your career. This role will particularly suit candidates with an interest or experience in retail and hospitality or administration in a museum or arts environment. This role is based in Photo Museum Ireland in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Successful applicants will join us as a shop assistant in the museum bookshop, working at the front desk, greeting visitors, carrying out visitor surveys, working the till and credit card machine and providing visitors with information about the museum and the city. You will also work as a tour guide in the museum, giving half-hour tours to groups of guests as required. These tours require you to memorise and present a script. On the job training will be provided. You will be required to work on Saturdays from 10.30am to 5.30pm. Necessary skills include ability to interact with the public in an engaging manner, proficiency with MAC computers, familiarity with the Gmail suite of applications. Please note: Applicants must be unemployed at least one year to be eligible for this role. TO APPLY PLEASE CONTACT niamh@photomuseumireland.ie
We will publish notices for all of the above so please bookmark this page if you are interested in work with us. We also publish notices on facebook,instagram or twitter.
If you are interested in applying for any of our volunteer or placement opportunities, please take a look at the opportunities below and fill in our online application form here.
Marketing & Communications Placement
The Museum seeks a creative, energetic person who is passionate about the arts and eager to gain real world experience working in public communications in a cultural institution.
Curatorial Placement
The Museum seeks a creative, energetic person to support the curatorial department of Photo Museum Ireland with aspects of exhibition planning, including collections research, archiving of past projects, and database administration.
Arts Administration Placement
The Museum seeks a creative, energetic person who is passionate about the arts and wants to gain experience in exhibition logistics, museum operations and arts administration in a cultural institution.