"Experience Leader"

About the role

Can you capture the imaginations of visitors and create memorable experiences in museums?

You will join a team of Experience Leaders in a key public-facing role within the Audience & Content Directorate. You will develop and deliver onsite activities for audiences within the Informal Learning and Public Programmes team, focusing primarily on adult group tours. You will work with local, national and international audiences of different interests and backgrounds, including tourists, first-time and repeat visitors, dignitaries and academics, who engage with the Ashmolean and, through it, the University of Oxford.

This is a unique opportunity for you to provide diverse audiences with high-quality experiences and contribute to creative idea development within the wider programme, supporting strategic and commercially viable initiatives that enhance the Museum’s reputation and reach.

This is an ad-hoc role with no guaranteed hours. Work is offered in line with operational demand and may be offered at short notice. Wide availability is important to the effective delivery of the role and will be taken into account when allocating work.

About You

You will be appointed as part of a team of variable-hours Experience Leaders, working alongside Gallery Lecturers, Adult and Public Creative Producers and the Head of Informal Learning & Public Programmes in the Informal Learning and Public Programmes team.

You will deliver enjoyable, stimulating and memorable experiences for a wide range of museum visitors, while helping to provide a sustainable income stream for the Museum. You will be paid a set rate to develop new sessions, with delivery paid by the hour depending on sessions delivered. Full training will be provided and paid at the hourly rate.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact the recruitment team at recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. Both documents must be submitted to be considered.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Lucy Shipp, Head of Informal Learning & Public Programmes, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (lucy.shipp@ashmus.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (GMT) on Monday 23rd February 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 4th March 2026.

*An automatic annual increment each year will be paid up to (and not including) the discretionary range within the University of Oxford’s grade 4 salary scale.

Location: Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH

Salary: £28,437 - £32,108 per annum (Grade 4)