Thread by @JohnMcArts

1/ Are you after a new role in the arts, creativity, culture or heritage?

Ever wondered about THE BEST websites to find such opportunities?

Below is a list of *40* that I know of; please share any that you think I've missed!

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#ArtsJobs #MuseumJobs #HeritageJobs

2/ There are LOADS of such jobs out there atm, not least due to the new Arts Council contracts kicking in;

I start a fab new role @bradford2025 tomorrow, but have been asked for tips a lot lately - so I've compiled this for everyone, at all career stages!

Please do share 🙏🙌✨

3/ Obvious place to start: @GuardianJobs. Good UK-wide coverage, but quite weighted towards London. Some orgs don’t list here because of the cost. Also tweeting @GJ_Arts & @GJ_Arts_London

jobs.theguardian.com

4/ @Jobsgopublic (also @Jobsgoalerts) – the main portal for local government jobs. Local government funding remains in a tight spot, but you’ll still find museum, library and other cultural jobs here.

jobsgopublic.com

5/ Quite a lot of cultural/creative sector-facing roles come up through the @UKCivilService, and not only at DCMS:

civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk

6/ Likewise - though you’ll need to sift through many academic and administrative roles - many universities have museums, theatres, libraries and wider creative opportunities, so @jobsacuk is a good source

jobs.ac.uk

7/ A last general one, before we go full-on arts/creative/heritage - @CharityJob is also worth a look

charityjob.co.uk

8/ On to the specialist aggregators, @artsjobs – the listings site maintained by Arts Council England (@ace_national) - is excellent;

Great regional coverage, more arts than heritage. Quite a lot of freelance roles, too:

artsjobs.org.uk

9/ @artsjobsonline – similar name, different thing. Good, independently collated advertising site.

artsjobsonline.com

10/ @ArtsJobFinder – the jobs listings section of @ArtsPro.

Not ultra-high volume, but very high quality listings, especially for more senior roles.

artsprofessional.co.uk

11/ The @ACEnterprises website carries listings for public and commercial jobs in museums, theatre, and heritage - especially management and leadership roles:

culturalenterprises.org.uk/job-board

12/ National Museum Jobs – maintained by the National Museum Directors’ Council (@nmdcnews), this is mainly a listing site for England’s national and major regional museums.

All jobs at the national (ie directly DCMS-funded) museums are listed here:

nationalmuseums.org.uk/jobs

13/ Museum Jobs – independent, UK-wide and occasionally international site listing jobs across the museums sector. Seemingly absent from Twitter…!

museumjobs.com

14/ The @MuseumsAssoc website. I think a lot of people forget to look here because they imagine they need to be an M.A. member – not so!

museumsassociation.org/find-a-job

15/ University of Leicester Museums Studies Jobs Desk (@LeicsMusStud) – a bit of a ‘sector secret’, this one has a good range of museums jobs listed, and is updated regularly.

www2.le.ac.uk/departments/mu…

16/ The Group for Education in Museums (@gem_heritage / @gem_jobs) – mainly listings that focus on learning roles in the heritage sector:

gem.org.uk/careers/job-se…

17/ If you’re particularly after roles in library contexts, @CILIPinfo's jobs board is a great place to start:

cilip.org.uk/page/JobsandCa…

18/ A quick detour into cinema - The Independent Cinema Office (@ICOtweets) have an excellent job listings aggregator:

independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/jobs

19/ A sequence of Scottish ones, next - Creative Scotland’s (@CreativeScots) opportunities hub – listing arts/heritage jobs across Scotland (the first one here that requires sign-in)

opportunities.creativescotland.com

20/ @goodmovesjobs – search site run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (@scvotweet). Lists roles right across the charities sector, but plenty of cultural ones here too.

goodmoves.org.uk

21/ Arts & Business Scotland (@aandbscotland) also have an excellent jobs board:

aandbscotland.org.uk/jobs

22/ A few for English regions, now; @Create_Jobs – apprenticeships, traineeships and other early career opportunities and work placements for young people in London, maintained by @A_New_Direction & supported by @Create_London

community.createjobslondon.org/opportunities

23/ Meanwhile, @artinliverpool’s listings cover not just that fine city, but the whole of the North West

artinliverpool.com/opportunities-2

24/ For built heritage and archaeology roles and related, @BAJRjobs is a very solid resource:

bajr.org/Employment

25/ The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (@IHBCtweet) listings are also great for historic built environment jobs:

ihbconline.co.uk/jobsetc

26/ meanwhile, if you’re looking for jobs in archives, many can be found on the Archives-NRA JISC list

jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadm……

27/ There’s probably ballast for a whole separate thread for natural heritage jobs (share links!), but @WildlifeTrusts is a great place to start:

wildlifetrusts.org/jobs

28/ @disabilityarts have a good listings sections for creatives who identify as disabled:

disabilityarts.online/jobs

29/ The Youth Music Network @YouthMusicNet brings together jobs in music education and community practice:

network.youthmusic.org.uk/jobs-opportuni…

30/ Another few that are more generic: @ArtsHub appears to be an Australian website, but carries UK listings:

artshub.co.uk/jobs

31/ Discover! Creative Careers (@CreativeCareer5) is @DCMS & @ace_national supported, and seems especially useful for entry-level opportunities:

discovercreative.careers

32/ @artsindustrymag has a listings page that currently seems dormant, but may be worth keeping an occasional eye on:

artsindustry.co.uk/jobs

33/ @MusicMarketJobs has quite an active jobs page, though generally more commercial:

artsandmedia.org/job-search

34/ Back to a website that carries listings beyond the creative/cultural - but if you’re interested in jobs in funding (in the arts and beyond), then Association of Charitable Foundations @ACFoundations are well worth visiting:

acf.org.uk/jobs

35/ Circling back to funders, public bodies etc - don’t forget to check the direct jobs listings for @ace_national @HeritageFundUK @BFI @HistoricEngland @EnglishHeritage @BritishCouncil @nationaltrust - all very large employers with many new culture-facing jobs every month.

36/ Recruitment agencies would be a whole separate thread, but - especially for more senior roles - these can be a great option. @saxtonbampfylde is a good example:

saxbam.com

37/ Finally for now (!) – the jobs search function on @LinkedIn continues to improve, seeming to offer jobs that are ever-more relevant to users’ skills and interests:

linkedin.com/jobs

38/ So, that’s the end of my thread for now - but please do RE-TWEET (!!), and also comment to share any other resources that I may have missed.

And, GOOD LUCK if you're searching, yourself!

PS

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