Senior Interpretation Planner: Exhibitions

  • Contract
  • London

The British Museum

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Job Summary

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Interpretation Planner: Exhibitions to lead the development of ambitious interpretation strategies for major special exhibitions and changing free displays.

Job Description

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced museum interpretation professional to influence how audiences engage with collections, stories, and ideas at one of the world’s most dynamic cultural organisations.

Working at the intersection of curatorial expertise, visitor insight, community engagement, design, and storytelling, you will play a pivotal role in creating engaging, accessible, and meaningful experiences for diverse audiences. You will lead on the development and shaping of content and interpretation during initial project stages and oversee its implementation and delivery, ensuring that exhibitions are audience-focused, intellectually rigorous, emotionally engaging and creatively inspiring.

This is a diverse and varied role, and you will be working on multiple exhibitions and displays, in various stages of development, at any one time.

This role offers the opportunity to:
Influence the visitor experience at a nationally and internationally significant museum.
Work alongside world-leading curators, designers, and cultural professionals.
Contribute to ambitious special exhibitions and support transformative long-term projects.
Develop and shape innovative approaches to interpretation, audience engagement, and inclusive storytelling.
Help define museum experiences for millions of visitors.

If you are an experienced interpretation professional who combines strategic thinking, creative storytelling, audience advocacy, excellent time management and prioritisation and collaborative approaches to working, we would love to hear from you.

Job Requirements

You’ll have:
Extensive expertise in interpretation planning and audience-focused exhibition development.
Significant experience writing and developing interpretive concepts and content in the museum or heritage interpretation fields.
Strong writing and editorial skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and engagingly.
Experience conducting or commissioning visitor research and applying audience insight to project development.
A strong track record of working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
Experience managing staff, consultants, or creative teams in a similar environment.
Excellent influencing, diplomacy, and stakeholder-management skills.
The ability to balance multiple high-profile projects in a fast-paced environment and prioritise accordingly.
Experience of working with a wide range of public including young people and community groups would be advantageous in this role.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Senior Interpretation Planner: Exhibitions
  • Salary: £40k-£50k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Museums
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026

  • Location:

    London

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Job: Senior Interpretation Planner: Exhibitions

Job: Senior Interpretation Planner: Exhibitions

Organisation: The British Museum

Postcode: WC1B 3DG

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