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Supporter Engagement Coordinator

British Museum

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Posted 1 day ago

Join the British Museum and play a key role in enhancing relationships with supporters through engaging communications and events.

Overview

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£31979 - £0

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Bloomsbury, London (Hybrid)

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British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history

Role Summary

  • Shape communication and event programmes for Members, Patrons, Major Donors, and the wider supporter community.
  • Deliver high-quality communications across print, digital, and in-person channels.
  • Manage the Young Friends’ magazine, Remus.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to tell compelling stories and create content.

Role Requirements

  • Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
  • Experience in marketing, communications, or fundraising.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
  • Understanding of audience engagement, membership, or donor communications.
  • Experience in email marketing, events, CRM, and design software.

About the role We are seeking a creative and highly organised Supporter Engagement Coordinator to join our Supporter Engagement team at the British Museum. This is an exciting opportunity to shape our communicate with and event programme for our Members, Patrons, Major Donors, and wider supporter community. You will play a key role in delivering engaging, high-quality communications across print, digital, and in-person channels- helping to deepen relationships, grow our membership, and support vital fundraising activity. Alongside supporting all communications for the Museums most dedicated supporters, you will manage the Young Friends’ magazine, Remus, which involves writing articles and developing activities connected to the Museum collection. This is an exciting and varied role for someone who enjoys working with an ambitious and welcoming team and who takes pride in telling compelling stories and creating content. About you Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills with strong attention to detail. Experience in marketing, communications, or fundraising, ideally within a cultural or charitable organisation. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines. Understanding of audience engagement, membership, or donor communications. A collaborative approach and confidence working with a range of stakeholders. Ideally, you will have experience of email marketing, events, CRM such as Raiser’s Edge and design software. Key areas of responsibility Engagement & Communications: Produce a range of engaging content for Member and supporter communications, including emails, newsletters, printed communications and campaigns. Support the production of publications, including magazines and youth-focused materials. Digital & Content: Maintain and update web content to ensure accuracy and appeal. Oversee the use of multimedia content, ensuring appropriate permissions and rights clearance. Support content capture at events, including photography, video, and audio. Campaigns & Delivery: Coordinate the delivery of multi-channel campaigns, working closely with internal teams and external suppliers. Manage mailings and production schedules, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met. Contribute to campaign performance by supporting segmentation, targeting, and data The Masterplan The British Museum is undertaking its biggest transformation since its founding nearly 300 years ago. This physical and intellectual transformation includes large scale building and gallery transformation, new ways of connecting with audiences and different ways of working. As we look towards this exciting future, we remain guided by the words of our founder Hans Sloane - who dreamed of a museum connecting all arts and sciences, which would be accessible to everyone, everywhere. Benefits At the British Museum, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do and have designed a benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary. Our full list of benefits can be found here, but we’ve outlined some highlights below: Free exhibition entry for you and guests, exclusive private views, ICOM and reciprocal museum access. 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 privilege days (and +5 days after 10 years). Social and wellbeing perks including Staff parties, social clubs, CSSC sports and leisure, and support from the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. Peer support and allyship with five diversity networks for community. Learning and development through courses, mentoring and Athena as well as support for professional qualifications. Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7 for counselling, wellbeing support and more. Civil Service Pension Scheme with a secure, inflation‑linked defined benefit. Interest‑free loans including season ticket, rental deposit and bicycle loans. Values Our values drive everything we do, from how we handle our objects to how we work in our team to fostering a culture where everyone feels heard and empowered: Care Deeply Embrace the Unknown Spark Curiosity Value Many Voices These are a core part of how we recruit. Throughout the application, interview and selection process, we look for examples of how candidates demonstrate these behaviours in their own work and experiences. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with our values and reflect them in your application.

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