Request for Tender - Museum of the Home Press

Museum of the Home is issuing this tender to find a passionate and experienced press consultant or small-medium agency to take a press office role with us.

We are seeking a firm to help Museum of the Home to secure press coverage and earned media throughout the year to further grow the Museum’s local, national and international reach and reputation.

The selected individual or agency will be preferably London-based with experience in the museum sector. The purpose of this document is to fairly evaluate prospective partners and identify the best candidate for the Museum’s press requirements.

What we are looking for

You will be:

• Experienced in the museum sector, heritage, arts and culture, interiors and/or placemaking
• A small-medium agency or experienced individual with the capacity to support the Museum’s small team
• Passionate and proactive about our offer
• Prepared to bring new ideas, discussing pitches and PR opportunities
• London-based
• Transparent and honest communicator
• Organised and responsive

You will:

• Support audience development around our diverse offering as a specialist museum, charity, and commercial hires space
• Secure and increase earned media coverage across the Museum’s areas of expertise in line with the rhythm of the year
• Help to evaluate press coverage, successes and areas for improvement with the Museum team
• Inform our press strategy by bringing opportunities and ideas to the Museum’s Communications Team and Director
• Take the lead in organising PR events such as press previews and maintain an active PR presence during other Museum events
• Maintain reach into specialist/niche press, magazines and blogs and continue to diversify these – particularly for creative programming, commercial programming and fundraising opportunities
• Manage any crisis comms and support the in-house Communications team.
• Explore social media and influencer opportunities to achieve our objectives
• Deeply understand our offering in the context of the museum sector and as a DCMS-funded body.

How to apply

Deadline: 5pm on Wednesday 11 December 2024

1. Read the full description linked above (pdf)
2. Please send your response via the Google Form linked below.

Complete this form to apply

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For any questions regarding the process or tender, please contact Liberty Ip - Head of Communications, Museum of the Home at lip@museumofthehome.org.uk

NB: Please use the form provided above to respond. Applications sent directly to the Museum via email may not be taken into consideration. Due to team capacity, if we do not contact you by Monday 23 December 2024, then your application has not been successful.

Tender process and timeline